Nashville Construction Litigation Attorney

Middle Tennessee's construction industry drives billions of dollars in residential and commercial development each year, from downtown Nashville high-rises to new subdivisions across Williamson and Rutherford counties. With that volume of work come disputes — between property owners and general contractors, general contractors and subcontractors, subcontractors and suppliers, and everyone in between. When a project goes wrong, the financial exposure can be substantial, and the contractual relationships involved are often layered and complex.

Malloy Law handles construction litigation in Tennessee state and federal courts, representing owners, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in disputes at every stage of a project. The firm serves clients throughout Middle Tennessee, including Nashville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Brentwood, Hendersonville, and Mt. Juliet.

What This Practice Covers

The firm handles a wide range of construction-related claims, including construction defect claims involving faulty workmanship, design errors, and building code violations; mechanic's and materialman's lien disputes, including lien enforcement and defense; delay and disruption claims arising from project scheduling failures and unforeseen conditions; payment disputes between owners, contractors, and subcontractors, including bond claims on public and private projects; contract enforcement for construction agreements, including breach of contract and warranty claims; scope-of-work disputes involving change orders and extras; insurance coverage disputes for construction losses, including builder's risk and CGL claims; and residential and commercial construction claims at every project scale.

The Approach

Construction disputes turn on documents. Malloy Law begins every case with a detailed review of the construction contract, change orders, payment applications, daily logs, inspection reports, and correspondence between the parties. Understanding the paper trail early is critical to identifying the strongest claims or defenses and avoiding costly surprises during discovery.

Many construction cases require expert testimony — engineers, architects, cost estimators, or scheduling consultants — to establish what went wrong and quantify damages. The firm works with qualified experts when the facts demand it and builds cases that hold up under cross-examination. When a dispute can be resolved efficiently through mediation or direct negotiation, Malloy Law pursues that path. When it cannot, the firm is prepared to litigate aggressively through trial.

Malloy Law represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in construction disputes in Davidson County and throughout Middle Tennessee, including cases in the Chancery and Circuit Courts and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Related Practice Areas: Property & Construction Disputes · Contract Disputes · Insurance Coverage Disputes