Clients return to Karly because they trust her sound, fact-based judgment. She puts their interests first and they value her as a steadfast counselor.
Karly Houchin represents clients in disputes involving construction law, water law, and insurance coverage law.
Karly’s represents public and private owners, general contractors, and design professionals on all phases of a construction project—from negotiating change orders and payment disputes, filing or resolving lien claims, and litigating construction defects and delays. She works to solve urgent problems for her clients.
She also represents water districts as outside general counsel and special counsel for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) disputes. Karly specializes in defending rural water districts from encroachment and enforcing federal protections under 7 U.S.C. § 1926(b). This is a complex, fast-moving practice that overlays federal law, administrative law, and state-court administrative appeals.
Karly brings the same business-minded, results-driven approach to insurance coverage matters. She exclusively represents policyholders, helping clients maximize insurance coverage. She helps clients submit first-party and third-party claims, negotiates with insurers, and litigates wrongful denial and bad-faith claims. She also analyzes insurance policies for clients during contract negotiation to manage risk on a project, and evaluates clients existing business coverages before renewals.
More than one client has observed that Karly was “the most prepared” lawyer in the room. There is no higher praise for Karly. Earning her client’s trust is central to her process. By mastering the details of each matter, she anticipates challenges, protects her clients’ interests, and charts the strongest path forward. Her preparation gives clients a clear understanding of the process and allows them to collaborate at a level that suits them best and makes an otherwise frustrating process far more manageable. Clients return to Karly because they trust her sound, fact-based judgment. She puts their interests first and they value her as a steadfast counselor.
