Woods Aitken is proud to announce that Audrey R. Svane has been selected as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA), an exclusive construction law honorary society. Audrey is a partner in the firm’s litigation group and focuses her practice on construction law, commercial litigation, and product liability and personal injury claims. She is licensed in Nebraska and Colorado.
Audrey provides general risk management strategies to general contractors and subcontractors on a variety of construction-related matters, including drafting and analysis of contracts and claim preparation. She speaks regularly on construction-related topics to various trade groups and is a contributing author to the Nebraska Chapters of the State-By-State Guide to Architect, Engineer and Contractor Licensing (2nd edition), and State-by-State Guide to Design and Construction Contracts and Claims (2nd edition). Audrey is also an adjunct professor of Pretrial Litigation and Construction Practice at the University of Nebraska College of Law, her alma mater.
As part of her unique practice, Audrey counsels and advocates for clients dealing with serious injuries and families that have experienced traumatic loss. She has advised and represented clients in civil cases in various state courts, federal courts, mediation, arbitration, and on appeal.
The CLSA is an invitation-only international honorary society composed of preeminent lawyers specializing in construction law and related fields. Fellowship is limited, with lawyers being invited into Fellowship upon a proven record of excellence and accomplishment in construction law, from the transactional level to trial and appellate levels. The CLSA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy and ethical standards in construction law and fostering a scholarly and advanced exchange of ideas in all practices related to the specialty.