Attorneys
Christian Moretz
Christian is a shareholder in the Tallahassee office, with a practice that primarily pertains to representation of contractors, subcontractors, and sureties on Florida’s public construction sites. Although Christian’s passion is litigation, she also has transactional experience and has drafted a variety of contractual agreements, ranging from project subcontracts to joint venture agreements.
Relevant Experience and Representative Cases
- Represented construction subcontractors in prosecuting claims for unpaid subcontract balances against contractors and payment bond sureties
- Represented construction contractors in prosecuting performance bond claims
- Represented property owners in defending claims by contractors
- Represented contractors prosecuting claims for non-payment against property owners on private construction projects
- Prepared numerous contractual agreements for a variety of construction project needs
- Represented construction contractors in bid protest proceedings challenging government contract award decisions
- Represented entities in the construction industry on a variety of tort claims, ranging from civil conspiracy to fraudulent misrepresentation
- Represented construction contractors in resolving claims against design professionals (such as surveyors and engineers) for damages resulting from defective work
- Defended sureties on payment and performance bond claims on a variety of construction projects
- Represented numerous construction companies in a variety of contract and business disputes
Education
- Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 2011)
- President, Mock Trial
- Certificate in Environmental and Land Use Law (with highest honors)
- Florida State University (B.S., 2007)
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 2011
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida
Publications
- A Toxic Reciprocity: Examining the E-Waste Stream from the United States to China, Harvard Law and Policy Review (Online Edition) (2010)
- Liquidated Damages, in 2019 Construction Law Update (Neal J. Sweeney & Chad V. Theriot eds., 2019)
Honor Awards
- Florida Trend Legal Elite, 2020
- Florida Trend Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer, 2015, 2019
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers 2019 Leader in the Law Award
- American Bar Foundation Fellow
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Forum on Construction Law
- The Florida Bar
- Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
- Young Lawyers Division
- Construction Law Committee
Community Involvement
- Dancing with the Stars Tallahassee, 2019 People’s Choice Award Winner
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers, 2018-2019 President
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers, 2017-2018 President Elect
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers, 2015-2017 Director of Programs
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers, 2014-2015 Special Events Chair
- Council of Catholic Women, 2015-2017 Vice President