TRUAX LAW

CONSTRUCTION LAW -
TRUSTED ADVISOR
I’ve worked in construction since I was a teenager. I got through college and law school working as a laborer and foreman, started my legal career representing contractors and owners, and spent the last 16 years working with some of the best legal minds, construction experts, and visionaries in law.
I decided to start this firm to set a new standard by which lawyers in construction and elsewhere are held, from a true, client service perspective –solutions based, anchored in communication, care and value– and in building a team that others want to be a part of. My vision is to change the way business owners think about lawyers. This is a new type of law firm.
— Phil Truax
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CONSTRUCTION LAW
Providing counsel and representing contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, owners, and developers through all project phases and claim disputes, and to generally manage and limit risks
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Managing claims to avoid litigation but when necessary, handling construction matters, and business disputes in manufacturing and service industries in court, arbitration and mediation
STRATEGIC ADVICE
Providing strategic counsel to align business goals with legal issues and risk management, assisting with leadership and coaching management, and prioritizing organization, efficiency and communication.
PRACTICE AREAS
NEWS & ARTICLES
Buy-Sell Agreements in Construction – Even More Critical
Lawyers and other professionals talk all the time to Contractors about having good contracts or having their contracts reviewed, and rightfully so. But one contract in particular that every construction business owner needs, and gets overlooked even more, is...
Labor Productivity: Lost & Too Often Forgotten
At a given construction project, there are a number of entitlements for Contractors and Subcontractors – payment for work performed being an obvious one. Another less appreciated entitlement is labor productivity. Every Contractor and Subcontractor...
Lien Waivers: A Subcontractor’s Land Mine
Working in the construction industry comes with numerous risks – many that are outside a contractor’s control, but many (in fact, most) that are. One such risk is waiving rights to liens and claims in the middle of a construction project, through...
TRUAX LAW GROUP, LTD.

Phil Truax
Founder
Robert J. Lally
Attorney
Patrick J. Ertle
Attorney