Geoffrey J. McConnell - Lawyer in Boise, ID

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year 2013, Litigation — Construction

Mountain States Super Lawyers 2009-2012

Best Lawyers in America 2008-2013

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Martindale-Hubbell «AV» Peer Review Rated

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

CONSTRUCTION LAW / LITIGATION

Contract negotiations, litigation, arbitration and mediation

Trial representation of owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals in lawsuits and other disputes on public and private construction projects ranging in size from $1,000,000.00 to $220,000,000.00

Preparation of contract forms and general conditions including conventional and design/build construction and design services forms for nationwide owner/developers, contractors and design/builders

Mechanic's lien claims and surety bond claims

Preparation of claim packages and risk assessments resulting in the settlement of disputes without the need for costly and extensive litigation.

Projects analyzed include multi-prime, fast-track prison construction projects, wastewater treatment facilities, federal government projects, and multi-use institutional facilities.

BUSINESS LITIGATION

Business and real property disputes

Representation of business entities in significant and contested debt collection actions

Representation of real estate developers in all manners of disputes concerning the development of property

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1993 — Present: Partner, Meuleman Mollerup LLP

1987 — 1993: Gibbs, Giden, Locher Turner, Los Angeles, California

Licensed to practice law in Idaho, California and Utah

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES

Idaho State Bar

The State Bar of California

Utah State Bar

American Bar Association, Section on Public Contract Law and the Forum on the Construction Industry

Idaho Associated General Contractors

LEGUS, International Network of Law Firms

Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society

Frequent lecturer before the Associated General Contractors of America, the National Electrical Contractors Association, the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, ASHRAE and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)

PUBLICATIONS

Contributing author: The Design/Build Process, ABA Publications, 1997.

Contributing author: Fifty State Public Construction Contracting, Wiley Law, 1996.

Co-author: Recent Legislation Affecting the Construction Industry, The Construction Lawyer, Volume 25, No. 4, Fall 2006.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Recreation Unlimited, adaptive ski program

EDUCATION

University of the Pacific, J.D., 1986

Bucknell University, B.A., 1983