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Jay was brought up and educated in Colorado.  He has been married for 28 years, with two daughters and three grandsons.  One daughter is a primary school teacher in the Denver Metropolitan Area.  The other is a neurological physician's assistant in Cape Neddick, Maine.. He has the distinct privilege of being legal counsel to WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF Heavyweight Contender DaVarryl J. Williamson throughout DaVarryl's amateur (USA Boxing) and professional career (Don King Productions).. Jay is licensed in both Colorado and Wyoming.

J. Scott Sweeney is a construction defect attorney in Colorado. He helps homeowners in disputes with contractors. When homeowners realize they have purchased a home that contains defective construction or needs repairs, this attorney helps provide sound advicd based on years of experienced in performing this work.

I have focused my interests, both academic and professional, within the construction law field.  I grew up working for my father’s civil construction company, eventually filling a project management position where I participated in and directed work for large energy and infrastructure clients.  This background and continued passion for the industry uniquely allow me to swiftly gain a firm practical understanding of the underlying facts of construction disputes. I brings a strong skill set of drafting agreements, motions, briefs, and pleadings to my litigation practice, while my extensive contract drafting, review, and management experience benefit clients for the life of their construction projects.. Prior to joining Brownstein, I was a summer associate and law clerk at a Denver construction-litigation firm, and a legal intern with Summit Materials, Inc. During law school, I was the president of the Construction & Real Estate Law Association, as well as a student attorney for the Civil Practice Clinic.

I am a partner in the Denver office of Gordon & Rees, practicing in the Construction and Commercial Litigation groups.. I am an experienced litigator and trial attorney with more than 20 years of successfully representing general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, owners, developers, and suppliers in construction disputes.. My practice includes handling construction defect, delay and disruption, acceleration, Miller Act, and warranty disputes. I have litigated claims involving the design and construction of hospitals, restaurants, apartment complexes, public spaces, solids-handling facilities, federal construction projects, and multi-family residential communities.. I also have significant experience litigating business disputes unrelated to construction.. I have successfully tried cases in state and federal courts, including the United States Court of Federal Claims and the ICC International Court of Arbitration.. I also regularly help clients develop and implement dispute resolution strategies prior to litigation being initiated.

I am a Member at Hall & Evans, LLC, a regional law firm based in Denver, Colorado, and am a member of its Design & Construction practice group representing construction and design professionals on residential, commercial and governmental projects.  I also represent business entities on complex business and commercial transactions, including commercial litigation, business organization and intellectual property issues.. As Special Counsel I represent and counsel my clients through early project risk assessment, licensure, project management, contract drafting and negotiation, lien prosecution, pre-litigation claim resolution and mediation.   I have significant experience and success as a litigator in state and federal courts, binding arbitration, and appeals on complex litigation matters ranging in damages from $1M to over $135M.  I am licensed in Colorado state and federal courts, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Federal Claims.. In addition to my direct client counseling, pre-claim and litigation experience, I am a frequent author and lecturer on issues concerning construction claims, contract drafting, liability mitigation, and current issues that arise in the construction industry.  I am a faculty member for Lorman Education Services and the Colorado Bar Associations CLE in Colorado.   I am the Co-Author of Hard Hat Case Notes, a quarterly article in the Construction Lawyer, the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry’s (ABA Forum) national publication, as well as a Contributing Editor.  I am also also Co-Author of the ABA Forum’s Fundamentals of Construction Law, Construction Subcontract, and State and Local Project desk books.  I am also an ABA Forum Steering Committee Member  Division 3 - Design, and a Committee Member of Division 2 - Contract Documents.  I am also a member of Associated General Contractors - Colorado, and a member of its Legislative Committee.