Overview
Construction Project Counsel
Mike provides daily consultation to clients regarding procurement, licensing, liens, bonds, insurance, indemnity, delays, defects, changes, payment, termination and other construction project matters.
Construction Contracts
Mike drafts and negotiates all types of construction contracts, including design agreements, design-build contracts, EPC agreements, purchase orders, bid documents, indemnity agreements, joint venture agreements and IPD agreements. He also reviews and drafts construction documents related to construction financing for energy, housing, health care, retail, hotel, gaming and other projects.
Construction Dispute Resolution
Mike represents clients in claims development, arbitrations, mediations, litigation, settlement and other dispute resolution activities involving construction issues.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Minnesota
Education
Brigham Young University
B.A. magna cum laude (1994)
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
J.D. cum laude (1998)
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
News
Other Perspectives
- Excess and Umbrella Coverage on Construction Projects
ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, 2018
- What Contractors Need to Know About OCIPs and CCIPs – Webinar
Lorman Education Services, 2017 and 2018
- Construction Dispute Resolution: Understanding the Contract and Breach
Masters in Construction Contracting, Federal Publications Seminars, 2017 - The 2017 A201 Deskbook
Author, Chapter 14 Termination or Suspension, American Bar Association, 2017 - Integrated Project Delivery (IPD): A Contractor’s Perspective
ABA Construction Forum, 2017 - 2017 Edition of the A201 General Conditions
Faegre Baker Daniels Construction Law Summit, 2016 and 2017 - Design-Build Lessons Learned – Webinar
Associated General Contractors of America, 2017 - Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Multi-Party Agreements
Colorado AIA-AGC-ACEC Liaison Committee, 2015 - Minnesota Legal Update
Faegre Baker Daniels Construction Seminar, 2014
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- AIA Contract Document Committee
- AGC of Minnesota
- AGC of Colorado
- ABA Forum on Construction Law: Chair of Division 2 (Contract Documents)
Honors
- Best Lawyers®— Construction Law, 2021-24; Litigation - Construction, 2024
- Chambers USA — Colorado, Construction, 2011-23
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2013-14
- Minnesota Super Lawyers — Construction/Surety and Construction Litigation, Rising Star, 2011