DESIGN PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
Architects, engineers, and other design professionals play a critical role in the success of a construction project. Errors in design, specifications, coordination, product selection, or project administration can lead to serious building failures and substantial financial losses.
Hiatt Law represents commercial property owners and other clients throughout Alabama in disputes involving architects, engineers, consultants, and other design professionals.
The firm handles claims involving design errors, incomplete or inconsistent plans, improper specifications, coordination failures, code compliance issues, and other deficiencies that contribute to construction problems or property damage.
Structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design issues
Inadequate site observation, contract administration, or review of work
Improper product or system selection and specification
Design-related delays, change orders, loss of use, and corrective costs
Design Professional Claims We Handle
Architectural errors and omissions
Engineering design failures
Incomplete, inconsistent, or uncoordinated plans and specifications
Failure to comply with applicable codes, standards, or contractual requirements
Building envelope, roofing, waterproofing, and façade design deficiencies
When Design and Construction Failures Overlap
Construction failures frequently involve disputes over whether a problem resulted from design, installation, materials, or a combination of the three.
Determining responsibility may require reviewing plans, specifications, calculations, project communications, product selections, construction documents, and the roles of multiple design and construction professionals.
Contractors may contend that they followed the plans. Design professionals may argue that the contractor failed to properly execute the design. Manufacturers may dispute whether a product was properly specified or installed.
Hiatt Law works with appropriate experts and other professionals to evaluate the technical evidence, understand how the failure occurred, and identify potentially responsible parties.
Dealing With a Design-Related Problem?
If architectural, engineering, or other design deficiencies may have contributed to a construction failure,
property damage, or significant financial loss, contact Hiatt Law to discuss the matter.