Mr Ron T. Blewett, Lawyer

Litigation Percentage:

• 50 % of Practice Devoted to Litigation
• 50 % of Practice Devoted to Alternative Dispute Resolution of Construction Disputes

Representative Cases:

• SR 270; Pullman to Idaho State Line:
  Preparation and prosecution of earthwork Subcontractor's pass-through claim against WSDOT for defective specifications and differing site conditions, resulting in mediated settlements totaling $927,000.
• J-Ditch Phase-2, McCall, Idaho: 
  Prosecuted Federal Jury Trial in salvage action on behalf of completing surety on lagoon construction, resulting in jury verdict for surety and defaulted contractor of over $4.95 million dollars.
• Mann Creek Curves, U.S. Highway 95, Washington County Idaho:
  Prosecuted prime contractor arbitration against ITD for extra work claims and for lost profits/dimished bonding capacity, resulting in AAA award of $2.933 million in favor of the contractor.
• Erosion Control Business:
  Represented aggrieved party in arbitration of a commercial dispute resulting in award and judgment of over $1,706,919.75.
• MP-103.5 to 3 Miles West of West Hammett Interchange-Mountain Home:
  Represented Subcontractor "A" in differing site conditions claim resulting in additive project change orders totaling $1,257,160.00.
• Represented Subcontractor "B" in arbitration of unrelated changes claim resulting in arbitration award of $283,459.63.
• Glenwood Road Project-Idaho County:
  Represented Contractor in arbitration of differing site conditions claim resulting in arbitration award totaling $267,653.15.
• Clearlake Grade-Buhl:
  Represented Contractor in mediation of changes claim resulting in change order of $222,969.60.
• Federal Highway Administration-John Day River Road, Oregon:
  Represented Contractor in changes claim resulting in change orders totaling $547,000.00.
• Federal Highway Administration-St. Joe River Road, Idaho:
  Co-Counsel representing contractor in the first mediation in which this division of the FHWA ever participated, resulting in additive change order of $617,500.00.
• U.S. Forest Service-Hat Point 2 Road Reconstruction, Oregon:
  Represented Contractor and Subcontractor in preparation and negotiation of defective specifications claim resulting in additive change orders totaling $500,000.00.
• Oregon Department of Transportation-Prairie City Road Project:
  Represented Contractor in changes claim resulting in change order of $600,000.00.
• Federal Highway Administration-Crow Creek Road, Oregon:
  Co-Counsel representing Contractor in changes and differing site conditions claims, resulting in additive change order of $877,000.00.
• Whitman County, Washington-Pullman-Albion Road:
  Represented Contractor in arbitration of changes claims resulting in award of $103,294.00.
• Army Corps of Engineers-Freeman Creek Campground:
  Co-Counsel representing subcontractor in claim against contractor, resulting in Jury Verdict of $767,352.00 for subcontractor.
• Jack Mountain Timber Sale Roads:
  Represented prime contractor in jury trial for damages against environmental protestors resulting jury verdict $1,149,996.00.
• Pierce to Grangemont Project Highway Construction:
  Represented Prime Contractor in District Court suit against State of Idaho resulting in claim and settlement payments of $454,375.00.
• Orofino NCL to Ashahka Road Project:
  Represented prime contractor in claims prosecution and subsequent arbitration of prime contractor claim for changes and differing site conditions resulting in claim decision and award of $403,342.29.
• Beacon Light Road to MP 50.2, Ada County, Idaho:
  Represented prime contractor in claims prosecution and subsequent arbitration of prime contractor changes and acceleration claims resulting in claim decision and award of $234,827.00.
• Snake River Avenue Slide, Phase II:
  Represented highway contractor in claims prosecution and subsequent arbitration of prime contractor changes and acceleration claims resulting in settlement of $250,000.00.
• Bryden Canyon Road:
  Preparation and arbitration of construction contract claim on behalf of the prime contractor resulting in recovery and settlement totaling $379,223.00.