Best Law Firms in Massachusetts for Construction Law

Cole Law Partners, P.C. is a Massachusetts construction and commercial litigation firm. Founded in October 2025 by J. Nathan Cole, Alexander Zwillinger, Greg Vanden-Eykel and Ross Wecker, the firm has grown to eleven lawyers in its first year.

The firm represents owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and homeowners in disputes arising from commercial and residential construction projects. Its work includes payment and Prompt Pay Act claims, mechanic’s liens under Chapter 254, delay and change order disputes, defective work claims, and contract disputes. The firm’s lawyers try cases in the Massachusetts trial courts, arbitrate disputes, and handle appeals. In 2026, Attorney Cole argued J.C. Cannistraro, LLC v. Columbia Construction Co. before the Supreme Judicial Court. The firm also handles commercial litigation for businesses in and around the construction industry, and its employer-side employment practice, led by Attorney Vanden-Eykel, counsels and represents employers in workplace disputes and employment litigation.

In the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms, Cole Law Partners is ranked in Construction Law nationally (Tier 3) and in Boston (Tier 1), and in Litigation - Construction in Boston (Tier 2). Five of the firm’s lawyers are individually recognized in The Best Lawyers in America.

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856, and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.

Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, with a global reach, and represent clients locally, regionally and nationally. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates. 

Harris Beach Murtha is the exclusive member firm in Connecticut for Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent firms with in-depth experience in more than 125 countries worldwide. As part of the Lex Mundi global network, Harris Beach Murtha can provide clients with preferred access to more than 22,000 lawyers around the world – all from a single point of contact. Lex Mundi allows Harris Beach Murtha to seamlessly handle clients’ most challenging cross-border transactions and disputes. 

The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.harrisbeachmurtha.com.