Sam McDermott, Managing Partner of Wood Smith Henning & Berman's Orange County office, will take to the stage at the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Construction Law Section February Meeting being held on February 5, 2020 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the OCBA offices in Newport Beach, California. Mr. McDermott will speak on "Terminating a Construction Project Before Completion: Dos, Don’ts, Claims, & Litigation," alongside Pete Fowler, Principal, Pete Fowler Construction Services.
Topics to be discussed include the contractual rights/obligations of parties in the termination of construction projects prior to completion. This includes a basic description of the construction contracting process, the manner in which damages are calculated after termination, and how attorneys can aid the owner in eventually finishing the project separately and the contractor can ensure that they are paid for the work that was completed.
Mr. McDermott has litigated numerous cases at the state and federal level involving complex construction issues, which includes payment disputes, delay damages, design professional liability, architect and engineering professional liability, on-site injuries, workplace regulations, construction defects, prevailing wage claims, and construction quality issues.
Wood Smith Henning & Berman:
WSHB is a full service litigation firm with offices throughout the United States. The Firm has tried over 900 cases to verdict, and is internationally recognized for its exceptionally high rate of success. Since the Firm’s inception in 1997 by trial lawyers David Wood, Kevin Smith, Stephen Henning and Daniel Berman, WSHB has been known as the national “go to” firm for complex civil litigation in professional liability, employment, commercial, medical malpractice and healthcare, construction, environmental, real estate, transportation, subrogation, toxic tort and intellectual property litigation. Additionally, WSHB also regularly handles first and third party coverage issues for the London market. The Firm has been named one of the top four law firms in the nation for female lawyers, and one of the top five for diversity. WSHB’s lawyers take pride in each and every case and all ultimate results. Most of all, WSHB is proud of their organic growth which translates into consistent results and handling office to office.
