Property claims needing prompt review
A damaged property or underpaid claim may need prompt review of the evidence, amount at stake, and potential sources of payment.
For counsel, advisors & fiduciaries
Construction and insurance counsel alongside your team.
Construction, insurance, and legal perspectives alongside a building owner’s existing counsel and advisors, with a defined role and clear communication.
No fee unless money is recovered on accepted matters, subject to a written fee agreement.
Define the role at the outset
Existing relationships to protect
The referring lawyer or advisor may want to preserve the broader client relationship while adding construction defect and insurance recovery counsel.
Coordination across stakeholders
The client may already be working with lenders, investors, boards, trustees, receivers, or property managers who need a clear communication structure.
Scope, responsibilities and communication
Conflict check and short document review
Start with a non-confidential summary; provide contracts, policies, and selected claim documents when requested after the conflict and initial review.
Fit assessment
A direct read on whether the problem appears to support a focused recovery role, whether contingency may fit, and what documents are still missing.
Client communication plan
Clarity about who is communicating what, how the role is described, what status updates are needed, and whether local counsel or co-counsel needs to be involved.
Written structure if the matter moves forward
Any co-counsel, referral-fee, fiduciary, or local-counsel arrangement is handled only as permitted by applicable rules and written agreements.
Records to prepare
Start with a short non-confidential summary. Prepare these records and provide selected documents when the firm requests them after initial review.
- Short summary of the dispute and current posture
- Policy or contract materials
- Repair estimates, expert notes, or claim correspondence
- Timeline of major events and deadlines
- Any existing counsel or advisor structure that needs to stay in place
Agree on the working arrangement.
Confirm the proposed claim-specific role, who communicates with the client, the next decision, and how the existing relationship will continue. Any co-counsel, referral-fee, fiduciary, or local-counsel arrangement is handled only as permitted by applicable rules and written agreements.
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Discuss the matter and the role you need.
Identify the dispute, your role, the existing team, and any time pressure in a non-confidential summary.
No fee unless money is recovered for you on accepted matters, subject to a written fee agreement.