Allensworth & Porter has considerable experience in all facets of construction law essential to our clients. Considered experts in their fields, our attorneys have conducted scores of seminars on construction and contract law and their application for professional groups, trade associations and students.

Our approach to client relationships brings the full force of all our partners’ expertise and experience to benefit each client, providing effective and cost-efficient legal representation and solutions to our clients in a professional, personable and responsive manner.

Our primary areas of practice are:

  • Construction Litigation, including
    • - Claims
    • - Liens and bonds
    • - Appeals
    • - Arbitration
  • Construction Contracts, including
    • - Draft, review and negotiate contracts
    • - Project Delivery Systems
    • - Industry standard forms (AIA, EJCDC, AGC Consensus Docs)
  • Construction Claims, including
    • - Claims preparation, defense and avoidance
    • - Project close-out, payment and retainage
    • - Lien and bond claims
  • Professional Responsibility, including
    • - Texas Board of Professional Engineers
    • - Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
    • - Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation
  • Dispute Resolution, including
    • - Arbitration
    • - Mediation
    • - Appeals

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Reported Cases

  • Interstate Contracting Corporation v. City of Dallas, Texas, 135 S.W.3d 605 (Tex. 2004)
  • Parsons v. Turley, 109 S.W.3d 804 (Tex.App.--Dallas 2003, pet. denied).
  • Georgetown Waterpark, Ltd. v. City of Georgetown, 2002 WL 31833727 (Tex. App.―Austin 2002, no pet. h.).
  • Huffmeyer v. Mann, 49 S.W.3d 554 (Tex. App.―Corpus Christi 2001, no pet.).
  • Montemayor v. Chapa, 61 S.W.3d 758 (Tex. App.―Corpus Christi 2001, no pet.).
  • Medina v. Lopez-Roman, 49 S.W.3d 393 (Tex. App.―Austin 2000, no pet.).
  • May v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA., 84 F.3d 1342 (10th Cir. 1996).
  • Petition of Kristie Leigh Enterprises, Inc., 72 F.3d 479 (5th Cir. 1996).
  • O.K. Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Martin Marietta, 36 F.3d 565 (7th Cir. 1994).
  • Employers Cas. Co. v. Texas Ass'n of Sch. Bd. Workers' Comp. Self-Ins. Fund, 886 S.W.2d 470 (Tex. App.―Austin 1994, writ dism'd w.o.j.).
  • T.O. Stanley Boot Co., Inc. v. Bank of El Paso, 847 S.W.2d 218 (Tex. 1992).
  • In re Schnurr, 107 B.R. 124 (W.D. Tex. 1989).
  • City of Garland v. Zurn Indust. Inc., 870 F.2d 320 (5th Cir. 1989).
  • Johnson v. City of Fort Worth, 774 S.W.2d 653 (Tex. 1989).
  • Zurn Indust. Inc. v. Acton Const. Co., Ins., 847 F.2d 234 (5th Cir. 1988).
  • Hunt v. Ellisor & Tanner, Inc., 739 S.W.2d 933 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1987, writ denied).
  • Smith v. City of Seven Points, Texas, 608 F .Supp 458 (E.D. Tex. 1985)
  • Cook Consultants, Inc. v. Larson, 700 S.W.2d 231 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1985, writ ref’d n.r.e.).
  • Larson v. Cook Consultants, Inc., 690 S.W.2d 567 (Tex. 1985).
  • Cook Consultants, Inc. v. Larson, 677 S.W.2d 718 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1984) rev’d in part, 690 S.W.2d 567 (Tex. 1985).
  • Porraw v. Craig, 675 S.W.2d 503 (Tex. 1984).
  • Tasby v. Wright, 713 F.2d 90 (5th Cir. 1983).
  • Black Coral Inv. v. Bank of the Southwest, 650 S.W.2d 135 (Tex. App.―Houston [14th Dist.] 1983, writ ref’d n.r.e.).
  • Eames v. St. Paul Title Ins. Co., 654 S.W.2d 560 (Tex. App.—Waco 1983, writ ref’d n.r.e.).
  • Lewis v. Drake, 641 S.W.2d 392 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1982, no writ).
  • City of Marshall, Texas v. Bryant Air Conditioning Co., 650 F.2d 724 (5th Cir. 1981).
  • Price v. Dawson, 608 S.W.2d 339 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1980, no writ).
  • Freestone County Title & Abstract Co. v. Johnson, 594 S.W.2d 817 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1980, no writ).
  • Kessler v. Raines, 566 S.W. 2d 333 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1978, no writ).
  • Hays v. Kessler, 564 S.W. 2d 496 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1978, no writ).
  • Martin v. Mann Merch. Inc., 570 S.W.2d 208 (Tex. App.―Dallas), writ ref’d n.r.e., 576 S.W.2d 781 (Tex. 1978) (per curiam).
  • Mann Merch., Inc. v. Martin, 576 S.W. 2d 781 (Tex. 1978).

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