Industries
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- Construction Contracting & Disputes
- Real Estate & Construction
Construction
Brouse has clients of all types and sizes including:
- Regional and national general contractors
- Regional and national specialty trade contractors
- Property owners and developers
- Global manufacturers of construction products
Our attorneys’ achievements have garnered recognition from third-party sources, including The Best Lawyers in America, Ohio Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell.
- Overview
Construction
Brouse McDowell serves the construction industry by using the full range of its practice areas to provide single-source representation. The firm’s multidisciplinary Construction team serves as the hub of that full-service wheel. Our attorneys regularly provide assistance from project conception to close-out by bringing to bear experience in contracting, construction contract administration, and dispute resolution. The group’s members are bottom-line oriented partners in risk management. As needed, they create cross-practice teams to help construction stakeholders with insurance coverage, labor and employment, environmental, corporate compliance, business transactions, tax, trademarks, litigation and other legal needs.
Brouse has clients of all types and sizes including:- Regional and national general contractors
- Regional and national specialty trade contractors
- Property owners and developers
- Global manufacturers of construction products
Our attorneys’ achievements have garnered recognition from third-party sources, including The Best Lawyers in America, Ohio Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell.
- Attorneys
- News
August 15, 2024The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 19 Brouse Attorneys in 16 Practice Areas and One Attorney as "Ones to Watch"
December 29, 202315 Brouse Attorneys Named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
November 02, 2023Brouse McDowell Recognized in Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" in 23 Metropolitan Practice Area Rankings
August 17, 2023The Best Lawyers in America 2024 Recognizes 24 Brouse Attorneys in 28 Practice Areas and 3 Attorneys as "Ones to Watch"
May 18, 2023Brouse McDowell Announces New Practice Co-Chair
May 18, 2023Brouse McDowell Announces New Practice Co-Chair
December 29, 202224 Brouse Attorneys Named 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
November 03, 2022Brouse McDowell Recognized by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Law Firms" 2023 in 29 Metropolitan Practice Area Rankings
August 18, 2022The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Recognizes 27 Brouse Attorneys in 32 Practice Areas and 5 Attorneys as "Ones to Watch"
July 14, 2022Youngstown Partner Brian Coulter Graduates from Ohio State Bar Association Leadership Academy
May 19, 2022Brouse McDowell Proudly Sponsors the Cleveland 2030 District "Building Education Series 2022"
April 27, 2022Youngstown Partner Brian Coulter Named an MVP of Mahoning Valley Young Professionals' 25 Under 35 List
March 31, 2022Youngstown Partner Brian Coulter Named to Mahoning Valley Young Professionals' 25 Under 35 List
January 19, 2022Irving B. Sugerman and Matthew G. Vansuch Present at the City of Green's "Code Enforcement, Ordinances, & Zoning Training" Seminar
January 06, 2022Brouse McDowell Announces Three New Partners
December 30, 202130 Brouse Attorneys Named 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
November 04, 2021Brouse McDowell Recognized by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Law Firms" 2022 in 26 Metropolitan Practice Area Rankings
August 19, 2021The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Recognizes 28 Brouse Attorneys in 32 Practice Areas and 6 Attorneys as "Ones to Watch"
June 11, 2021Jim Dixon Provides Tips for a Successful Home Renovation Project
December 14, 2020Jim Dixon Presents at the NBI Webinar "Drafting and Negotiating Complex Indemnity Provisions"
December 09, 202022 Brouse Attorneys Named 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
November 05, 2020Brouse McDowell Receives 29 Practice Area Rankings in US News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" 2021
- Seminars & Events
- Articles
August 23, 2023What Do NFTs Have to Do With the Construction Industry?
November 15, 2022Down with PVC? Implications to Construction Industry as EPA is Pushed to Consider PVC as Hazardous Waste
November 14, 2022A Cybersecurity Primer for Contractors: Threats, Liability and Insurance
August 12, 2022The Costs and Benefits of Perfecting and Pursuing Lien Rights
July 15, 2022Improve the Bottom Line Using Subrogation Waivers
November 15, 2021Avoiding Project Planning Disasters: How to Spot Problem Projects
August 10, 2021A Construction Executive's Personal Liability for Employment Decisions
May 11, 2021Compliance With Anti-Trafficking Terminology in Construction Contracts
February 01, 2021Pressing Pause and Pressing Stop: The Strategic Use of Contractual Suspension and Termination Rights
December 29, 2020Libby Schultz Yeargin Authors Practical Guidance Note on Force Majeure Clauses
November 16, 2020Arbitration or Litigation?: Data and Discussion for Construction Industry Decision-Makers
July 10, 2020Crossing the Line: Contractor Liability and Mechanic's Liens
- Blogs
Insurance Blog
May 23, 2023Coverage Counselor and RE&C In Review: Fortuity: Defining the Cost of Doing Business
RE&C Blog
March 1, 2023RE&C In Review: Compliance Pitfalls on Residential Remodeling Projects
August 15, 2022RE&C In Review: Unfair and Deceptive Practices May Lead to a Residential Remodeling Contractor's "Corporate Death Sentence"
Business Blog
March 10, 2022Business Blog: Transformation of Commercial Construction and Manufacturing Industries Through Technology
January 18, 2022RE&C In Review: Ohio's Homebuilders and Remodelers Must Improve Their Contract Forms
November 15, 2021RE&C In Review: A Construction Executive's Personal Liability for Employment Decisions
September 20, 2021RE&C In Review: Compliance With Anti-Trafficking Terminology in Construction Contracts
August 31, 2021RE&C In Review: Design Professionals Will Be Granted Lien Rights on Commercial Projects Under Senate Bill 49
Business Litigation Advisory Blog
March 15, 2021RE&C In Review: Pressing Pause and Pressing Stop - The Strategic Use of Contractual Suspension and Termination Rights
February 16, 2021RE&C In Review: Ohio Supreme Court Finds that Purchase Price in "Drop and Swap" Transactions May Establish Tax Value of Real Estate
January 25, 2021RE&C In Review: Crossing the Line - Contractor Liability and Mechanic's Liens
December 10, 2020RE&C In Review & Litigation Advisory Blog: Can Arbitration Clauses Apply Retroactively?
December 10, 2020RE&C In Review & Litigation Advisory Blog: Can Arbitration Clauses Apply Retroactively?