Construction Law

PHOENIX – Gammage & Burnham is pleased to share it has been ranked nationally in eight practice areas and ranked regionally in 30 practice areas by the 2024 edition of “Best Law Firms®” by Best Lawyers.

Rankings are based on client feedback on several criteria, including its practice groups, responsiveness, understanding of each client’s business, cost-efficiency, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. The selection process also includes the collection of peer evaluations and a final review by leading attorneys in each field.

The firm received national rankings for the following practice areas:

• Construction Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Securities Regulation
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

The firm was also recognized for its work in the Phoenix metropolitan area in the following practice areas:

• Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 1)
• Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights
• Business Organizations (Tier 1)
• Commercial Finance Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (Tier 1)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
• Construction Law (Tier 1)
• Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice (Tier 1)
• Health Care Law (Tier 1)
• Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Health Care (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Natural Resources Law (Tier 1)
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
• Securities Regulation
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Water Law (Tier 1)

Celebrating 40 years since our founding, Gammage & Burnham continues to get the job done because we know Arizona — its laws, values, customs, and people.

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Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce its outstanding recognition in the prestigious Chambers USA Rankings for 2023. This year, the firm had 13 attorneys and four practice groups named as leaders in their respective fields.

Chambers and Partners, a leading global legal research and rankings firm, conducts in-depth research and analysis to identify the top law firms and lawyers worldwide. Their extensive evaluation process involves rigorous assessment of firms’ capabilities, expertise, client service and notable achievements within specific practice areas.

The following Gammage & Burnham attorneys have been recognized as leaders in their field for Chambers USA Guide 2023:

• Stephen W.

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Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce that 29 of our attorneys have been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers© list!  Best Lawyers©  recognition is based solely on a confidential peer review process.

Special congratulations to Timothy N. Forsman, Daniel L. Marks, and James B. Senften for being named to the inaugural “Ones To Watch” list and to Randall S. Dalton and Joseph P. Richardson who have been recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective categories.

See below the full list of our awesome attorneys that have been recognized.

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Stephen W.

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U.S. News Best Lawyers® announced today that Gammage & Burnham is nationally ranked in seven practice areas and regionally ranked in 18 practice areas.  The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process, and Best Lawyers®  is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession.

The firm received national rankings for the following practice areas:

1. Land Use & Zoning
2. Litigation- Real Estate
3. Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
4. Construction Law
5. Health Care Law
6. Litigation- Construction
7. Securities Regulation

The firm was recognized for its work in the Phoenix metropolitan area in the following practice areas:

1. Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 1)
2. Banking and Finance Law
3. Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights (Tier 1)
4. Business Organizations (Tier 1)
5. Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
6. Construction Law (Tier 1)
7. Corporate Law
8. Corporate Governance Law
9. Health Care Law (Tier 1)
10. Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
11. Litigation – Bankruptcy
12. Litigation – Construction (Tier 1)
13. Litigation – Labor & Employment
14. Litigation – Land Use & Zoning (Tier 1)
15. Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 1)
16. Mergers & Acquisitions Law
17. Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
18. Securities Regulation

Congratulations to all of our brilliant attorneys who have worked to make Gammage & Burnham recognized both nationally and in our community!

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Earlier this year, the Legislature enacted SB1271, which made a number of changes to the Purchaser Dwelling Act (the “PDA”).  The PDA governs construction defect litigation involving single-family and multi-family homes.  SB1271 went into effect on August 27, 2019.

The legislation arose out of recommendations from the Construction Liability Apportionment Study Committee.  This committee was established by the Legislature in 2018 to study how liability for construction defects is apportioned and recommend changes to the law.  SB1271 was the committee’s final product.

The new law makes the following changes to the PDA and construction-defect litigation:

Indemnity:  One of SB1271’s foremost goals is to apportion liability for construction defects based on each party’s own share of fault for that defect. 

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