When three of the nation's top five sureties find themselves with incomplete projects on their hands, they turn to WTHF for counsel. Representing companies such as Travelers, Liberty Mutual, and Zurich, among many other sureties of varying size and reach, WTHF has built a solid reputation for delivering unparalleled expertise, litigation experience, cost-effectiveness and results.
"[For sureties] it is undoubtedly the go-to firm."
–2008 Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers
How We Help
WTHF counsels clients on the full range of public and private project issues sureties confront:
- Default terminations
- Affirmative construction claims
- Surety "abuse of discretion" cases
- Federal, state and local government contract disputes
- Surety bad faith claims
- All forms of contract bond defaults
- Bankruptcy planning and litigation
"Often in surety law, the tendency is to sit back and wait for things to happen. Not here. Our attorneys have built their reputations on being aggressive and getting results. We do what needs to be done to ensure projects are completed and our clients are paid."
–Rob Niesley, Senior Partner
Known by our reputation. WTHF is known for leading the charge on behalf of clients and getting results. Consequently, we're able to get the opposition to the table faster to negotiate agreements-saving clients time and money.
Expertise at our fingertips. All WTHF's surety partners have first chair, heavy trial experience-which means answers are usually only a phone call away. We save time by being prepared and anticipating what's ahead.
Coast to coast. Finding an experienced claims litigator is far more important to achieving the client's goals than finding a lawyer with limited experience who happens to practice near the project site. That's why WTHF attorneys have represented clients all across the country. Clients frequently seek out WTHF partners to travel to venues throughout the United States and bring their expertise to local courtrooms with the assistance of local counsel. And because most cases against the federal government are litigated in the Washington, DC area, WTHF's experience litigating federal government claims for sureties is second to none.
