Areas of Practice
construction law
Bid Protests
Building Code Disputes
Licensing Issues
Insurance Claims and Disputes
Drafting of Construction Contracts
Contract Disputes
Impact, Delay and Acceleration Claims
Professional Malpractice Claims
The firm provides representation to and defends owners and developers, contractors, roofers, suppliers, subcontractors, architects, and engineers at nearly every stage of the construction project, including representation from bidding to contract negotiation to completion.
community association law
Drafting of Construction Contracts
Drafting of Contracts with Vendors
Rules Enforcement and Governing Document Disputes
Construction Defect Claims
Water Damage and Mold Claims
Various Litigation Involving Homeowners and Condominium Associations
The firm provides representation to homeowners associations, condominium associations, and owners in a wide range of disputes involving community associations and the interpretation and enforcement of an association’s governing documents.
construction defect litigation
Workmanship Deficiencies
Design Defects
Material Deficiencies
Maintenance Issues
Construction defects or issues may be caused by workmanship deficiencies, design issues, material deficiencies, and even due to a lack of maintenance. This firm provides representation to community associations, owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals to determine the cause and origin of potential defects, and to efficiently and effectively resolve claims through arbitration, mediation or trial. Over the years, Alan Gustafson, Esq. has handled hundreds of construction defect claims.
insurance law
Coverage Disputes
Bad Faith
Subrogation
Property Damage Claims
CGL Claims
General Insurance Defense
The firm provides litigation defense for many sectors of the insurance industry, with an emphasis on construction defect, insurance defense, and insurance coverage disputes.
construction lien law
Lien Foreclosure/Lien Foreclosure Defense
According to Florida’s Construction Lien Law (Section 713.001-713.37, Florida Statutes), those who work on your property or provide materials and services and are not paid in full have a right to enforce their claim for payment against your property. This claim is known as a construction lien. If your contractor or subcontractor fails to pay subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, or material suppliers, those people who are owed money may look to your property for payment, even if you have already paid your contractor in full. If you fail to pay your contractor, your contractor may also have a lien on your property. This means if a lien is filed your property could be sold against your will to pay for labor, materials, or other services that your contractor or a subcontractor may have failed to pay. This firm provides representation to associations, owners and potential lienors to foreclose on construction liens, or to defend against foreclosure actions.
commercial litigation
Construction Disputes
Auto Dealer Disputes
Contract Disputes
Commercial and Residential Disputes and Evictions
Business Disputes
Real Property Disputes
Alan Gustafson has personally tried over twenty-five jury and bench trials, and has extensive experience handling mediations. The firm represents consumers, real estate agents and brokers, contractors, subcontractors, and small and medium sized businesses in a wide range of disputes involving commercial transactions and civil litigation.