Duane Morris LLP

Jeffrey L. Hamera provides legal services focused on the construction industry. He is a co-chair for the Chicago Bar Association’s Construction Law and Mechanics Lien Subcommittee and a past member of the CBA Nominating Committee. Mr. Hamera's clients include project owners, general contractors, design/builders, construction managers, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers and sureties. He negotiates and drafts the full range of contracts for construction projects, including design agreements, construction contracts, construction management agreements, EPC contracts and design/build agreements. He also represents clients in preparation of claims and dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation, of claims for breach of contract, delay, disruption, loss of productivity, change orders, mechanics liens, errors and omissions, construction defects and insurance claims under professional liability, general liability and builder’s risk policies.

Duane Morris LLP - Partner, 2008-present - Associate, 2006-2007 Jenkens & Gilchrist - Counsel 2005-2006 - Associate, 2001-2005 Baker & McKenzie - Associate, 1996-2001 Stein, Ray & Conway - Associate, 1995-1996

Engineers Without Borders – Chicagoland Professional Chapter

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1994 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.S., Civil Engineering, 1987