Matthew James Ninneman
Hall & Evans, LLC • Denver, CO
Construction & DevelopmentGeneral Practice
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Contact
Email
ninnemanm@hallevans.com
Phone
(720) 730-3140
Address
Denver, CO, US
Professional
About
I am a Member at Hall & Evans, LLC, a regional law firm based in Denver, Colorado, and am a member of its Design & Construction practice group representing construction and design professionals on residential, commercial and governmental projects. I also represent business entities on complex business and commercial transactions, including commercial litigation, business organization and intellectual property issues. As Special Counsel I represent and counsel my clients through early project risk assessment, licensure, project management, contract drafting and negotiation, lien prosecution, pre-litigation claim resolution and mediation. I have significant experience and success as a litigator in state and federal courts, binding arbitration, and appeals on complex litigation matters ranging in damages from $1M to over $135M. I am licensed in Colorado state and federal courts, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Federal Claims. In addition to my direct client counseling, pre-claim and litigation experience, I am a frequent author and lecturer on issues concerning construction claims, contract drafting, liability mitigation, and current issues that arise in the construction industry. I am a faculty member for Lorman Education Services and the Colorado Bar Associations CLE in Colorado. I am the Co-Author of Hard Hat Case Notes, a quarterly article in the Construction Lawyer, the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry’s (ABA Forum) national publication, as well as a Contributing Editor. I am also also Co-Author of the ABA Forum’s Fundamentals of Construction Law, Construction Subcontract, and State and Local Project desk books. I am also an ABA Forum Steering Committee Member Division 3 - Design, and a Committee Member of Division 2 - Contract Documents. I am also a member of Associated General Contractors - Colorado, and a member of its Legislative Committee.
Credentials
Education
2002 William Mitchell College of Law Juris Doctorate 1999 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities BA - Bachelor of Arts
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2002 Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP).
Publications
2016 American Bar Association Construction Law: State and Local Projects 2015 American Bar Association 50-State Survey of Firm Licensure Requirements for Architectural and Engineering Firms 2014 ABA FORUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, Chapter 21 – Subconsulting Design Contracts and Design Issues (American Bar Association 2014) Construction Subcontracting – A Comprehensive Practical and Legal Guide 2013 ABA FORUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, Chapter 2 – Design (American Bar Association 2013) Fundamentals of Construction Law, 2nd Ed. 2013 The Construction Lawyer “Hard Hat Case Notes”
Associations
2013 - Present American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry Division 3 Liason to SPEC 2012 - Present Colorado Bar Association Committee Member of Construction Section 2011 - Present American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry Division 3 Steering Committee Member 2009 - Present Community Action Network Committee Member 2007 - Present American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry Division 2 - Contract Documents Member
Speaking
2014 Fundamentals of Construction Contracts – Understanding the Issues in Colorado, “Warranties and Guarantees in Construction,” Fundamentals of Construction Contracts – Understanding the Issues in Colorado, “Warranties and Guarantees in Construction,” 2013 Fundamentals of Construction Contracts – Understanding the Issues in Colorado, “Warranties and Guarantees in Construction,” Fundamentals of Construction Contracts – Understanding the Issues in Colorado, “Warranties and Guarantees in Construction” 2013 Division 2 and 3 Joint Breakfast Meeting, Fall Forum 2013, Washington, D.C. Assignment of Contracts to Lenders 2012 KNOTT LABORATORY, 2012 Claims Seminar On the Defense – “Mitigating Exposure in Construction Defect Litigation” 2012 Division 3 Breakfast Meeting at Fall Meeting 2012, Boston, MA Boston’s Big Dig, Designing for Success
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Updated: May 28, 2026