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Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.Share Holder
W. Alan Torrance, Jr.
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W. Alan Torrance, Jr.

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444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1000, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Commercial Law and Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and Transactional Services and 2 more

About W. Alan Torrance, Jr.

W. Alan Torrance, Jr. is a shareholder and Marketing Director of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. and Co-Chair of the Construction Law Group . He concentrates his practice in the areas of business torts and commercial litigation with a particular emphasis in construction and surety law.

His experience includes representation of owners, contractors, design professionals, suppliers, and sureties in private and publicly-funded projects. He has prosecuted mechanic’s lien claims in ten states and Canada and regularly prosecutes and defends claims for contract funds, change orders, labor inefficiencies, delays, and other direct and indirect costs. In addition, he frequently prepares and revises contracts for domestic and international projects. He has served as both an arbitrator and mediator of construction disputes involving owners, design professionals, and contractors.

Mr. Torrance is Dickie McCamey’s Marketing Director overseeing more than 190 lawyers throughout 10 states and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Professional Accomplishments

•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2002
•The Best Lawyers in America : 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in Construction Law for Pittsburgh
•The Best Lawyers in America since 2009: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation - Construction
•Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2011-2024

Speaking Engagements

•“Understanding Mechanic’s Liens” (Speaker), The DMC Report Podcast Series, 2/14/2024
•“Indemnitors’ Affirmative Claims and Defenses in Relation to the Surety’s Rights of Indemnity” (Speaker); Surety Claims Institute Annual Meeting; Cambridge, Maryland; 6/23/2023
•“Effective Use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) at Mediation and at Trial” (Speaker); Eastern Bond Claims Review; 5/22/2023
•“The Tragedy in Surfside” (Speaker), Construction Law Podcast, The DMC Report Podcast Series, 7/13/2021
•“Builder Legal Update: The New Mechanic’s Lien Statute & the Recent Biltrite Decision” (Co-Presenter); Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh; 4/24/2007

Publications

•“Exculpatory Clauses: Will Pennsylvania Courts Permit Owners to Convert Terminations for Default into Terminations for Convenience? ” (Co-Author), BreakingGround magazine, March/April 2023, pp. 50-51
•“The Surety’s Guide to ‘BIM’ - An Overview and Considerations for the Surety” (Contributing Author), Eastern Bond Claims Review, May 2023
•“ Assignability of Statutory Bad Faith Claims: Pennsylvania Rulings May Have Far-Reaching Consequences ” (Co-Author), Claims Management magazine, Dec. 2014, Issue 12, Vol. 3, 2014 Bad Faith Supplement, p. S-4
•“ Legal Fundamentals in a Growing Economy ” (Author), BreakingGround magazine, July/Aug. 2013, pp. 37-38
•“ Design-Build Procurement in Pennsylvania? - Sometimes ” (Author), BreakingGround magazine, Jan./Feb. 2012, pp. 37-39

Publications

•“Exculpatory Clauses: Will Pennsylvania Courts Permit Owners to Convert Terminations for Default into Terminations for Convenience? ” (Co-Author), BreakingGround magazine, March/April 2023, pp. 50-51
•“The Surety’s Guide to ‘BIM’ - An Overview and Considerations for the Surety” (Contributing Author), Eastern Bond Claims Review, May 2023
•“ Assignability of Statutory Bad Faith Claims: Pennsylvania Rulings May Have Far-Reaching Consequences ” (Co-Author), Claims Management magazine, Dec. 2014, Issue 12, Vol. 3, 2014 Bad Faith Supplement, p. S-4
•“ Legal Fundamentals in a Growing Economy ” (Author), BreakingGround magazine, July/Aug. 2013, pp. 37-38
•“ Design-Build Procurement in Pennsylvania? - Sometimes ” (Author), BreakingGround magazine, Jan./Feb. 2012, pp. 37-39

Articles

1/11/2023 Articles

GESA: The Intersection of Pennsylvania’s Separations and Guaranteed Energy Savings Acts

12/19/2014 Articles

Bad Faith: Are Statutory Bad Faith Claims Assignable in the Context of Third Party Tort Claims?

