CALLIE E. WAERS,  ATTORNEY
Professional Summary

Ms. Waers assists clients in the construction industry, including general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals, with managing risks and disputes both prior to and throughout all phases of litigation in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration. Ms. Waers attended law school at Washington and Lee University School of Law in Virginia, and after law school, she lived and practiced in Charleston, West Virginia.  In West Virginia, her practice focused on complex commercial disputes in the oil and gas, insurance, and financial industries. Since returning to Florida, Ms. Waers focuses her practice in the construction industry and handles disputes involving construction delays, breach of contract, negligence, professional malpractice, property damage, and fraud, among others.

 Admitted
  • 2018, Florida
  • 2013, West Virginia
  • 2013, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
  • 2014, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
  • 2015, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • 2019, ​U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • 2020, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Education
  • Law School:  Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 2013
  • College:  University of Central Florida, B.S., 2009 cum laude
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Recognitions
  • Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star — Construction Litigation
  • West Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star — Civil Litigation and Professional Liability Defense

Publications 
  • Energy Law Update, May 2017, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Annual Thirty-Eighth Annual Institute
  • Professional Negligence of Insurance Agents in West Virginia, June 2016 Annual Meeting Notebook of Articles for the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • The Special Relationship Test: Agent Liability, April 2016 American Bar Association Trial and Insurance Practice Section Newsletter
  • Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards: More than an Upgrade, February 2016 For the Defense, the national magazine of the Defense Research Institute
  • Speak Psychology, October 2014 For the Defense, the national magazine of the Defense Research Institute
  • Technology in Litigation, September 2012 For the Defense, the national magazine of the Defense Research Institute
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Professional Associations

The Florida Bar;  The West Virginia Bar;  American Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association;  Design-Build Institute of America