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Current matter: subcontractors unpaid on stalled build-outs. See the fixed fee for a lien claim
Current matter: subcontractors unpaid on stalled build-outs. See the fixed fee for a lien claim
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Amadou Fairclough, in a grey suit and tie, standing in a dark office

Amadou Fairclough

Partner

Represents builders, trades, suppliers and owners in payment, lien, defect and delay disputes.

Amadou came to construction law from the other side of the job site: he managed projects for a commercial builder before law school. He handles payment claims and liens for general contractors and trades, and defends owners and builders against defect and delay claims. He reads a pay application faster than most people read an email.

Cases

  • Claims of lien and bond claims
  • Payment disputes
  • Defect and workmanship claims
  • Delay and change orders
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Amadou's bar admissions, courts and schooling

  • Bar admissions

    • North Carolina

      2013

  • Courts

    • U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina

    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina

  • Education

    • J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law

    • B.S., Civil Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University

  • Languages

    • English

    • French

    • Wolof

  • Memberships

    • Mecklenburg County Bar, Construction Law Section

How Amadou runs a case

He starts with the schedule and the pay records, not the complaint, and builds a timeline of the project before anything else. Delay and payment cases are usually won or lost on dates.

He is careful about notice deadlines and will often send a notice the day a client first calls, so that a claim isn't lost while the papers are being read.