Scott J. Mikulecky
Member
Phone: 719.448.4048
Fax: 719.635.4576
Legal Secretary
Colette Sayka
719.448.4019
Areas of Emphasis
Litigation, Trials & Appeals
Construction
Education
- Juris Doctor, Duke University School of Law, 1986
- Member, Moot Court Board
- Editor, Legal Research Program
- Bachelor of Science, Honors Degree, Colorado State University, 1982
Scott Mikulecky is a Member in Sherman & Howard’s Litigation and Trial Practice Group. Scott has 30 years of experience representing individual and corporate clients in commercial disputes in Colorado’s State and Federal Courts and other State and Federal Courts throughout the Rocky Mountain Region and in various forms of arbitration and mediation proceedings. He has extensive experience with construction litigation, representing developers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and building and residential owners. Scott has also served as a mediator in a number of cases.
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Representative Matters
- Negotiated and drafted numerous contracts for builders, developers, subcontractors and owners.
- Successfully defended developer in $3 million breach of contract litigation seeking specific performance.
- Successfully defended contractor in $5 million construction defect claim.
- Negotiated and drafted subdivision agreements with governmental entities.
- Successfully negotiated claim against Municipality for illegal zoning change, taking of property in violation of vested rights.
- Defended contractor on owner’s claims of delay and back charges with the result that contractor was not liable for any of the claimed delays and back charges.
- Successfully defended homeowner against claims of improper method of killing squirrels.
- Successfully represented building owner in claim against insurance company claiming no coverage for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Professional Activities
- Member, American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
- Member, El Paso County Bar Associations
- Director, Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs
- Director, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Colorado
- Director, St. Peter’s Parish
- General Counsel, Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta
- Circuit Editor, ABA Appellate Practice Journal
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Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyer – Construction Law
Best Lawyers in America
2020 - Top Attorney – Civil Litigation
Colorado Springs Style Magazine
2017-2018 - Top Attorney – Construction Law
Colorado Springs Style Magazine
2015 - Industry Person of the Year
Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs
2012 - Phi Beta Phi
Colorado State University - Beta Gamma Sigma
Colorado State University - Listed in Who’s Who in American Law
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Publications and Presentations
Recent Presentations
- Haven’t Reviewed Your Contracts in a While? Consider These…
Sherman & Howard Construction Seminar
February 2018 - Haven’t Reviewed Your Contracts in a While? Consider These…
Sherman & Howard Construction Seminar
October 31, 2017 - The Haze Surrounding Metro Districts
Sherman & Howard Annual Colorado Construction Law Seminar
February 2017 - The Haze Surrounding Metro Districts
Sherman & Howard Annual Colorado Springs Construction Law Seminar
November 2016 - How to Avoid Being Swept Away in the Tidal Wave of ADA Lawsuits
Sherman & Howard Arizona Construction Law Seminar
October 2016 - Design-Build Legal Issues
Sherman & Howard Annual Colorado Construction Law Seminar
February 2016. - What is the Fix for Residential Construction Defects
Sherman & Howard Annual Colorado Springs Construction Law Seminar
October 2015