Subcontractor Administration: Keep Your Friends Close, But Keep Your Subcontractors Closer

A.J. Manion is an attorney, a former construction project manager, and a licensed commercial contractor.  A.J. is co-founder of Manion Stigger LLP, a law practice devoted to representing and advising construction professionals.  A.J.’s two decades’ experience includes prosecuting and defending multi-million dollar claims in a variety of construction contexts, drafting and negotiating hundreds of construction-related transactions and working closely with clients to manage operational risk.  A.J. brings to each task the combined lessons of an engineering education, MBA education, project management background, experiences as a trial attorney (jury trials, court trials, arbitrations and extensive appellate practice) and work as Law Clerk in the United States District Court.  A.J. represents General Contractors, Construction Managers, Design-Builders and Subcontractors throughout the United States.

Bruce Stigger is co-founder of Manion Stigger LLP, a practice focused on representing construction contractors in all aspects of the construction process - from bid disputes and contract negotiations, to project close-out, liens and litigation. His practice ranges from filing mechanic's liens to representing clients before the Kentucky Supreme Court. Bruce frequently participates in the arbitration process - either as an advocate or as an arbitrator - on the AAA National Panel of Construction Industry Arbitrators.  With more than 25 years of experience, Bruce is past Director for the Associated Builders & Contractors of Kentucky, has lectured extensively on construction-related topics, and has authored the Kentucky chapter in the treatise State Public Construction Law Source Book.