Entrepreneurial Owners
Owners and operators of income-producing properties and real estate businesses with serious asset-level disputes.
Property claims. Construction disputes. Recovery strategy.
When the Problem Gets Expensive, the Strategy Matters.
We help entrepreneurial owners, developers, fiduciaries, and advisors recover money in serious property insurance, construction, repair-scope, delay, and project-loss disputes.
Property Insurance Recovery
Maximize policy recovery for property damage, business interruption, and related losses.
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Construction & Project Disputes
Resolve construction defects, delay, change order, and payment disputes with a recovery focus.
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Loss of Rents / Business Interruption
Quantify and recover rental income and operational losses caused by covered events or project delays.
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Contingency Representation
A recovery model built for expensive property disputes.
Burnside Property & Project Claims handles accepted matters on a contingency basis. That gives owners a practical path to pursue serious recovery without adding traditional hourly legal spend to an already expensive property problem.
No fee unless recovery
Focused on serious property disputes
Aligned with the owner’s financial outcome
Who We Help
We work with the people who own, build, and protect real assets.
Developers
Real estate developers and sponsors managing ground-up, renovation, and adaptive-reuse projects.
Fiduciaries / Receivers
Court-appointed receivers, trustees, and fiduciaries managing distressed or complex property matters.
Referral Counsel
Attorneys and advisors who refer high-stakes property and construction matters to a focused recovery partner.
Built for expensive property disputes
Serious matters begin when the property problem changes the next business decision.
These disputes usually become serious when the repair cost, claim position, delay, or project disruption starts affecting the value of the asset or the owner's next decision.
The Intersection
Insurance, construction, and economics usually overlap.
A serious property dispute is rarely just a legal issue. The repair scope, claim position, project timing, rental loss, expert proof, and recovery strategy often move together.
Repair Scope
What has to be fixed, what it will cost, and whether the proposed scope protects the asset.
Claim Position
How the insurer, contractor, consultants, and opposing parties are framing coverage, causation, and responsibility.
Economic Impact
How delay, rent loss, financing pressure, owner capital, sale timing, and valuation change the recovery strategy.
Review Criteria
What makes a matter worth reviewing.
The repair cost is substantial
The insurer's number is too low
The project is delayed
The property cannot be used as intended
The other side is minimizing scope
The dispute affects asset value, rents, sale timing, financing, or owner capital
Next Step
Do not let the other side's number become the baseline.
Send a short summary before repair decisions, claim positions, or project deadlines narrow your options.
Send a Short Summary