David Suchar Elected Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers

Maslon is pleased to announce that David Suchar, partner, firm vice-chair, and chair of the Construction & Real Estate Litigation Group, has been elected Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL). The prestigious, invitation-only organization is made up of construction law practitioners, professors, and judges.

ACCL fellowship is extended to those who are found to have mastered the practice or the teaching of construction law and dispute resolution in the complex technical and legal fields pertaining to the built environment, whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, scholarship, professionalism, and collegiality, and who have demonstrated a commitment to “give back” to the construction industry. Fewer than 240 other attorneys from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, and France are Fellows in the organization.

Membership in the college is by invitation only upon nomination and election. Prospective members must be proposed for membership by a Fellow in good standing, seconded by at least two other Fellows who have personal knowledge of the nominee, and nominated by the Membership Committee. Their election by the Board of Governors is then ratified by the entire membership. To be eligible for election into the college, a lawyer must be admitted to practice law before the highest court of his or her respective state, territory, or country and have been actively and continuously engaged in the full time practice or teaching of law for a combined total of at least 15 years.

A trial attorney and former federal prosecutor, David has built a broad construction law practice. He negotiates and litigates significant construction negligence, lien, and payment disputes throughout the Midwest and has one of the top insurance coverage for construction practices in the country.

For example, in 2020, David settled claims brought against a large international structural engineering firm related to the $1.1 billion U.S. Bank Stadium Project—the largest construction project in Minnesota history. His niche national practice representing commercial policyholders in insurance coverage disputes has included many of the largest construction projects and claims across the United States. Recent matters include the LaGuardia Airport Central Terminal Reconstruction Project (NYC); Apple Campus (Cupertino, CA); Las Vegas Raiders (Allegiant) Stadium; SeaTac Airport; Long Beach International Gateway (Gerald Desmond) Bridge; Second Avenue Subway (NYC); claims on Millennium Tower, Transbay Transit Center, and Salesforce Tower (San Francisco); and the Florida International University bridge collapse (Miami).

David is one of only seven lawyers to receive the highest possible Band 1 ranking from Chambers USA in its 2024 guide for Construction in Minnesota. Who's Who Legal named him a Global Leader in Construction and described him as "an impressive trial lawyer whose practice spans the spectrum of construction matters from insurance to payment claims." Suchar has served in various leadership roles with the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, and in 2023, he was chair of The Trial Network, a national network of 24 leading trial law firms.