Amy Wolfshohl

Practice Areas

Amy Wolfshohl chairs the firm’s Construction Section. She is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Construction Law and has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers for Construction Law. Chambers sources say that she ‘knows construction inside and out,’ and ‘is a go-to for any issue.’

Amy represents companies in analyzing risk and resolving problems in connection with highly complex construction transactions, with an emphasis on industrial construction, energy construction, commercial construction, renewable construction, and EPC contracts. She is also an experienced construction litigator. Her cases primarily concern complex energy and commercial facilities, pipelines, EPC contracts, and representation of parties in lien and defect actions.

Professional Memberships

Amy is a past chair of the Construction & Infrastructure Practice Group for TerraLex, an international network of more than 19,000 attorneys in 155 leading independent law firms in more than 100 countries, of which Porter Hedges is a member. In addition, Amy is a former exam drafter and a current committee member for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Construction Law. She is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and a member of the Houston Bar Association. She is also an arbitrator for Construction Arbitrations with the American Arbitration Association.

Career

Before practicing law, Amy was a project engineer for general contractors in Texas and California.

Publications

"An Overview of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contacts," The Houston Lawyer

May/June 2023

“Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contracts in Texas: Key Provisions, Issues and Pitfalls,” State Bar of Texas Construction Law Journal

Summer 2021

Client Alert: "Bill Pending Texas Governor’s Signature Expands Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees"

06.09.2021

"The Anatomy of a Change Order Clause in a Construction Contract," National Association of Surety Bond Producers

01.15.2021

Lonergan Lives On—Fifth Circuit Affirms Contract Risk Allocation, Citing 110+ Year Old Texas Case

11.17.2020

Business Litigation Alert: "Texas Supreme Court Confirms - No Partnership by Ambush"

02.04.2020

Alert: "Supreme Court of Texas Confirms Implied Warranties Are Not Just for Consumers"

02.06.2019

"One Breach, Two Breach, Old Breach, New Breach: An Analysis of Competing Contract Claims in Light of Bartush-Schnitzius Foods Co. v. Cimco Refrigeration, Inc."

03.02.2018

Construction Alert: "When Is It Cool Not to Pay? Fridge Dispute at Texas Supreme Court Addresses Prior Material Breach Doctrine"

05.09.2017

Construction Alert: "Texas Supreme Court Opinion Impacts General Contractor's Statutory Indemnity Rights Against Manufacturers of Construction Products"

06.28.2016

Construction Alert: "Personal Liability for Fraudulent Pay Applications"

11.16.2015

"Never Can Say Goodbye: Lonergan Reaffirmed by Texas Supreme Court 100 Years Later"

03.05.2015

Work Highlights

● Full defense victory based upon governmental immunity for Owner in connection with claim for $52 million in change orders

● Texas Supreme Court victory upholding summary judgment granted in defense of Owner versus Contractor submitting $26 million in change order claims.

● Fifth Circuit victory on behalf of Owner of processing facility

● Complete defense award in arbitration representing Contractor against Subcontractor seeking $12 million in clearing change orders on a pipeline.

● Over $40 million settlement negotiated in favor of Contractor on pipeline project.

● Advice and consulting on $10 billion LNG facility

● Revised and negotiated +$400 million EPC contract for a solar project on behalf of Contractor.

● Drafted EPC contract on behalf of the owner for the development of a $400 million biomass to renewable natural gas facility.

● Drafted EPC contract on behalf of the owner for the development of a $500 million LNG export facility and terminal.

Education

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