The attorneys of the Surety & Fidelity Law Group at Wright, Constable & Skeen are nationally recognized leaders and innovators in the surety industry. We have held leadership positions in the ABA/TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, the Surety Claims Institute and the Philadelphia Surety Claims Association. In fact, our lawyers were the driving force in creating the Philadelphia Surety Claims Association. We also pioneered and created the monthly call-in telephone speaker series – Surety Today.® Moreover, for decades we have co-sponsored one of the most successful surety industry conferences in the country – the Northeast Surety & Fidelity Claims Conference held each year in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Our attorneys have chaired surety program committees, edited surety books and publications, written chapters in surety books and publications, authored countless articles and papers on surety industry topics and we have presented those papers and articles at every major surety meeting in the country.
We don’t just practice surety law, we lead it, we create it and we teach it.
The Wright, Constable & Skeen Surety and Fidelity Law Group also brings unique perspectives to the table for the benefit of our clients. Some of our attorneys have worked in-house for surety companies, some have been assistant attorney generals for the State of Maryland, one was counsel for the U.S. Government Accountability Office and some are adjunct professors at a local college and law school teaching on construction law. There is no substitute for the experience and knowledge our Surety and Fidelity Law Group can bring to bear for our surety clients. But our expertise was not just built on books and lectures, we have been involved in some of the largest and most prominent litigation matters in the industry. Cases like Bramble and Blue Fox as well as national contractor performance bond claims and international retailer bankruptcies. We have earned our expertise in the court rooms, board rooms and construction trailers all over the Mid-Atlantic region and the country.
Our innovation and leadership demonstrates our commitment to engagement, accessibility, creativity, problem solving and capitalizing on opportunities. We have expertise in all areas of surety law, including: