Samuel B. Cavnar

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Sam Cavnar focuses his practice in the area of construction law.  Sam advises clients through design and construction contract negotiation, procurement and bidding requirements, and disputes involving performance and payment.  Sam is actively involved in the prosecution and defense of contract, bond, lien, and warranty claims involving defaults, delays, extras, liquidated damages, and design and construction defects.

Sam is also actively involved in the firm’s commercial transaction and real estate development practice groups, where he counsels and represents clients in all aspects of public procurement requirements, bid package preparation, real estate and land use, tort immunity and risk management.

Awards

• Named Illinois “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine (2012)

Recent Publications

• "Point of View: Selecting Contractors and Bidders," UPDATE Magazine (IASBO, 2011)

Recent Presentations

• Legal Aspects of Construction, 2011 IASBO Annual Convention (May 2011)
• The Incorrigible Contractor, Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials' Midwest Facility Masters Conference, Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel & Convention Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (October 2008)
• Construction Delivery Systems, Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials' Midwest Facility Masters Conference, Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel & Convention Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (October 2008)