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Firm Forecloses $800K Mechanics Lien for Design-Builder’s Condo Work
Firm Forecloses $800K Mechanics Lien for Design-Builder’s Condo Work
Oct 08
We recorded an $800,000 mechanics lien for a design-build firm related to renovations on a condominium building in a major metropolitan area. The project involved a comprehensive scope of work, affecting various residential and commercial units, as well as property common elements. The complex ownership...
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COVID-19 Contract Revisions for Modular Project
COVID-19 Contract Revisions for Modular Project
Oct 08
To avoid a dispute, we represented a modular construction company to negotiate an amended AIA Document A141–2014, Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder, for a modular residential project significantly affected by COVID-19. Originally contracted as a 10-unit project, pandemic-related disruptions required a reduction in scope to...
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Firm Negotiates $10M Deal for 40-Unit Modular Housing Project
Firm Negotiates $10M Deal for 40-Unit Modular Housing Project
Oct 08
We negotiated a $9.75 million AIA Document A141–2014, Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder for our client, an innovative modular construction company undertaking a complex residential project. The project involved the design and construction of 13 three-unit residential buildings, totaling thirty-nine modular units, delivered and assembled...
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Firm Negotiates Design-Build Contracts $15M Medical Building
Firm Negotiates Design-Build Contracts $15M Medical Building
Oct 08
Serving as outside general counsel for our national design-build client, we provided legal support from project inception through execution on a $15 million renovation of an over 40,000 sq ft medical building into a new behavioral health center. We leveraged our network of construction attorneys...
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Lawsuit Filed to Foreclose $7.7M Mechanics Lien on Hospital
Lawsuit Filed to Foreclose $7.7M Mechanics Lien on Hospital
Oct 08
We used a mechanics lien claim to protect our design-build client's large investment in a complex, multi-phase renovation project involving extensive demolition and reconstruction. Facing a significant payment dispute, we focused on early, cost-efficient dispute resolution and actively pursued amicable settlements through negotiation and mediation...
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Firm Wins Landmark Lawsuit Limiting Mechanics Lien Subordination
Firm Wins Landmark Lawsuit Limiting Mechanics Lien Subordination
Oct 08
Our client, a design-build firm, faced a significant challenge when a construction lender tried to extinguish its mechanics lien on a Chicago high-rise project. The lender argued a subordination agreement, signed at the project's outset, eliminated our client's lien rights. This tactic, once commonplace, was...
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Firm Guides Design-Builder in $35M Auto Manufacturing Facility
Firm Guides Design-Builder in $35M Auto Manufacturing Facility
Oct 08
Faced with a $6.8 million payment dispute and a cybersecurity theft on a critical $35 million automobile manufacturing facility project, our design-build client turned to us for help. The project, involving design and construction of a line for a major automobile manufacturer, was nearing completion,...
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Contact Jeremy S. Baker, a Chicago-based design and construction attorney who served at “big law” firms for nearly 18 years before launching Baker Law.

Phone Number (312) 621-7184

Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel

Baker Law, Design & Construction Counsel N/a
Address Cook County Office 33 N. Dearborn,
Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60602
Office meetings by appointment only.
(312) 621-7184
Address Lake County Office 790 Estate Drive,
Suite 200
Deerfield, IL 60015
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(312) 621-7184