Construction Law
Practical legal counsel for contractors, subcontractors, owners, and developers across residential, commercial, and public construction in Massachusetts and New England.
Construction projects involve a complex mix of contracts, codes, and competing interests. When problems arise, whether in the form of payment delays, scope disputes, defective work, or public bidding issues, our construction law team helps clients resolve them quickly and efficiently. We represent general contractors, subcontractors, developers, and other construction professionals in all phases of contracting, performance, dispute resolution, and litigation.
COMPREHENSIVE CONSTRUCTION LAW SERVICES
We guide clients through the full lifecycle of a project, from front-end contract strategy to real-time issue management to arbitration or litigation when needed. We focus on the facts, the contract, and the record. We cut through noise, isolate the claims that matter, and sequence the right next action, whether that is a notice, a lien, a payment demand, or filing suit. Our advice is grounded in job site realities and the legal rules that govern payment, performance, and risk.
Our core construction law services include:
- Contract drafting and review
- Payment disputes and mechanic’s liens
- Home Improvement Contractor Statute issues
- Construction defect claims and warranty disputes
- Change order and scope disputes
- Termination and backcharges
- Delay and disruption claims
- Public bidding and procurement challenges
- Prompt Pay Act violations
- Risk management and insurance coverage issues
- Arbitration, litigation, and mediation of construction claims
COMPREHENSIVE CLIENT SERVICES
We work with a broad range of construction clients and circumstances across Massachusetts and New England. Our practice spans private and public projects, early planning through closeout, negotiation through litigation, and union and open shop settings.
Clients
General contractors, trade subcontractors, specialty suppliers, owners, developers, construction managers
Project types
Single family and multifamily housing, mixed use, commercial interiors and buildouts, ground up commercial and industrial, site and utility work, municipal infrastructure, renovations in occupied facilities
Delivery methods
Design bid build, design build, construction manager at risk
Work settings
Fast track schedules, occupied facilities, union and open shop
Forums
State and federal courts, arbitration, procurement and administrative agencies
Geography
Greater Boston, North Shore, MetroWest, Worcester County, South Shore, Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands, Rhode Island, southern New Hampshire
We are experienced with the public and private stakeholders that shape projects in this region. We work with municipal building departments, inspectors, and procurement officials. On public work we are familiar with DCAMM, MassDOT, and local awarding authorities. When a matter extends beyond Massachusetts, we coordinate with local counsel while keeping strategy and messaging consistent.
THE CLP APPROACH
Cole Law Partners is built around personalized counsel: relentless strategy, responsive collaboration, efficient results.
In construction cases we align legal strategy with business goals, project realities, and the contract. We move early to secure facts, control the record, and sequence the next step that creates leverage. We plan for resolution from day one, through clean contracts, accurate documentation, and evidence that supports the remedy that matters, whether it is payment, schedule recovery, or a defensible exit.
Negotiate contracts to prevent disputes
We structure scope, pricing and change mechanisms, schedule and notice, indemnity and insurance, and dispute escalation so risk is allocated clearly and surprises are reduced. The result is a contract package that supports delivery.
Litigate strategically and with discipline
We secure evidence, manage the record, and choose the forum that gives you leverage. We prosecute and defend claims in Massachusetts and federal courts, in private arbitration, and before procurement agencies, focusing on the claims that matter and the documents that prove them.
Secure payment with liens and bonds
We meet every deadline, prepare and record Notices of Contract and Statements of Account, enforce or dissolve liens, align lien strategy with breach and Chapter 93A claims, and pursue bond claims on public projects to protect cash flow.
Ready to protect your construction project? Speak with our Massachusetts construction attorneys today.
We offer strategic, results-driven counsel to contractors, subcontractors, and owners. Contact us for a confidential consultation or meet our dedicated construction law team.