Kevin Long

Precision-guided dispute resolution

As an MBA-trained attorney with a civil engineering background, Kevin Long approaches the practice of law with precision and discipline. He defends corporate clients in many types of disputes, including:

• Construction and real estate litigation
• Commercial litigation
• Condemnation litigation
• Insurance litigation

Kevin evaluates legal matters through a studied grasp of the client’s business and brings a strategic and creative eye to the advice and recommendations he develops. A trusted advisor and mediator, he provides an honest assessment of the litigation options, the potential fees involved, the possible outcomes and the cost-benefit analyses needed to make responsible decisions. Kevin and his team have instituted processes and priorities that emphasize efficiency, lean staffing and cost containment.

• Representing construction and real estate development companies in a full range of disputes, including lien issues, payment disputes, delay damage claims, defective labor, materials and workmanship claims, bid protests, debarment and suspension claims, and jobsite injury cases.
• Representing businesses in commercial litigation, including breach of contract, tortious interference and other claims.
• Representing property owners in condemnation litigation, including both eminent domain and inverse condemnation cases.
• Defending general contractors and sub-contractors in warranty disputes.
• Representing property owners in commercial eviction cases for non-payment of rent.
• Representing contractors in disputes with public entities, including the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

• Arbitrated before a three person AAA Panel in Denver, Colo. for a $20 million+ claim by an electrical subcontractor against a general contractor on a mining project, which was substantially delayed and impacted by owner-driven schedule changes. Issues involved appropriate use of modified total cost method damages approach and implications of concurrent delay.
• Arbitrated under AAA rules in Atlanta, Ga. for a dispute on behalf of an international manufacturer of emission control equipment, which utilized seawater-scrubbing technology. The issues involved change orders claims, liquidated damages and commissioning-related claims.
• Pursued claims on behalf of an office tower owner against a general contractor and insurers after a propane explosion during construction caused significant damage to project, delayed the project, and resulted in significant rework and damage to an adjacent property owned by affiliates of the office tower owner.
• Pursued claims on behalf of a heavy civil contractor against a public entity related to project delays and differing site conditions.