Welle Law P.C.

SERVICES

Welle Law offers a variety of construction law services to public contractors in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota, designed to respond to each unique challenge on a budget that fits the job.
Trusted Advice

Do you need to respond to the latest crisis? Or do you need to evaluate risks for a new opportunity?

Our construction attorneys have helped clients with some of their toughest and most important challenges. A thoughtful and committed advisor can be a crucial asset through your most demanding times.
Effective Advocacy

You need to communicate your position clearly, accurately, and consistently, especially when your first "jury" might be the engineer who designed the project.

We can help you effectively communicate with engineers, owners, contractors, judges, arbitrators and juries, about fairness and equity, contract obligations, and complicated facts.
Reliable Resource

This website includes photos of heavy equipment for a reason. Your construction attorney should know how to use your contracts just as well as your best operators know how to use their machines.

When plans change, we help our clients quickly form and execute a strategy to respond. This includes helping prepare:

Letters to preserve contract rights
Letters to document project changes
Claims that meet contract requirements
Claims that are understandable
Claims that are documented
Claims prepared for an engineer's scrutiny


Problem Solving

Our clients trust us to evaluate construction law issues that are both high-stakes and difficult. We understand and simplify the details in order to present an accurate and persuasive big picture.

We've helped contractors analyze cost, production, and other project records, as well as schedules, plans, technical specifications, and reports from the field, to ensure their claims can be proven, in court if necessary.
Courtroom Professionals

The decision to litigate should never be taken lightly.

When the prospect of litigation approaches, you need an attorney who can be ready for anything, stay focused on your goals, have a strategy to win, respond when plans change, meet a budget, and give you frank advice about settlement opportunities.
EXPERIENCE

We have helped clients navigate construction law issues at all phases, including:

Contract drafting and negotiation
Change orders
Equitable contract adjustments
Time extensions
Claims
Dispute resolution
Mediation
Arbitration
Litigation
Appeals

We believe that the best part about construction law is the construction. The planning and execution of large public works projects is nothing short of amazing. Working with different specialties has taught us to appreciate the unique challenges of each trade.

We have helped contractors with problems involving:

Bridges
Cofferdams
Flood control
Concrete structures
Foundations
Chip seals
Concrete pavement
Asphalt pavement
Mix designs
Aggregate production
Aggregate mining
Grading
Earthwork
Water systems
Sanitary sewer
Open cut trenches
Horizontal directional drilling
Oil pipelines
Electrical distribution
Mechanical and plumbing systems
Wastewater treatment systems
Terrazzo
Security
DBE certification
DBE compliance (including good faith efforts)
CPM scheduling

COSTS

A winning legal strategy requires a budget that fits the job.

That means clients should have the ability to know costs up front. That also means costs should not paralyze us from taking a stand, through trial and appeal when necessary.

Like all lawyers, we charge for our services. Unlike most lawyers, our fees are predictable. This means that we discuss a budget during our initial consultation, we offer not-to-exceed budgets, and we only bill for approved fees.

We also make sure each invoice is detailed and transparent, so you always know exactly what we are doing on your behalf and what you are paying for.

Construction attorneys can learn a lot from contractors, including that there is a better way to offer great legal service, one where clients can know what a job will cost before deciding if they want to buy it.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Bloomington,	4

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Construction	4