Eric Robert Heiberg

Eric R. Heiberg represents design professionals, environmental consultants, consulting firms, contractors, owners, and other businesses as an advisor, contract negotiator and litigator. Eric has negotiated hundreds of contracts on behalf of his clients and he has successfully mediated, arbitrated and litigated lawsuits in the areas of construction law, design professional liability, employment law, and mechanics liens. Eric also acts as a counselor to his clients during the contracting and construction process. Design Professionals Eric represents design professionals from company formation and licensing through the contracting process and the performance of the project. Should a dispute arise, Eric has extensive experience in advising his clients how to avoid or minimize liability. I the event that a dispute must be litigated, Eric is on the approved counsel list for most of the professional liability insurers in Minnesota and works as a zealous advocate to protect his clients interests. Eric has extensive experience representing Architects, Engineers, Interior Designers, Land Surveyors, Professional Geologists, Environmental Consultants, Owners Representatives, Construction managers and others in the design professional and construction industry and he understands the construction process so that he can give his clients real world advice based upon the issues confronted in the field. Employment Law Eric also advises his clients in employment matters including non-compete agreements, handbook creation and updates, separation agreements, severance agreements, wage and hour laws, discrimination and retaliation litigation, and harassment and employment practices training. By getting to know each clients culture, he is able to provide salient advice in the face of the often rapidly changing employment regulations and enforcement activities of the State and Federal agencies. He also provides advice to his clients regarding business succession and mergers and acquisition, particularly in professional services firms. Environmental Risk Transfers Eric has also successfully negotiated a number of environmental liability transfer agreements for his clients in connection with the sale and/or development of environmentally impacted property. These deals involve extensive negotiation of the contract terms, insurance policy language, and dispute resolution terms. Speaking Engagements and Legislative Efforts Eric frequently speaks on design professional liability, licensing, and ethics. Many of his clients hire him to complete the 2 hour ethics training required by Minnesota and other states every 2 years. Eric also speaks to groups on employment law, environmental risk transfers, and legal liability in the construction process. Eric is a board member of the Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Licensed Architects, a member of the legislative and risk management committees at ACEC Minnesota and an active member of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers. Eric was a drafter for and testified on behalf of the 2013 revisions to Minnesota Statutes Section 541.051 (Statute of Limitations and Statute of Repose for Improvements to Real Property) and a coauthor and testified in 2014 on behalf of Minnesota Statutes Section 604.21 (Indemnity Agreements with Licensed Design Professionals).