Erin A. Hockensmith

Erin is Co-chair of the firm’s construction practice group, with more than fifteen years of experience.  Her practice includes advising and representing clients in complex commercial and construction disputes, including all aspects of the construction process, government contracts claims, surety law, and insurance disputes. She represents clients before state and federal courts and arbitration panels, including owners, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, suppliers, and sureties in construction related matters. She is a co-chair of the firm’s construction practice.

Prior to joining the firm, Erin was an associate and partner at a civil litigation firm in Rhode Island and an associate at a boutique firm in Washington, D.C. that specialized in construction litigation and government contracts.  Erin has experience pursuing federal and state government construction contract and private construction contract claims and prosecuting and defending bid protests for the award of federal and state construction contracts.  In addition, Erin has extensive experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating construction contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders and teaming and joint venture agreements.  Erin also has experience in defending claims against insurance carriers and their insureds regarding coverage and damages disputes.

Our Construction Group has extensive experience representing and advising private and public sector clients in all aspects of construction litigation, contracting and financing.

Our Construction Law Group handles all aspects of the construction process from land acquisition and project financing to post-construction litigation and claims settlement. Our clients benefit from the firm’s considerable construction-industry knowledge and litigation experience in the following areas:

• Litigation, arbitration and mediation
• Higher education and public works
• Bid protests
• Payment and performance bond disputes
• Contract drafting, negotiating and disputes
• Construction accidents and defects
• Construction finance negotiation and drafting
• Cost overruns
• CPM scheduling
• Delay and changed-condition claims
• Indemnity and Insurance
• Mechanics’ liens
• OSHA investigations and compliance

We represent owners, developers, contractors, design professionals, insurers and sureties in complex construction cases in state and federal courts, as well as in mediation and arbitration forums in numerous jurisdictions in New England and in other states.