QUAGLIANO & SEEGER - Key Persons
Education:
University of Maryland (B.S., M.B.A.); George Washington University, National Law Center (J.D., with Honors)
Certified Public Accountant
Chris has extensive experience counseling franchise clients in all aspects of litigation and contract disputes resulting from the distribution of products and services. These disputes commonly involve allegations of territorial encroachment, misrepresentation, fraud, civil conspiracy and anti-trust tying claims.
He maintains an active practice in various aspects of construction and surety bond law conducting claims litigation.
Chris has successfully represented sureties, contractors, owners, and manufacturers in their construction disputes in court proceedings and arbitrations.
Education:
South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1990) The University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1987)
Corie practices civil litigation and represents employees in workers' compensation matters. Corie joined Quagliano & Seeger in 2005 after relocating to the District of Columbia from Michigan, where she previously practiced family law.
Education:
Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2002)
Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1998)
Fred specializes in the litigation of private and public construction and surety disputes and is the head of the firm's surety practice.
He has tried cases before federal and state courts, boards of contract appeals and construction arbitration panels. He has also participated in numerous mediations throughout the country.
Fred has represented surety and construction clients on a wide variety of projects ranging from co-generation power facilities to underground infrastructure installations.
Fred Lyon is primary counsel in the national construction and energy law practice, The Lyon Firm, P.A. Currently based in Florida, he has practiced energy and construction law for 25 years, including 20 years in Washington D.C. A graduate of Duke University and the Virginia School of Law, he represents owners, utilities, contractors, and A/Es.
He has substantial experience with regulatory issues impacting the construction and power industry. He focuses on innovative project delivery systems and contractual approaches to equitable risk allocation and controlling dispute. He also attended the Negotiating Workshop at Harvard Law School and the Certified Civil Mediator Training course at Duke University Law School. He frequently lectures and writes about issues impacting the construction and energy industries.
Fred Lyon is primary counsel in the national construction and energy law practice, The Lyon Firm, P.A. Currently based in Florida, he has practiced energy and construction law for 25 years, including 20 years in Washington D.C. A graduate of Duke University and the Virginia School of Law, he represents owners, utilities, contractors, and A/Es.
He has substantial experience with regulatory issues impacting the construction and power industry. He focuses on innovative project delivery systems and contractual approaches to equitable risk allocation and controlling dispute. He also attended the Negotiating Workshop at Harvard Law School and the Certified Civil Mediator Training course at Duke University Law School. He frequently lectures and writes about issues impacting the construction and energy industries.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Lead Counsel
- Senior Litigation Partner
Jim Faughnan is a senior litigation partner who practices in the areas of commercial law, education law, and employment law.
He has represented a variety of clients ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to individual clients. Having served as a Certified Public Accountant prior to earning his law degree, Jim brings a sophisticated understanding of financial matters to his legal practice.
Jim has served as the lead counsel in several trials in federal and state courts and has successfully argued appeals and motions in federal and state courts. In addition to his legal practice, Jim was also an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University teaching a course entitled Accounting Information Systems. Jim is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars, and the federal courts in Maryland.
Julie Quagliano Westemeier is a founding partner of Quagliano & Seeger, P.C. Julie's primary practice is commercial litigation, business disputes, and creditor's rights.
Having commenced her legal career with a pre-eminent construction law firm, Julie has extensive experience in the traditional construction law arena of payment bonds, mechanics' liens and construction litigation. Over the years, as construction clients diversified, the non-construction related commercial work became Julie's forte.
Julie developed an expertise in secured transactions and the financing industry, handling commercial litigation involving all aspects of inventory financing and small business loans (repossessions, replevin, garnishments, levies and guarantor actions), and leading up to many years as outside counsel for a bi-coastal factoring company.
In this context, Julie has also handled business organizations, corporate disputes, bankruptcy, and employment law matters. This includes complex litigation in the areas of non-compete agreements, TROs, and injunctions proceedings.
Julie has clients that have retained her services since she began practicing law over 20 years ago. She has seen these clients through corporate organizations and re-organizations.
Julie takes a sincere interest in her clients and an honest and pragmatic approach to business disputes. Julie is dedicated to her clients and strives to reach their goals and exceed their expectations, in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
As far as Julie is concerned, there is no dispute too difficult to resolve with creative thinking and out-of-the-box approaches. If necessary, however, Julie is prepared to aggressively pursue litigation as an avenue to achieve client goals.
Julie is also actively involved in the financial and business aspects of the firm's operations. Julie's first legal position was with a newly formed firm that grew to three offices and 15 attorneys. Quagliano & Seeger, P.C., has steadily grown from its inception of 2, to 14 attorneys and counting, and two offices, celebrating its twelve year anniversary on January 1, 2009.
Education:
Georgetown Law (J.D. 1984)
University of Notre Dame (B.B.A. 1981)
Kristin's primary practice area is civil litigation, including commercial and construction litigation.
She joined Quagliano & Seeger as a summer associate in 2005 and as a full-time associate in 2006.
Education:
Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2006)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2003)
Scott's primary practice areas are government contracts, as well as construction and surety litigation. He joined Quagliano & Seeger as an associate in 2005.
Scott's government contracts background dates back to his internship with the Office of the Chief Attorney for the Department of the Army, as well as the Procurement Fraud Section of the Army Judge Advocate General's Office.
Seth joined Quagliano & Seeger as a law clerk in 1998. After graduating from law school, he accepted a position as an associate. In 2005 Seth became a partner. His primary practice areas are construction law, government contracts, and civil litigation.
Seth has extensive experience counseling a variety of clients, including owners, engineers, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and sureties in all aspects of litigation and contract disputes. As a litigator, he addresses the full spectrum of construction and government contract issues, including bid protest, claims preparation, delay, disruption, acceleration, design-build contracting, terminations, contract payment and performance problems, surety performance and payment bonds, debarment, mechanic's liens, and prime-subcontractor disputes. Seth has successfully litigated and arbitrated major construction claims before federal courts, state courts, boards of contract appeals, and AAA arbitration panels.
Education:
George Mason School of Law (J.D., 2000)
Susquehanna University (B.A., 1996)
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Litigation Partner
Stephen M. Seeger is a litigation partner specializing in construction, commercial, and government contracting.
He has successfully tried dozens of complex cases in the state and federal courts of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, as well as arbitral panels, administrative boards and boards of contract appeals. With that perspective, he counsels his commercial and construction industry clients on litigation avoidance and opportunity optimization.
Steve understands that every client and every case is unique - that there is no silver bullet that resolves all problems. He listens and then strives to achieve what the client wants, not what maximizes billable hours.
Steve serves his construction clients best when involved from project conception through final completion. He routinely assists in contract drafting and negotiation; review of plans and specifications; scope analysis and bid responsiveness; on-site performance and contemporaneous documentation; change order and claim development and analysis.
When the situation is suitable, but not as a knee-jerk reaction, he leads his clients through creative and alternative dispute resolution processes. And he appreciates when resort to the courts is the best strategic decision and most advantageous recourse.
Education:
George Washington University Law School (J.D. 1990)
Lehigh University (B.A. 1985)