Stephanie L. Jonaitis

Stephanie concentrates her practice in commercial litigation and has extensive experience in construction litigation.

Stephanie’s construction practice also includes drafting, reviewing and negotiating various contracts for construction-related services, including design professional services agreements, construction management agreements, construction services agreements, material procurement agreements and site improvement agreements in connection with energy supply agreements.

Her construction litigation experience includes prosecuting claims on behalf of contractors for unpaid construction contract balances and change order work, defending against construction defect claims, defending contractors and owners in construction lien claim matters, and prosecution and defense of pre-bid and post-bid protests for public construction projects.

In her general commercial litigation practice, Stephanie has resolved dealer termination and Petroleum Marketing Practices Act disputes, represented commercial property owners in real property tax appeal matters, and has handled extensive discovery work for various federal and state court actions, including class actions.

Commercial Litigation

• Representing a large petroleum marketing company in dealer termination and Petroleum Marketing Practices Act disputes.
• Obtaining an injunction against enforcement of an unlawful ordinance.
• Representing commercial property owners in real property tax appeal matters.
• Obtaining a temporary restraining order and negotiating a subsequent settlement preventing a national manufacturer from terminating a client’s franchise.
• Engaging in extensive discovery for various federal and state court actions including a class action arsenic contamination litigation.
• Representing clients in pursuing enforcement of binding arbitration agreements.

Construction

• Prosecuting claims on behalf of contractors for unpaid construction contract balances and change order work against private and public entities, including bi-state agencies.
• Assisting in the defense of construction defect claims involving both personal injury and commercial claims.
• Defending contractors and owners in construction lien claim matters.
• Defending and prosecuting construction delay claims and constructive change claims for contractors and owners in court and arbitration.
• Representing developers and homeowner associations in association transition litigation.
• Handling extensive paper and electronic discovery in complex construction matters involving multiple parties, including private and public entities.
• Representing clients in the prosecution and defense of pre-bid and post-bid protests for publicly bid construction projects.