Our Community Associations and Construction Litigation Group, with its experienced construction defect lawyers, has unmatched skill and depth. Featuring an unparalleled record of success in recovering for associations the money needed to repair damage to common elements caused by design and construction deficiencies.
Our Group has seven construction defects attorneys working on transition and construction defect cases, backed up by a full complement of paralegals and numerous support staff. State of the art facilities, including our own mock trial courtroom, allow our construction defect lawyers to develop and prepare cases at the highest level. Our construction defects law firm has broad experience representing community associations in transition related construction litigation, including construction defect lawsuits involving just about every kind of design and construction deficiency likely to be faced by a condominium complex. The Group also has extensive experience handling transition claims such as reserve deficiencies, breach of fiduciary duty by builder-sponsors and developer-appointed board members, as well as issues arising under the Consumer Fraud Act, the Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act, the New Jersey Condominium Act, the Homebuilders Warranty Act and the Products Liability Act.
Our construction litigation attorneys have extensive trial experience in construction construction defects lawsuits. Whether through settlement or trial, we have recovered in excess of $165 million for condominium and homeowner associations to repair design and construction deficiencies. A list of some of the types of defects our construction defect attorneys have handled includes the following:
Resolution of these construction defect lawsuits is almost always driven by the availability of insurance coverage for these claims. We have a team of construction defect lawyers who have extensive experience in insurance law, including analysis of the complexities and nuances of insurance policies and how to structure and support a construction defect lawsuit to maximize the recovery for the Association. We will not recommend litigation if we do not believe you will be able to collect a judgment. Our primary concern from day one is how to get our clients paid. This is why our insurance coverage experience is fundamental to our success and history of recovering millions for our clients.
Stark & Stark has always been sensitive to the reality that condominium and homeowner associations cannot always afford to pay fees on an hourly basis for an experienced construction litigation lawyer to handle complex and time-consuming construction litigation that may take years to complete. Many associations simply ignore construction and design defects thinking that what they do not know will not hurt them. Other associations settle for whatever they can get in order to avoid the cost of legal fees necessary to properly pursue the case, even if the amount obtained is a small fraction of the cost to remediate the deficiencies. Still others give up when they cannot find a construction litigation attorney who will represent them on a contingency fee basis. Unfortunately, this results in many associations losing perfectly valid claims. We frequently get calls from associations many years after their transition who are confronted with multiple millions of dollars in damages from construction deficiencies with no ability to sue anyone to recover those damages because the 6-year statute of limitations and/or the 10-year statute of repose have lapsed. Other associations start litigation with an agreement to pay counsel at hourly rates and then run out of money in the middle of the case. The result is that the unit owners get stuck with an enormous bill for legal fees that they cannot pay and have to abandon the construction defects lawsuit before obtaining any recovery at all. We relieve our association clients of this burden by handling appropriate cases on a contingent fee basis.
Stark & Stark has been in business since 1933. We are financially strong and have tremendous confidence in the ability of our construction litigation attorneys to prevail in litigation even in larger, more complex construction defects lawsuits where there are fifty, sixty, or more defense attorneys fighting back. We understand that the financial burden that protracted construction litigation places on community associations. We also understand that sponsors and insurance companies often try to exploit that reality by refusing to pay to repair construction defects in the community during transition negotiations. In order to make it possible for associations to overcome this stacked financial deck, Stark & Stark offers its association clients a variety of contingent fee formulations and works with our clients to arrive at the type of contingent fee agreement that makes the most sense under the circumstances.
Our construction defect lawyers have decades of experience in advising our community association clients on a broad array of construction and storm-damage related insurance issues. A representative list of the many services we have provided over the last 25 years includes:
The Construction Litigation Group has relationships with an extensive array of leading construction defects experts including renowned forensic architects and engineers, structural and soil compaction experts, certified industrial hygienists, mold remediation experts, fire suppression system experts, HVAC experts, professional cost estimation experts, Building Code Officials, repair contractors, construction managers, elevator experts, wood and other material science experts, among many others. These relationships enable Stark & Stark to quickly assemble the right team to manage our litigation matters and effectively present our client’s strongest case.
Stark & Stark is a recognized leader in the community association industry. Each construction defects attorney understand and are very responsive to the needs of boards and property managers as they address the challenges arising from the day-to-day management of our community association clients. Our construction defects lawyers work tirelessly to make sure that your legal needs are addressed promptly and efficiently. We understand the issues, have the solutions and are here to help.
Our Construction Litigation attorneys represent condominium and homeowner associations and other property owners in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania, handled on a modified or full contingent fee basis. Our experience includes litigation involving claims relating to Exterior Insulation and Finishing Systems (EIFS), roofs, mold, wood siding, thin brick cladding systems, fire suppression systems, filigree slab systems, structural failures, HVAC and other mechanical systems, sanitary sewer systems, sea walls, reserve deficiencies, professional malpractice, breaches of fiduciary duty by Builder-Sponsors and Boards of community associations, as well as issues arising under the Consumer Fraud Act, the Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act, the New Jersey Condominium Act, the Homebuilders Warranty Act and the Products Liability Act.
The Construction Litigation Group of Stark & Stark is known throughout the United States for representing commercial and residential property owners, community and homeowner associations, developers and other plaintiffs in complex construction defect lawsuits. Our group’s understanding of the many technical complexities of construction defect cases, familiarity with insurance coverage claims, and the ability to take on certain cases on a contingency are just a few of the many aspects that set our group apart from other construction defects law firms with construction defect practices.
*Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances*
*Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances*
*Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances*
*Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances*
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