About Jeffrey Coleman

Attorney Jeffrey W. Coleman, PE, FACI, focuses his practice on construction law, professional liability defense, concrete construction, and general business law, including insurance and coverage.

Mr. Coleman has been a licensed structural engineer since 1977 and a practicing attorney since 1984. Coleman provides clients with a single resource for both legal and risk management issues. He has represented design professionals in all matters of their business, including the defense of multimillion-dollar design defects and negligent construction administration claims.

Nationally known for his knowledge and experience in the area of concrete construction, Coleman is the author of Legal Issues in Concrete Construction (1st and 2nd editions). He is the only attorney who has been named a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (FACI). He will serve as president of the American Concrete Institute in 2020/21.

In addition to handling major cases, much of his practice involves advising clients on contracts, contract negotiations, claims avoidance, and early resolution of potential claims.

Coleman also offers unique capabilities in the area of risk financing (insurance) alternatives, including the formation of captive insurance companies and excess coverage through the London insurance market in response to the crisis in the professional liability markets during the 1980s. He has a 25-year working relationship with Lloyds of London syndicates and other London-based insurance companies.

Before establishing Coleman & Erickson, he co-founded Coleman Hull & Van Vliet with long-time partner and friend William D. Hull. Previously, Coleman was corporate counsel for Ellerbe Becket, an architectural, engineering, interior design, and construction firm.