Marcus R. Sanborn

[email protected] (313) 338-9500 Marcus R. Sanborn Marcus R. Sanborns practice focuses on construction and business litigation, contract drafting, and claims management. For more than 15 years, Mr. Sanborn has represented numerous owners, general contractors and construction managers, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals in a wide-range of construction projects and related disputes. These matters include both the prosecution and defense of claims relating to damages for delay, differing site conditions, construction change directives, owner interference, design errors/omissions, and contract interpretation in relation to public and private construction projects throughout the country. Mr. Sanborn also has substantial experience in business disputes ranging from multi-district product liability class actions to insurance claims relating to property damage, loss of business, and broker liability. Mr. Sanborn has been trial counsel on numerous mutli-million dollar disputes which have proceeded to arbitration or trial, as recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly on numerous occasions. Marcus has been recognized by Super Lawyers® as a Top Rated Construction Litigation Attorneyand has excelled when pitted against the largest law firms in the state and nation. At every turn, Marcus has earned the praise and respect of opposing counsel, judges, arbitrators, and, most importantly, our clients. Education: Mr. Sanborn graduated from Washington University School of Law in 2002 with High Honors. There, he was a member of the primary journal, Law Quarterly, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Mr. Sanborn was also the recipient of the Honor Scholar Award and the F. Hodge ONeal Corporate Law Prize. During school, he clerked for the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and was a summer associate with Winston & Strawn, LLP in its Chicago office. Mr. Sanborn obtained his undergraduate degree from Michigan State Universitys James Madison College in 1999 with High Honors, with dual majors in Political Theory and International Relations. Recent News and Results: BSJZ Law Wins Arbitration Award For Microtunelling Contractor The Contract Change Clause Change Orders and Claim Documentation Bar Admissions: Michigan Minnesota Various U. S. District and Appellate Courts Honors & Published Works: Recognized by Super Lawyers as a Top Rated Construction Litigation Attorney Presenter: AGCs Michigan Construction Industry Professional Development Day Seminar: Tracking Your Money, The Contract Change Clause for the Michigan Mason Contractors Association. Flyer. Construction Defect Claims, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Winter, 2006 Professional Associations and Memberships: Michigan Bar Association, Member Minnesota Bar Association, Member American Bar Association, Member Past Employment Positions: United States Attorneys Office, Eastern District of Missouri, Clerk Winston & Strawn, LLP in Chicago Office, Summer Associate Larson King, LLP in St. Paul, Minnesota, Associate McAlpine PC in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Associate