Lucas F. Webster
Associate, Huddles Jones Sorteberg & Dachille pc

Mr. Webster joined the Firm in 2005 as an associate. His practice focuses on Construction litigation for both private and public projects in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia. He is licensed to practice before the state and Federal courts of all three jurisdictions and does so routinely, in addition to maintaining a significant practice with the alternative dispute resolution methods of mediation and arbitration.

Mr. Webster has significant experience in a variety of construction matters, ranging from contract negotiation through and including dispute resolution. He represents a variety of entities at all levels of the commercial construction industry, ranging from equipment suppliers and vendors, specialty trade subcontractors, heavy construction subcontractors, general contractors and owners. Mr. Webster has supported clients on private, local government/municipality, state government, and Federal government construction projects.

Mr. Webster has successfully prosecuted and defended mechanic’s lien actions, payment and performance bond claims, breach of contract actions, breach of warranty claims, delay and inefficiency claims, contract terminations and other matters. He has successfully recovered millions of dollars for clients, and believes that every case can be economically handled, regardless of the amount in controversy.

Prior to joining Huddles, Jones, Sorteberg and Dachille, Mr. Webster was an associate attorney at a suburban Maryland litigation firm where he represented clients in commercial contract and construction disputes. He also has several years of experience with insurance related matters, including both third-party liability and first-party coverage litigation.

	Reported Cases:
	Information Systems and Network Corp v. Federal Ins. Co., 145 Md. App. 457, 805 A.2d 1411 (Maryland Court of Special Appeals 2002) Perdue Farms, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 197 F.Supp.2d 370 (U.S. District Court for Maryland 2002)

	Professional Associations and Memberships:
	American Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association District of Columbia Bar Association

	Past Employment Positions:
	Gavett and Datt, P.C., Associate Attorney, 2002 - 2005 Saunders & Schmieler, P.C., Associate Attorney, 1999 - 2002

webster@constructionlaw.com

	Areas of Practice:
Construction Law Government Contract Law Dispute Resolution

	Bar Admissions:
Maryland, 1999 U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1999 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2000 District of Columbia, 2000 U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 2001 Virginia, 2003 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 2004

	Education:
University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, MD J.D., Cum Laude, December 1998 Honors: Top 15% of Graduating Class Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA B.A., Political Science & Latin American Studies, May 1992

	Birth Information:
September 26, 1970, Boston, Massachusetts