Andrew T. Burns

Andy is the Chair of the firm’s construction practice group and a former managing partner of the firm. His practice focuses on providing advice and counsel to contractors, developers, architects, and engineers, litigating construction defect disputes, and construction related professional negligence claims. He also has significant experience in defending personal injury, products liability, environmental, and premises liability litigation. Awards and Honors Honors The Best Lawyers in America, Construction Litigation; Construction Law, 2018 - 2024 Oregon Super Lawyers, Construction Litigation, 2019

• Special Counsel

• Construction Disputes: A Comprehensive Guide on How to Avoid Settlement Table Risks LIVE Webcast, The Knowledge Group, Speaker, 2020
• The Shifting Sands of Design Liability - Can You Manage to Escape It, or Will You Struggle and Be Swallowed by the Desert, ALFA International Construction Law Client Seminar, Banff, Canada, Speaker & Panel Moderator, 2018
• Did You Say Three Million Documents? Best Practices for Managing Truckloads of Information, ALFA International Construction Law Client Seminar, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Speaker, 2016
• Construction Claim: From Soup to Nuts, CPCU I day seminar, Speaker, 2017
• ConsensusDocs 200 Workshop: Agreement and General Conditions Between Owner and Constructor, Construction Law Seminar by HalfMoon Education, Speaker, 2018
• Public Procurement Delivery Systems, Construction Law Seminar by HalfMoon Education, Speaker, 2014
• Products Liability: Controlling Increasing Risk in the New Economy, ALFA International Construction Law Client Seminar, Asheville, NC, Speaker, 2024
• Construction Contracting in Traditional and Alternative Project Delivery Systems, Construction Law Seminar by MalfMoon Education, Speaker, 2013 - Present
• Pacific Northwest Coverage and Trends, MC Consultants – Western Region, Construction Defect and Insurance Coverage Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, Speaker and Panel Moderator, 2012 - Present
• What Contractors Should Know About Insurance, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP CLE Seminar for Construction Contractors, Speaker, 2012 - Present
• Limitation of Liability Claims and Risk Transfer Provisions, ALFA International Client Seminar, Chicago, IL, USA, Speaker and Panel Moderator, 2008 - Present
• Managing Construction Projects in Oregon, Lorman Education Services, Speaker, 2007 - Present
• Pressing Issues in Oregon Construction Law, Unitrin Construction Group, Presenter, 2006 - Present
• Oregon Construction Law – The Sky Is Not Falling, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP Construction Seminar, Speaker, 2005 - Present
• Oregon Construction Law – The Sky Is Not Falling, Beecher Carlson and Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP Construction Seminar, Speaker, 2004 - Present
• Oregon Construction Law – The Sky Is Not Falling, Unitrin Insurance, Speaker, 2004 - Present
• Oregon Construction Law, One Beacon, Speaker, 2004 - Present

• Owen Panner Inn of Court, Volunteers as a Member
• Multnomah County Local Professional Responsibility Committee
• State Lawyer Assistance Committee
• ALFA International Construction Practice Group Steering Committee

• Oregon, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1988
• Washington, 2011

• American Institute of Architects (Member)
• American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon (Member)
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Member)
• Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Multnomah Bar Association (Member)
• Portland Homebuilders Association (Member)