At Baker Law Group, we’ve supported clients on healthcare-related projects exceeding $75 million and covering more than 100,000 square feet. Our work has touched nearly every corner of the healthcare landscape—hospitals, urgent care centers, behavioral health facilities, nursing homes, and palliative care institutions.
Many of these projects involve adaptive reuse or complex renovations, compressed delivery schedules, and design requirements that shift alongside regulatory or clinical priorities.
Full Project Lifecycle Support
Our role often begins long before construction starts and extends well beyond the ribbon-cutting ceremony. From strategic planning to conflict resolution, we help clients avoid risk and stay on schedule. We place particular emphasis on design-build delivery, where well-structured contracts are essential. Such as:
- On a $30 million hospital renovation project, we built a layered contracting approach to manage dozens of trade contractors
- For a $15 million medical building conversion, we counseled under AIA Document A141–2014, Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder, to guide the project along smoothly
- For a $10 million design-build project for a religious medical center, we drafted custom contract forms and targeted attorney involvement to keep the project running on track
Navigating Legal Complexity
Healthcare projects often present particularly complex legal challenges. We have handled cases from mediation to litigation when necessary, such as leading foreclosure litigation of a $7.7 million mechanics lien where settlement efforts were unsuccessful. In another instance, we achieved a mediated recovery of $2.5 million in fees for a design-build client on four multi-state projects.
We’ve also stepped in during crises. On one project, we developed an Owner-Contractor Agreement permitting the expenditure of $3 million in just 21 days on slab repair at an in-service medical complex. That very aggressive schedule necessitated careful contract preparation in concert with the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act and coordination among multiple contractors.
Risk Management and Long-Term Protection
Apart from execution, our services help clients mitigate long-term risk. In one instance, we negotiated a walk-away contract that absolved an architect of future responsibility while licensing design documents for use by a replacement architect.
Elsewhere, we have advised on lender-recommended lien subordination, negotiated design-build contracts on cost-plus and lump sum terms, and drafted contracts addressing limitations on the timing of construction, disruption of occupancy, and program-related requirements.
Tailored Construction Counsel for the Healthcare Sector
Our healthcare work demonstrates both our technical knowledge and our understanding of clients’ business imperatives. Developers, hospitals, and design-builders must balance mission-driven goals with cost control and risk management within a highly regulated environment. Our counsel reflects a strategic, practical, and focused approach, positioning every project for long-term success.
Planning a healthcare project? Contact us to learn how we can assist you in reducing risk, streamlining delivery, and protecting your investment.
