Leslie King O’Neal has over 40 years’ experience handling construction and complex commercial litigation matters in private practice, as in house counsel for an ENR top 25 commercial general contractor, and as an alternative dispute resolution professional.
As a litigator, Ms. O’Neal represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals and sureties in construction and commercial matters. She has substantial experience with managing and litigating disputes involving design and construction defects, mold and water intrusion, construction delays, and defaults, payment and performance bond claims and insurance claims. As in house counsel, she was involved in contract drafting and negotiation, well as managing claims and litigation involving builder’s risk, commercial general liability insurance, professional liability, environmental and other types of insurance, claims on subcontractor payment and performance bonds and subcontractor default insurance, indemnity claims, breaches of contract, product failures, design and construction defects as well as delays and acceleration. She was responsible for managing all types of disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation. While in private practice and as in house counsel, Ms. O’Neal was responsible for managing and resolving numerous complex, multi-party matters involving multi-million dollar claims.
Her approach to arbitration and mediation is the result of her experience in managing cases to achieve resolution efficiently and economically. As a mediator, she assists parties in assessing risk, valuing claims, and making informed decisions about choosing options for resolution through guided exchange of information and pre-mediation discussions. She applies her experience in managing complex, multi-party cases to manage arbitrations in a well-ordered, fair, and cost-effective manner, in keeping with the goal of making arbitration a more efficient, speedy and inexpensive path to justice.
