Danny P. Cerrone, Jr.

Danny is a civil trial lawyer with a concentration in construction and commercial matters. In the construction arena, Danny represents owners, developers, design professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and sureties across a range of disputes involving public and private construction projects. Danny works closely with clients throughout every phase of the construction process, from negotiating contracts to obtaining final completion. Danny routinely assists clients with payment disputes, payment and performance bond claims, mechanics’ lien claims and defenses, delay, acceleration and inefficiency claims, change order disputes, claims for differing site conditions, One Call Act claims, and prompt payment statute issues.

Danny also represents individuals and companies in a wide variety of commercial matters – both in and out of the courtroom. To prevent or avoid costly legal disputes, Danny helps clients by drafting and negotiating contracts and other agreements. When disagreements necessitate formal legal action, however, Danny assists clients in state and federal courts, in arbitration hearings, and before administrative tribunals and regulatory agencies. The types of matters Danny frequently counsels client on involve:

• Fiduciary duty considerations;
• Claims arising in tortious interference with contractual relations;
• Contract issues;
• Nuisance and trespass concerns;
• Professional and general negligence claims;
• Ethics and compliance matters;
• Environmental claims and compliance;
• Unfair trade practice concerns;
• Consumer protection matter; and
• A wide variety of actions involving laws such as the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, the Clean Streams Act and the Pennsylvania Storage Tank Act.