Jennifer Beyerlein

Practice Areas

Jennifer McMillan Beyerlein is co-Leader of Ballard Spahr’s Real Estate and Construction Litigation Group. She focuses on construction litigation and drafting and negotiating complex construction contracts.

Jennifer has a diverse background that includes representing architecture and engineering firms in malpractice claims, private owners and developers, and municipalities and public owners on various public works projects.

Contract Negotiations:

- Mixed use

- Residential

- Condominium

- Long Term Care/Senior Living Facilities

- Public procurement

- Hospitality

- Tribal

- International

- Design-Bid-Build; Design-Build; GC/CM

Claims/Litigation:

- Professional negligence/malpractice

- High-value construction disputes

- Tunneling

- Force majeure

- Differing site conditions

- Defective specifications

- Residential

- Increased construction costs

- Government procurement

- FHA/ADA

- Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution

Jennifer has drafted and negotiated construction contracts for some of the largest private and public projects in the Pacific Northwest region and across the United States. She is a trusted advisor when disputes arise on a construction project, working closely with her clients to resolve claims before litigation. She has also been involved in defending owners, public entities, tribes, and design professionals in litigation and arbitration of construction disputes. Jennifer also serves on the American Arbitration Association's Roster of Construction Arbitrators.

Career

Admissions

Washington

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

U.D. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Tulalip Tribe

Professional Memberships

Professional Activities

Washington State Bar Association, Construction Law Section, Council Member; Chair-Elect

Gregoire Fellows Diversity Program, Governance Committee