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David Hammargren, one of the founding partners of the construction law firm Hammargren and Meyer, P.A., was trained by and worked for one of the industry's largest surety companies underwriting, marketing and servicing all types of contract surety and fidelity bonds. David Hammargren represents commercial contractors, subcontractors, owners, sureties and design professionals in construction-related litigation and arbitration. His experience with a national surety company and as general counsel for a highway/heavy contractor contributes to his cost-effective representation of clients in a variety of construction law matters. His main areas of practice at Hammargren and Meyer, P.A., are construction and surety law, construction litigation, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.
Attorney Hammargren cofounded Construction Arbitration & Mediation Services Inc. and frequently arbitrates and mediates construction disputes throughout Minnesota. Selected as a Top 40 (ADR) provider, attorney Hammargren is active in several construction and surety associations including Construction Arbitration and Mediation Services Inc., Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, the Minnesota Surety Association, the Minnesota Utility Contractors Association and the Construction Management Association of America (Minnesota chapter), in which he was a board member in 2008.
Hammargren graduated with honors in 1985 and was admitted to the Minnesota Bar that same year. He is a frequent lecturer on construction law, surety and ADR issues in a number of venues in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and has been a named to the Super Lawyers list consecutively from 1998 through 2009.
About David Hammargren
Law School: William Mitchell College of Law
Admitted: 1985, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: www.hammarlaw.com/Attorneys.shtml?wldpid=2124604_1&p=yes
Honors and Awards:
- Named to Super Lawyers List, 1998 - 2009
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Construction Management Association of America, Mn. Chapter, 2008Board Member
- Minnesota Utility Contractors Association
- Minnesota Surety Association
- Associated General Contractors
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Construction Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Construction Law Section
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Surety Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section
- American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1985
- Minnesota, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1987
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Why Contractors Fail, North Dakota Associated General Contractors, 2001
- Termination & the Surety-You Did What To My Principal?, MSBA, 2003
- Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems-Legal Issues, Lorman Education Services, 2002
- Resolving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems, Lorman Education Services, 2003 - 2004
- Representing Homeowners With Water Intrusion and Mold Problems, MSBA, 2002
- Recent Developments in Standard Form Construction Contracts, Mn. CLE, 2008
- Potential Liability of Agents in the Bonding Process, MILE, 1990
- Payment Bonds, Minnesota Construction Issues - Lorman Education Services, 2002
- Liquidated Damages, MUCA, 2002 - 2005
- Getting Paid For Your Work, MUCA, 2002 - 2005
- Fundamentals of Construction Contracts, Lorman Education Services, 2007 - 2008
- Discovery In Arbitration Proceedings, MILE, 2001
- Difficulties With Contract Forms, DBE - Legal Aspects of Highway Contracting, 1989
- Construction Lien Law in Minnesota, Lorman Education Services, 2001 - 2007
- Construction Arbitration: Proper Preparation and Use of the Arbitrator's Notebook, MSBA - ADR Institute, 2000
- Bankruptcy and Mechanics' Liens - A Play in Two Acts, MILE, 1995
- Bad Faith Horror Stories, MILE, 1999
- Bad Faith Claims and the Performance Bond Surety, MILE, 1994
- Avoiding Claims of Bad Faith, MILE, 1998
- Arbitrating and Mediating Mechanics' Lien Foreclosure Actions, Lorman Education Services, 2001 - 2007
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Minnesota Construction Issues - Lorman Education Services, 2002
Educational Background:
- St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, June, 1978
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