Multi Media

2/14/2024 Multi Media

Understanding Mechanic’s Liens

7/13/2021 Multi Media

The Tragedy in Surfside

Press Releases

8/21/2025 Press Releases

Joseph Golian and Alan Torrance Named 2026 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”

8/21/2025 Press Releases

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers in America Award Recipients

8/15/2024 Press Releases

Forty-Six Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers Award Recipients

5/17/2024 Press Releases

DMC’s 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Selectees from Pennsylvania

8/17/2023 Press Releases

Forty-Four Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers Award Recipients

5/30/2023 Press Releases

DMC’s 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Selectees from Pennsylvania

8/25/2022 Press Releases

Forty-Three Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers List

8/25/2021 Press Releases

2022 Best Lawyers List includes 44 Attorneys from Dickie McCamey

5/26/2021 Press Releases

DMC’s 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Selectees

8/19/2020 Press Releases

Forty-Five Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers list

8/15/2019 Press Releases

Forty-Two Dickie McCamey Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020

5/9/2019 Press Releases

DMC’s 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Selectees

 

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Areas of Law

  • Construction Law
  • Energy
  • Other 3
    • Commercial Law and Litigation
    • Corporate and Transactional Services
    • Insurance Law and Litigation

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Represented national contractor
    development entity for resolution of claims arising from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's largest Public Private Partnership (P3) Project employed to replace over 500 aging bridges
    Retained by four of the top ten construction contractors in Western Pennsylvania
    Successfully prosecuted multimillion-dollar mechanic's lien claim against multibillion-dollar industrial facility
    Represented a group of homeowners in a resort community to negotiate
    facilitate multimillion-dollar repair of over two dozen properties due to water infiltration
    Successfully defended labor inefficiency claim on project with 100% BIM requirement
    On behalf of a national contractor, successfully prosecuted a multimillion-dollar recovery against an engineering firm arising from l
    slide at an electrical substation
    Retained to represent contractor in the prosecution of claims in excess of $60 million arising from 300-mile pipeline project in West Virginia
    Virginia
    Represented ownership group in the successful negotiation
    facilitation of construction of multimillion-dollar retaining wall subsequent to slope failure
    Achieved multimillion-dollar settlement from the geotechnical engineers
    contractor regarding the design
    installation of a failed structural retaining wall
    foundation on behalf of a Fortune 100 company as the owner of commercial property
    Representation of surety in multimillion-dollar performance bond default arising from a publicly bid prison project
    Prosecution of mechanics liens
    claims for payment throughout the United States
    Canada for a national roofing contractor
    Obtained jury verdict in favor of a specialty contractor for labor inefficiency
    delay costs, attorney's fees, interest,
    penalty interest after a four-week jury trial
    On behalf of a surety, successfully negotiated
    resolved the affirmative claim for delay damages assigned by a defaulted contractor against the project owner arising from the construction of a major league baseball stadium
    Negotiated delivery
    installation of an industrial boiler system in an automobile manufacturing facility in Mexico
    Representation of various bonding companies on all types of indemnity
    bond claims arising from the issuance of performance, payment,
    maintenance bonds, in addition to probate
    miscellaneous bonds
    Prosecution of bid protest resulting in award of publicly funded infrastructure project to client without a rebid
    Successful defense
    resolution of OSHA claims filed against a general contractor resulting from the death of a subcontractor's employee

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Pennsylvania
    United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
    United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
    Memberships

    Memberships

    Allegheny County Bar Association
    •American Bar Association (Fidelity & Surety Law Committee and Forum on Construction Law)
    •Construction Lawyers Society of America
    •National Bond Claims Association
    •Surety Claims Institute

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Pittsburgh, School of Law
    Class of 1987
    J.D.
    Other Education
    American University / Economics Study - U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Market Analysis and Government Finance
    Fall 1983

    Washington & Jefferson College
    Class of 1984
    B.A.
    Economics

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  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    W. Alan Torrance, Jr. is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
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    Yes, W. Alan Torrance, Jr. has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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    Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. has 194 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    W. Alan Torrance, Jr. attended University of Pittsburgh, School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. was established in 1906.

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