Kelly McCann
Attorney
Legal Strategy & Advocacy
About Northwest Construction & Insurance Law
A Coordinated Team for Serious Construction Defect and Insurance Repair Disputes
Serious repair disputes are rarely solved by legal argument alone. They turn on repair scope, causation, pricing, documentation, deadlines, insurance positions, and the practical cost to fix the property correctly. Northwest Construction & Insurance Law is built around legal strategy, factual development, client coordination, and disciplined matter execution.
Dominique Melhado
Case Manager
Case Development & Client Coordination
Chloe’i Paasa
Operations Manager
Matter Systems & Operations
Why Kelly’s Background Matters
Deep experience in construction, insurance, real estate, and finance.
Kelly McCann’s background gives the team a practical advantage in understanding complex projects, policy language, repair scope, and financial exposure—so the firm can identify the issues that matter and build the strongest case possible.
Former construction estimator and superintendent
Construction defect and insurance recovery lawyer
Graduate real estate training
Represents property owners only
Strategy
Focused legal strategy built around the dispute.
Proof
Factual development, documents, estimates, and expert analysis.
Execution
Disciplined matter management from intake through resolution.
Construction & Insurance Disputes
Built for construction and insurance disputes where the repair cost or insurance shortfall is too large to ignore.
Not every construction or insurance dispute justifies legal action. This work is best suited for serious matters where the damage, repair scope, insurance gap, or economic impact justifies a closer review.
The insurance estimate is too low
For underpaid, delayed, or denied claims where the carrier’s number does not match the repair reality.
View path The builder’s fix will not solve the problemFor defective work, failed repairs, water intrusion, and repair proposals that miss the real cause.
View path The damage appeared after purchaseFor hidden defects, disclosure issues, inspection problems, and serious repair-cost exposure.
View path The building envelope is failingFor water intrusion, window systems, siding, roofing, flashing, drainage, and exterior assemblies.
View path The HOA or owner group is facing a major repairFor associations dealing with exterior defects, insurance claims, reserves, and member-facing repair decisions.
View path The commercial loss is affecting income or operationsFor business interruption, rental loss, project delay, repair scope, and commercial insurance disputes.
View path The repair scope does not match the damageFor competing estimates, missing work, code issues, access, matching, and repair numbers that do not reflect the full scope.
View path The loss involves fire, smoke, storm, leak, or collapse damageFor serious residential losses involving repair cost, coverage, access, matching, code, and loss-of-use issues.
View pathThe Damage & Repair Review
Start with the damage and the repair problem.
The first question is not whether someone is frustrated. The first question is whether the facts, documents, repair problem, responsible parties, deadlines, and economics support deeper legal work.
1
Identify what happened
Understand the damage, when it appeared, what has been done so far, what still needs to be fixed, and what the repair may cost.
2
Separate documents from conclusions
Review estimates, reports, claim letters, inspection records, photos, emails, contracts, policies, disclosures, repair proposals, and expert materials for what they actually prove.
3
Evaluate the real repair picture
The question is not only what someone says the repair should cost. The question is what work is actually required to fix the property correctly and whether the proposed number reflects that work.
4
Assess whether legal work makes sense
Not every frustrating repair dispute justifies legal action. The first review identifies whether the dispute is serious enough, documented enough, and economically rational enough to warrant deeper legal work.
Credentials
Education and admissions that support the work.
M.S. Real Estate — University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business
J.D. — University of Montana School of Law
B.S. Finance — University of Montana
Continuing education in real estate transactions and land use law — University of Colorado Law School
Oregon Bar
First admitted in Montana
Washington matters are handled with local Washington counsel where required or appropriate
Based in Portland, Oregon. Oregon matters are handled directly. Washington matters are handled with local Washington counsel where required or appropriate, including pro hac vice association where applicable.
Public Commentary
Practical commentary on construction, insurance, and repair-risk issues.
Kelly has also provided public commentary on hidden defects, real estate, insurance, and construction-related repair issues.
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Results
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Why Clients Hire Us
See why owners hire Northwest Construction & Insurance Law for serious construction and insurance disputes.
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Press
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Start a Damage & Repair Review
Tell us what happened, what needs to be fixed, what the other side is saying, and what it may cost.
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Next Step
Do not let the wrong repair number become the baseline.
Send us the facts before repair decisions, claim positions, or deadlines narrow your options. Helpful materials include photos or videos, insurance estimates, claim letters, contractor estimates, repair proposals, inspection reports, expert reports, emails, texts, notices, warranty documents, policies, contracts, and disclosures.
No fee unless money is recovered for you on accepted matters, subject to a written fee agreement.