J. Scott Sweeney, Attorney
If you are a homeowner or HOA board member, he is the type of lawyer you need to sue a contractor or builder in a dispute about construction defects. If you are a contractor or a builder, he is the type of lawyer you need to hire if being sued in real estate litigation.
What sets J. Scott Sweeney apart as a construction defect attorney is that he has worked both sides of the fence. He spent years working for a law firm specializing in only representing builders, contractors, and developers. And he also spent years working for a law firm that specialized in representing homeowners and HOAs in construction defect disputes. Prior to that, he began his career learning how to take cases to trial as a prosecuting attorney in Colorado.
At the firm primarily representing homeowners and HOAs, he litigated numerous construction defect disputes against builders, developers, and contractors. He negotiated with builder’s counsel and insurance adjusters to resolve real estate litigation disputes.
At the firm representing builders and developers, J. Scott Sweeney was a lawyer paid to only represent the construction professionals and engineers in construction defect lawsuits or in the foreclosing on liens filed on homeowner properties. In that capacity, he represented contractors all over Colorado, including some of the largest and most well-known homebuilders in the nation.
From that side of the fence, he learned how typical insurance adjusters and builders/contractors view construction defect lawsuits, and the information that they needed to put some money on the table to resolve construction defect lawsuits.
In representing builders who are insured, he learned that many insurance adjusters want nothing more than to resolve a case so that they can clear it off their desk and move on to the next. But claimed damages need to be within coverage of the insurance policy. It often takes time to get them to a point to pay a realistic value for a homeowner’s case. Most insurance adjusters are overworked and have too many cases assigned to them. When representing a builder, he has worked with the insurance companies to understand why the claim should be covered.
J. Scott Sweeney can help homeowners or builders walk the line in resolving cases because he has done it many times – from both sides of the aisle.
But when settlement efforts fail and trial is a must, you are in capable and experienced hands. Prior to practicing almost exclusively construction defect litigation, J. Scott Sweeney prosecuted almost every type of crime in the state. As a deputy district attorney, he was in court almost every day, taking more than 75 cases through a jury trial. For most civil lawyers, they hardly ever go to trial. Without a doubt, it is far better to have a lawyer with actual and extensive experience in the courtroom representing your interests in the event your case goes to trial.
Call today and schedule a consultation so that J. Scott Sweeney can talk to you about your case.
