Construction Defect: Certificate of Merit and Expert Affidavit Coordination
The certificate of merit or affidavit of expert review that a Construction Defect case requires at or near filing.
Missing it is grounds for dismissal, sometimes with prejudice, and the qualification requirements for the reviewing expert are specific. Prepared by an MC Law attorney and reviewed before delivery.
Frequently asked questions
The fee covers the finished document, filing-ready or send-ready as applicable, the supporting exhibits or attachments described in the scope, and a short cover memorandum explaining the choices made. It is fixed at this scope: one certificate. 2 rounds of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference — we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.
1 to 2 weeks from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 2 rounds of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
$3,900 is $325/hour × 12 hours — the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary construction defect matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $3,900 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.
Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.
A short description of the dispute and where it currently stands, the key documents, contracts, and correspondence, the parties involved and any deadlines already running, and the case caption and court, if a matter has been filed. Send what you have — if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.
Clients also order
Other Construction Defect work MC Law prepares on a flat fee.
Construction Defect: Initial Case Assessment and Written Evaluation
A written evaluation of a Construction Defect matter before you commit to filing or defending.
Construction Defect: Answer
An answer to a Construction Defect complaint, with every paragraph admitted, denied, or answered for lack of knowledge on purpose rather than by reflex.
Construction Defect: Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release
A settlement agreement resolving a Construction Defect dispute, with the payment terms, a release scoped precisely to the claims being resolved, and the confidentiality, non-disparagement, and no-admission provisions.
Construction Defect: Cease and Desist Letter
A cease and desist letter that identifies the conduct at issue in a Construction Defect matter, explains why it is unlawful, and demands that it stop by a date certain.