Narrow role defined at the start
Burnside can be brought in for the property recovery claim without taking over the client relationship.
For Attorneys & Advisors
A clean handoff, not a client takeover.
Burnside can be brought in for a narrow owner-side role focused on insurance, construction, repair-cost, delay, or rent-loss disputes while existing counsel, advisors, consultants, and fiduciaries remain in their roles.
Contingency representation. No fee unless we recover money for you.
Referral-Safe Special Counsel
Focused recovery counsel that fits beside the existing team.
Referral lawyers and advisors need a specialist who protects the relationship, clarifies the role, and makes the client feel the handoff is controlled.
Existing counsel stays in place
The broader litigation, transaction, restructuring, fiduciary, or advisory relationship can remain where it is.
Clear communication with the referral source
The handoff is designed to be easy to explain and commercially practical for the client.
Contingency can reduce client resistance
For accepted matters, the fee is tied to recovery rather than a new open-ended hourly spend.
Early screening avoids wasted time
A concise, non-confidential summary is usually enough to determine whether the matter is likely to fit.
Built for serious disputes
The model is for asset-level claims where the recovery path and amount at stake justify focused counsel.
Contingency Representation
Aligned economics can make the referral practical.
For accepted matters, contingency representation can make specialist involvement easier to explain. The client gets focused property recovery counsel without adding broad hourly litigation spend to an already expensive dispute.
No fee unless we recover money for you.
The fee is tied to recovery.
Built for serious disputes where the amount at stake justifies legal pressure.
Owners can pursue recovery without adding traditional hourly litigation spend to an already expensive problem.
Accepted matters receive focused recovery strategy, documentation review, and dispute presentation.
Representative Results
Representative matters and referral scenarios.
Representative matters only. Every case depends on its own facts, evidence, timing, coverage, contracts, and applicable law. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
$7M
Multifamily project dispute
Defect, delay, change-order, and rent-loss pressure on a serious apartment project.
$6M
Apartment-building loss
Structural failure, repair, stabilization, collateral damage, and rent-loss issues.
Narrow
Referral-safe role
Focused owner-side recovery counsel that works alongside the existing team.
Direct intake
Refer a Matter
A referral does not need a full memo. A short, non-confidential description of the property, parties, disputed amount, urgency, and desired role is usually enough for a first read.
Next Step
Send the matter before the record hardens.
Send a short summary before repair decisions, claim positions, or project deadlines narrow your options.
Contingency representation. No fee unless we recover money for you.
Burnside Property & Project Claims is part of Burnside Law Firm. Representative matters are not guarantees. Accepted matters only.