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Karl A. Berg, Jr.

            Mr. Berg practices in the areas of construction law and litigation.  His clients include public and private business and property owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects and engineers. Mr. Berg is experienced in reviewing, negotiating and drafting construction contracts and related agreements and in litigating and arbitrating disputes that arise in connection with them, including claims based on construction defects, delay, non-payment and changes, and claims against performance and payment bonds.

 

            A 1986 graduate of the University of Michigan, Mr. Berg received his law degree magna cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he was Managing Editor of the Law Review.  An accomplished writer and speaker, he is the author of numerous articles on construction law matters, including K. Berg, Clairvoyance Required: The Architect’s Liability for Construction Cost Estimates, 26 The Colorado Lawyer 37 (April 1997).  He is Colorado’s contributing author to State-by-State Guide to Architect, Engineer, and Contractor Licensing (S. Walker, R. Holderness & S. Butler ed. 1999), and Contributing co-author to State-by-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims (M. Dodd & J. Findlay ed. 2006).  He authored chapters concerning licensing and construction disputes for The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Construction Law (R. Benson ed. 1999). 

 

         Mr. Berg is a member of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Valley Family Services of Colorado, and in 2003, Mr. Berg was honored by the Colorado Springs Business Journal as one of Forty Achievers Under 40.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association, and the El Paso County Bar Association. 

 

Articles

Indemnification - Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

Caveat Builder: Common Interest Community Disclosures

Mechanic’s Liens: Paying Twice is Not Nice

Turning Mold Into Gold

Arbitration: The Homebuilder's Last Bastion

CGL Insurance - Pay More, Get Less?

Copyright: Hey! That's My House

Contractual Limitations Clauses: Time is On Your Side

Sub Contractors: The Builder's Greatest Asset

Attorneys: Making Lemonade Out of Lemons

Subsequent Purchasers: The Best Laid Plans