Barbara G Werther

Editor, “Federal Government Construction Contracts,” Third Edition, 2017

Co-author, “Todd Construction v. United States: Navigating Performance Evaluation Claims in the Court of Federal Claims,” The Construction Lawyer, Winter 2015

Co-author, “Navigating the Buy America Act in Federal Transit Authority Funded Contracts,” Under Construction, American Bar Association, March 2014

“How Non-U.S.-Owned Companies Can Compete for Federal Government Contracts,” ConstructionWebLinks.com, March 24, 2010

“$130 Billion for Construction in the Economic Stimulus Bill: Where It Will Be Spent,” ConstructionWebLinks.com, Feb. 23, 2009

Obtained a favorable arbitration award in a case involving deep excavations and slurry walls.

Obtained a favorable federal district court award in a case involving construction of an Air Force taxiway.

Won the largest jury verdict ever in a commercial case in Jackson County, Mississippi, for a subcontractor on a project that

involved the dismantling of a fertilizer-manufacturing facility.

Settled a nine-figure claim for alleged defective windows where the plaintiff had already prevailed in one trial and sought to

enforce that judgment in 38 other lawsuits.

Obtained a rare summary judgment on behalf of a plaintiff contractor in a default termination case against a subcontractor.

I litigate claims on behalf of owners, general contractors and subcontractors in federal and state courts and before arbitral tribunals. I also draft and negotiate construction and architect contracts for developers and construction contracts for contractors. Notwithstanding that my training and experience is as a litigator, my principal goal is to assist clients in finding a path to resolve issues, eliminate disputes and to find sensible solutions to complicated legal issues. I also am trained as a mediator and arbitrator, I am on the current AAA panel, and I perform those services when requested either through the AAA or ad hoc. I am admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia.