Deborah Monteith Neubert is a founding partner of Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. Her practice focuses on Construction Law & Design Professionals Liability, and she also practices in the areas of Employment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution & Mediation. In her broad construction law practice, Deborah conducts contract drafting and negotiations, specification review, change order negotiations, claims analysis, project close-outs, dispute resolution, and litigation. She represents design professionals, owners, and contractors during all phases of planning, development, design, and construction. She represents a large Connecticut municipality as outside construction counsel, working on federal and state funded large construction projects in planning, bidding, contracting, surety issues, claims assessment and resolution, mediation, and construction litigation. Deborah also represents design professionals in professional liability claims and litigation. Recent projects for owners and design professionals include negotiations and contract drafting for one of the first federally funded large-scale design-build projects in Connecticut on behalf of the owner; mediation and resolution of a multi-party claim involving settlement of a new municipal boathouse; litigation arising from several Connecticut school construction projects; and litigation involving the Dunkin’ Donuts Ballpark in Hartford. She has been involved in many of Connecticut’s most high-profile construction cases. She is the co-author of two professional practice publications for design professionals and has given numerous seminars in this area. In addition to representing clients in litigation, mediation, and arbitration, she has served as an arbitrator and as a mediator. In employment and labor law, Deborah primarily works as a legal consultant in human resources, including drafting handbooks, advising on human resource problems, and conducting employment negotiations. She regularly drafts employment agreements and severance agreements. Additionally, she consults on FMLA, disability and discrimination law, wages and hours law, and other statutory compliance issues. She has performed internal investigations for clients and third parties. She has also handled numerous cases before state and federal administrative agencies and courts. She is on the roster of hearing officers for National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM).
