Guided by experienced and trial-tested partners, our Construction Practice boasts a team of close to 40 construction law experts spread across the firm’s offices. Our legal professionals consistently advocate for various stakeholders, including government bodies, public and private developers, main contractors, subcontractors, artisans, and design specialists. Our expertise spans alleged design and construction flaws, as well as disputes over construction fees. Having litigated in almost every construction domain, our attorneys have handled cases for both residential and commercial endeavors.

Additionally, we have a robust surety and fidelity bond division with deep expertise in areas like contract and commercial surety, investigations of intricate international fidelity issues, commercial surety, contract surety, probes into employee dishonesty policies, bonds for financial institutions, and other fiduciary bonds. Our construction law team is also adept at addressing construction accident claims, and we routinely represent our clients in the building industry for incidents involving scaffolding, shoring, demolitions, and heavy machinery usage across various project types. Moreover, our Construction Practice showcases proficiency in interpreting and litigating claims stemming from indemnity agreements and additional insured clauses.

Associations can mitigate risk in covenant and rule enforcement with proactive counsel. Coffey Modica’s litigation team can represent your Community Association in claims involving breach of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and other business torts.

New York Labor Law

Coffey Modica has extensive experience and a proven track record handling, trying, and maximizing effective early solutions in complex, high-exposure personal injury claims under New York Labor Law. We combine deep knowledge of Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200 and its constantly evolving case law with a strategic, results-driven approach — regularly defending property owners, developers, general contractors, and construction managers against the strict-liability standards tied to severe worksite accidents.

NYLL Attorneys:

• • • Michael W. Coffey, Founding Partner
    • Maxwell Bottini, Firm Managing Partner
    • Patricia A. Mooney, Managing Partner New York State
    • Michael P. Mezzacappa, Partner & General Counsel
    • Adam Greenberg, Partner
    • Raychel A. Camilleri, Partner
    • Evan H. Echenthal, Managing Partner Georgia
    • Colleen E. Hastie, Partner
    • Clara M. Villarreal, Partner
    • Lawrence J. Luppi, Partner
    • Michael Neri, Partner
    • Christopher D. Clarke, Partner