Design Professionals

MMP&S is a nationally recognized leader in the defense of design professionals, including architects, engineers, surveyors, interior designers and special inspectors. Our attorneys are well-versed in the technical issues inherent in A&E claims, as well as the unique legal standards and defenses available to our professional clients. We have a strong track record of motion wins based on statutes of limitations, absence of duty/privity, economic loss doctrine, common law indemnification and strict liability.

MMP&S has extensive experience in representing many of the largest architectural and engineering firms in the country. It is our ability to manage and control not only the initial investigation but also the critical interplay between the design and construction sides during the course of a litigation that sets us apart. We have the technical proficiency to efficiently review and analyze the voluminous project files from multiple parties, and we have a deep bench of experts in areas such as architecture, engineering, construction delays, cost estimating and accessibility to narrow the issues and hone our defenses.

In addition to guiding our clients through litigation, mediation and arbitration, we regularly counsel our clients and insurance carrier partners on risk avoidance strategies. Our many years of practice in this area of professional liability has resulted in the development of seminars for design professionals regarding contract reviews to help avoid claims and other measures of improving practices and procedures. We are also frequently retained as pre-claim and monitoring counsel to develop strategies for early resolution of professional claims.