Catherine A. Bednar is a partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Boston office. She is a litigation attorney with extensive experience in both state and federal courts. Ms. Bednar has an active professional liability practice representing architects, engineers, OPMs, accountants, attorneys and other professionals in the defense of malpractice claims. She has defended design professionals against negligence claims arising from property damage; personal injury; alleged building code, zoning or other regulatory violations; and project cost overruns. She also represents clients in lawsuits involving contract disputes, state and federal environmental claims, premises liability actions and construction litigation.

Ben N. Dunlap is a partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s, Boston office. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation. Mr. Dunlap represents design and construction firms, lawyers, accountants, insurance companies, and other businesses in a wide variety of matters, including professional liability claims, commercial disputes, and insurance coverage matters. Mr. Dunlap has represented design and construction professionals in the defense of negligence and malpractice claims arising from property damage, personal injury, and alleged regulatory violations. He also advises clients on contract negotiations, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Mr. Fine represents and counsels clients in the construction industry, including owners and developers, general contractors and construction managers, specialty trade contractors, suppliers and manufacturers. He represents clients in adverse proceedings such as litigation and arbitration, and he consults regarding risk management, contract preparation and negotiation, and general business advice. Mr. Fine is the chair of his firm’s Construction Law Group and the past president of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Central Massachusetts. He holds several leadership positions in local, regional, and national construction trade and bar organizations. Mr. Fine was named a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” by Boston Magazine every year since 2017.

Thomas K. McCraw is a partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s, Boston office. He represents clients in federal and state courts, in both jury and nonjury cases; before arbitration panels; and in mediations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Mr. McCraw has extensive experience in the evaluation, analysis, and implementation of defenses to claims made against architects, engineers, and surveyors concerning construction projects that range from property boundary line determinations to large public and private construction projects.

Mr. Sherman is a member of Prince Lobel’s Construction and Business Transactions practice groups. He is an experienced construction attorney with significant construction transactional, consulting, and litigation experience. In this capacity, Mr. Sherman assists construction project owners, developers, general contractors, construction management firms, subcontractors, and material suppliers with realtime project consulting, drafting and negotiating all manner of construction agreements and forms, and with prosecuting and defending construction disputes. Mr. Sherman advises clients during the construction delivery process, assisting with the drafting and review of all forms of design, construction, and consultant agreements. He has experience preparing, negotiating, and amending the standard suite of industry form agreements (e.g., AIA, DBIA, and ConsensusDocs) and preparing other forms of agreement like EPC agreements, construction management agreements, surety forms, guaranteed maximum price contracts, purchase orders, master service agreements, and other ancillary documents used for, by, and with construction project owners and developers, construction management firms, subcontractors, design professionals, and material suppliers.

David A. Slocum is a partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s, Boston office. He represents individual and institutional clients in a variety of civil litigation matters including primarily professional liability, commercial construction, insurance coverage, partnership disputes, and various contract, tort, fiduciary duty, and misrepresentation-based claims. Mr. Slocum has an active professional liability practice representing engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, real estate agents and other professionals in the defense of claims for alleged professional negligence, breach of contract, and extra-contractual liability.

Christopher K. Sweeney, a partner at Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP, joined the firm’s litigation department in 2012. Licensed to practice in MA, RI, and NH, Chris represents engineers, architects, owners, general contractors, and subcontractors in construction defect, delay, and personal injury cases. He also advises owners and property managers in commercial real estate disputes and defends professionals accused of malpractice. He was selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers from 2015-2022 and was designated as a Top Lawyer by Boston Magazine in 2021. During law school, Mr. Sweeney was an editor of the Suffolk University Law Review and won the Justice Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition. He currently serves as co-chair of the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association’s Construction Law Committee and as Chair of the Professional Liability Defense Federation’s Architects and Design Professionals Committee. Mr. Sweeney also is an active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.