Firm Overview

As the premier construction law firm in Utah, the lawyers at Babcock Scott & Babcock know the importance of handling construction industry disputes promptly and professionally. From our office in Salt Lake City, Utah, we represent owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, design professionals, sureties, and insurance companies throughout the state and the Intermountain West. If you have questions about a construction matter, contact us for an appointment.

The law firm of Babcock Scott & Babcock focuses exclusively on construction law. We are an AV®-rated* firm under Martindale-Hubbell's peer-review rating system and our lawyers are listed in A.M. Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. Our attorneys practice in the areas of contract negotiation, mechanics' liens and bond claims, construction defect and scheduling claims, design professional liability, surety defense and indemnification, insurance claims and defense, government contracts and claims, real estate transactions, and mediation and arbitration.

Our attorneys have extensive experience working in construction as architects, engineers, and construction managers. We also work actively with industry groups, including the Associated General Contractors, Associated Builders and Contractors, American Institute of Architects, Utah Engineers Council, National Society of Professional Engineers, Surety Association of America, American Arbitration Association, Construction Specifications Institute, Intermountain Utility Contractors Association, Construction Financial Management Association, American Concrete Institute, American Society of Professional Estimators, American Concrete Pavement Association, Utah Steel Fabricators Association, Utah Construction Suppliers Association, and many others. The attorneys of our law firm serve as Board Members on these and other professional associations and present lectures and seminars to these organizations and others on a variety of construction law issues.

The attorneys of Babcock Scott & Babcock are active in serving in leadership positions in numerous local and national sections and committees of the American Bar Association and the Utah Bar Association. Our attorneys serve in the Construction Law, Litigation, Real Property and Dispute Resolution Sections of the Utah Bar Association, and the Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the Torts and Insurance Practice Section, Litigation Section, and Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association.

Contact us at Babcock Scott & Babcock for assistance with a construction-related legal dispute. We represent clients throughout Utah and the Intermountain West.

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies.

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.