Edwin C. (Ted) Barnes Portrait

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Utah (1978)
United States District Court
for the District of Utah
10th Circuit Court of Appeals

 

Edwin C. (Ted) Barnes
Vice President, Shareholder and Director, and Management Committee Member

A skilled orator, Mr. Barnes has argued numerous cases before the Utah Court of Appeals, the Utah Supreme Court, and the 10th Circuit. He represents clients in various types of litigation, specializing in real property, construction, water, and employment law matters. He also serves as a mediator for construction disputes.

Mr. Barnes has been actively involved in resolving construction disputes since the mid-1980’s. He has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in claims involving differing site conditions, change order disputes, acceleration and delay claims, construction defects, and early termination of contracts. Often, these claims have involved significant critical path and other schedule impact analyses.

He has acted as lead counsel in construction trials and arbitration hearings lasting from one-half day to six weeks and has been retained on multiple occasions by the State of Utah to first investigate and report on complex construction disputes and then conduct evaluative mediation of those disputes. He has also successfully conducted private construction mediations and has taught seminars in the area of design-build construction. Lately, Mr. Barnes has been defending large-scale construction defect claims involving allegations of water intrusion in multi-unit condominium projects.

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of Utah College of Law (1978)
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Utah (1975)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court: District of Utah
  • U.S. Court of Appeals: Tenth Circuit

Government Service

  • Judicial Clerk, Judge Bruce S. Jenkins, U.S. District Court, District of Utah (1978–79)

Honors and Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law
  • Utah Business Magazine Legal Elite, Business Litigation
  • AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell