John Randy Sawyer is a Shareholder in Stark & Stark’s Construction Litigation Group. Mr. Sawyer has extensive experience litigating in state and federal courts in New Jersey.  Mr. Sawyer concentrates his practice in construction litigation, including defective workmanship claims, design errors and omissions, product liability, surety claims, breach of contract, Consumer Fraud Act claims, breach of fiduciary duty claims, insurance coverage litigation and appellate practice. Mr. Sawyer has represented developers, general contractors, subcontractors, condominium associations and homeowners in cases involving a wide variety of structures, ranging from single family homes to twenty-plus story high rises.

Mr. Sawyer has extensive trial and appellate practice experience. His experience includes serving as lead counsel in Camelot Condominium Association v. Dryvit Systems, Inc., in March of 2008, which resulted in a jury verdict finding that Dryvit, the largest EIFS manufacturer in the country, violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. This verdict was the first of its kind in New Jersey. Mr. Sawyer also served as counsel to Amicus Curiae Community Associations Institute in the matter of Port Liberte Homeowners Association Inc. et. al. v. Sordoni Construction Company, 393 N.J. Super. 492 (App. Div. 2007), which resulted in an Appellate Division decision expanding condominium owner’s rights under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. Mr. Sawyer also drafted the brief for the Appellant in Musikoff v. Jay Parrino’s The Mint, LLC, 172 N.J. 133 (N.J. 2002), which was successful in securing a favorable Supreme Court decision under the New Jersey Attorney Lien Act.

Mr. Sawyer’s construction litigation experience is bolstered by his studies in construction related fields. Mr. Sawyer studied architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture in Newark, New Jersey for two years. Mr. Sawyer also received extensive training in building envelope inspections at the Exterior Design Institute in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mr. Sawyer is also the co-founder of www.njeifs.com and the Construction Litigation Law Blog.

Mr. Sawyer has been involved in construction litigation matters involving a wide variety of construction products and improvements to real property, including: