Christopher B. McMahon is a shareholder and member of the Board of Directors, and a trial attorney with 22 years of experience handling construction claims, utility and energy litigation matters, trucking and transportation claims, personal injury and professional malpractice cases, ski industry proceedings, and insurance agent error and omission disputes. He has resolved claims in excess of 50 million in courts and arbitration/mediation forums across the country involving design, construction and personal injury matters.
Christopher’s practice involves all facets of litigation and transactional matters. He represents professionals in construction liability matters, including architects, engineers, owners, contractors and land surveyors. He negotiates and prepares front-end contracts and handles claims for defective workmanship, professional malpractice, breach of contract, lien foreclosure, schedule/delay, product liability, personal injury and trucking and automobile and PIP liability. He litigates matters involving the full spectrum of infrastructure, including structural, civil, electrical and mechanical design and construction issues involving major public and commercial structures, casinos, hospitals, airports, power plants, bridges, religious institutions, residential homes, stadiums and condominiums.
Among Christopher’s clients are Fortune 500 companies, numerous professional liability and commercial general liability insurers, nationally recognized design professionals, contractors, owners and developers, suppliers, utility companies, transportation companies and private individuals.
Christopher is a member of Michigan Trucking Association and the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM). He speaks frequently at legal and industry seminars and conferences. A prolific author, he has written numerous articles for legal, trade and industry publications.
Frequently recognized for legal excellence, Christopher has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) from 2012 through 2017 in the fields of Construction Law, Litigation and Construction and Personal Injury Litigation, Defendants.
He also has been repeatedly awarded the ranking of Michigan “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters for each of the past 10 years, from 2007 through 2017. He has also earned an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given to attorneys, recognizing that Christopher has achieved preeminent status demonstrating the highest levels of skill and integrity.
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•Changing the Statute of Limitations
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NBI, 2003
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