Litigation Team
Robert L. O'Halloran
Robert L. O'Halloran - Partner
(503) 412-3507 Direct - Contact Bob
Bob has over 28 years of expertise in construction, surety and public contract law, successfully representing the interests of contractors, subcontractors, public owners, private owners and sureties. He joined McEwen Gisvold as a partner in 2004. Bob has served his clients in the construction and procurement area by negotiating design-build and other forms of construction contracts, handling bid protests on public projects, construction liens, payment and performance bond claims, and other matters involving all types of disputes in the construction setting, whether in state or federal litigation, mediation or arbitration.
Representative Matters
Represented plaintiff homeowner associations in construction defect claims resulting in $2.1 million jury verdict
Represented subcontractor on public works project in pursuit of pass-through claims of $5 million against public owner
Represented plaintiff subcontractor in dispute against defendant prime contractor on two separate condominium projects involving subcontractor's liens and claims in excess of $4 million and contractor's counterclaims in excess of $2 million
Represented plaintiff prime contractor against defendant private owner in dispute involving contractor's lien and claims in excess of $1.8 million and owner's counterclaims in excess of $700,000
Represented defendant public owner against plaintiff prime contractor in defending prime contractor's claims in excess of $2 million on wastewater treatment facility project
Represented private owner in negotiating contract documents with prime contractor for construction of $14 million parking structure
Represented prime contractor in negotiating contract documents with owner for construction of $8 million low-income apartment project
Represented surety in resolving performance bond claims by claimant school district based on prime contractor's defective work
Education
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, Juris Doctor (1982)
University of Oregon, Bachelor of Science (1979)
Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Courts
United States District Court, District of Oregon (1982)
United States Claims Court (1986)
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1990)
United States Tax Court (1992)
Professional Activities
Bob is actively involved in the construction industry, serving on the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar Construction Law Section, as a member of the American Bar Association sections on Fidelity and Security Law, Torts and Insurance Practice sections, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, the National Bond Claims Association, and the Oregon State Bar Construction Law Section.
A frequent author and speaker, Bob's publications and seminars include: