Roy E. Wagner

With more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Roy leverages his expertise to serve as a tactical advocate for his clients and helps them navigate a range of issues affecting the construction industry. He provides strategic representation and counsel on real estate, commercial, and construction matters, including assisting owners, real estate and design professionals, contractors, and developers in facilitating their projects and strategically solving their legal disputes such as construction and design defect claims, professional liability claims, delay, disruption and/or acceleration claims, extra work claims, and mechanic lien claims. His in-depth knowledge of construction-related insurance coverage issues further enables him to help clients resolve claims.

Understanding that unique construction issues can touch broader aspects of his clients’ businesses, Roy works closely with other attorneys in Michael Best’s Labor and Employment, Corporate and Transactional, Real Estate, and other practice areas to provide clients with comprehensive advice to help them achieve their business, construction and real estate objectives.

When disputes do arise, Roy has established a successful record as an effective and aggressive advocate for clients involved legal conflicts. His collaborative approach includes utilizing mediation, arbitration, and litigation to resolve disputes. He has successfully argued before numerous trial and appellate courts including the Wisconsin Supreme Court and has also served as both arbitrator and mediator. He was recently re-appointed to his second term as a Board Member of the Dispute Resolution Section and is the former two-term Chair of the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin.