Theresa Marie Ringle

Theresa has experience representing commercial developers, contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, private owners, public entities, design-builders, design professionals, insurance companies, sureties and material suppliers. Theresa also has experience working on claims relating to malpractice and negligence of licensed professionals, including architects, engineers and doctors.

Theresa advises clients in matters ranging from pre-litigation strategy to the decision of when to try cases, and how. Theresa also represents clients in civil litigation matters, including bench and jury trials, and continued litigation on appeal.

Mediation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) methods can be helpful to neutralize emotions and resolve disputes in a cost-effective manner. However, ADR is not the right solution for every dispute. Theresa often helps her clients during project planning and contract drafting stage to determine what method of ADR, if any, seems best-suited for the project. If, however, a dispute arises, Theresa can also serve as an ADR advocate or neutral.

Theresa has experience drafting custom design and construction contracts on a project-specific basis. Theresa has also modified and negotiated many contracts based on industry “standard form documents” — including those published by include those published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Engineers Joint Contracts Committee (EJCDC), the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), and ConsensusDOCS.