Christian Moretz
Shareholder / Attorney
Professional Bio
Christian Moretz is a shareholder in the Tallahassee office of VLP Copenhaver Espino, with a practice that primarily pertains to representation of contractors, subcontractors, and sureties on Florida’s public construction sites.
Christian’s litigation practice mainly involves prosecuting and defending against claims involving unpaid contract balances, performance and payment bonds, negligent design/professional malpractice by engineers and surveyors, private property, and torts ranging from civil conspiracy to fraudulent misrepresentation. Her practice also entails significant transactional work, ranging from drafting contracts, subcontracts, and bonds, to advising contractor and subcontractor clients on a variety of pre- and post-bid contract risks and business disputes. Christian often lectures on construction-related topics such as pre-bid considerations, contract negotiation, mitigating contractual risks, claims presentation and preservation, liens, bonds, and design-build delivery method issues.
Christian’s litigation practice mainly involves prosecuting and defending against claims involving unpaid contract balances, performance and payment bonds, negligent design/professional malpractice by engineers and surveyors, private property, and torts ranging from civil conspiracy to fraudulent misrepresentation. Her practice also entails significant transactional work, ranging from drafting contracts, subcontracts, and bonds, to advising contractor and subcontractor clients on a variety of pre- and post-bid contract risks and business disputes. Christian often lectures on construction-related topics such as pre-bid considerations, contract negotiation, mitigating contractual risks, claims presentation and preservation, liens, bonds, and design-build delivery method issues.
Education:
Florida State University 2011
Juris Doctorate
Awards:
2019 through present SuperLawyers, Florida Trend Legal Elite ABA Fellow
Volunteer Work:
Dancing with the Stars Tallahassee, 2019 People’s Choice Award Winner; Tallahassee Women Lawyers, 2018-2019 President