Construction background
Useful when the dispute turns on repair scope, sequencing, contractor explanations, pricing, causation, and what it takes to make the property whole.
Kelly McCann
Attorney for Property Owners
About Kelly McCann
A construction and insurance recovery lawyer for serious property-loss disputes.
Kelly McCann represents property owners in serious construction defect, insurance recovery, hidden-defect, repair-scope, and commercial property-loss disputes. His construction, real estate, and litigation background helps connect the property problem, the repair scope, and the money required to fix it.
Former construction estimator and superintendent
Oregon attorney; first admitted to practice in Montana
Master’s degree in Real Estate
Represents property owners only
Washington matters are handled with local Washington counsel where required or appropriate.
Why This Background Matters
Experience that connects the facts, the repair, and the recovery.
Insurance recovery focus
Useful when an insurer’s estimate, investigation, coverage position, or payment decision does not match the real cost to repair the damage.
Real estate and finance perspective
Useful when property damage affects value, financing, ownership decisions, income, settlement leverage, or project economics.
Property owners only
The firm represents property owners in these disputes. It does not represent insurers, builders, sellers, or inspectors against property owners.
How Kelly Reviews A Dispute
Start with the real property problem.
1
Identify what happened
Understand the property problem, what damage exists, and what still needs to be fixed.
2
Separate documents from conclusions
Review estimates, reports, claim letters, inspection records, photos, emails, contracts, and repair proposals for what they actually prove.
3
Evaluate the real repair picture
The question is not just what someone says the repair should cost. The question is what work is actually required to make the property whole.
4
Assess whether recovery work makes sense
Not every frustrating property problem justifies litigation. The first review identifies whether the dispute is serious enough to warrant deeper work.
Credentials
Education and admissions that support the work.
Oregon Bar, 2019
Montana Bar, 2017
M.S. Real Estate — University of Colorado Boulder, Leeds School of Business
J.D. — University of Montana School of Law
B.S. Finance — University of Montana
Continuing education in real estate transactions and land use law — University of Colorado Law School
Washington matters are handled with local Washington counsel where required or appropriate.
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Next Step
Do not let the other side’s number become the baseline.
Send the facts in for review before repair decisions, claim positions, or deadlines narrow your options.
No fee unless money is recovered for you on accepted matters, subject to a written fee agreement.