
Tessa DeVault
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Licensed for 8 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Litigation
Language
English
About
Tessa R. DeVault, Esq., is a civil litigator specializing in construction defects, mechanic's lien, contract drafting and disputes, and landlord/tenant law. Tessa graduated from Colorado Law, clerked for the Honorable Patrick T. Murphy, Chief Judge of the 17th Judicial District, and operates out of Johnson Law's Avon office where she calls the beautiful Vail Valley home. Johnson Law is a boutique Colorado law firm specializing in litigating construction defects. Tessa represents clients in all stages of a case, including pre-suit negotiations, drafting pleadings, taking and defending depositions, briefing, jury trials, arbitration, and appeals. She also works on the transactional side of contracts by drafting, revising and negotiating them as well as litigating contract disputes. Prior to litigation, Tessa worked as in-house counsel for a large Colorado subcontractor where she drafted and negotiated construction contracts. Tessa continues to revise and negotiate construction contracts and has developed a specialty in revising contracts within the roofing industry.
Practices Areas
Litigation
Language
English
Contact
Reviews
We hired Tessa to help us with a really bad builder. He was so bad that when we fired him, he placed a lien against our house. Even though we hadn't done anything wrong and were following the builder's contract, we had to go through the legal system to get the lien removed. At several junctures, Tessa reminded us that it would be easier to pay the builder instead of paying legal fees. Our position was that we would rather pay her than the crooked builder. We made the right choice. Tessa never wasted our time. The invoices were clear and easy to understand. She, and her team, knew who we were when we called and had genuine compassion for our situation. They were sensitive to the financial burden the legal proceedings placed on us. One of the toughest parts of Tessa's job is telling people things they don't want to hear. She did that with a velvet touch, with a grace that left us chafing as little as possible. While I hope to never need Tessa again, I am very grateful to have found her and to know she'll be there if I need her.
Tessa did incredible work for me, including drafting an outstanding demand letter that resulted in a fair and timely settlement. She acted professionally and with persistence on my behalf. She was genuinely sympathetic and forthcoming and was available to take my calls, emails or texts whenever I had a question. Her knowledge and skill as an attorney was abundantly evident from our first email exchange to the last phone call after the dispute had been resolved. This was the first time I had ever hired a lawyer to air grievances on my behalf, and she did a fantastic job. I would highly recommend Tessa to anyone who is in need of legal assistance.
We hired Tessa to help us with a really bad builder. He was so bad that when we fired him, he placed a lien against our house. Even though we hadn't done anything wrong and were following the builder's contract, we had to go through the legal system to get the lien removed. At several junctures, Tessa reminded us that it would be easier to pay the builder instead of paying legal fees. Our position was that we would rather pay her than the crooked builder. We made the right choice. Tessa never wasted our time. The invoices were clear and easy to understand. She, and her team, knew who we were when we called and had genuine compassion for our situation. They were sensitive to the financial burden the legal proceedings placed on us. One of the toughest parts of Tessa's job is telling people things they don't want to hear. She did that with a velvet touch, with a grace that left us chafing as little as possible. While I hope to never need Tessa again, I am very grateful to have found her and to know she'll be there if I need her.
Tessa did incredible work for me, including drafting an outstanding demand letter that resulted in a fair and timely settlement. She acted professionally and with persistence on my behalf. She was genuinely sympathetic and forthcoming and was available to take my calls, emails or texts whenever I had a question. Her knowledge and skill as an attorney was abundantly evident from our first email exchange to the last phone call after the dispute had been resolved. This was the first time I had ever hired a lawyer to air grievances on my behalf, and she did a fantastic job. I would highly recommend Tessa to anyone who is in need of legal assistance.
We hired Tessa to help us with a really bad builder. He was so bad that when we fired him, he placed a lien against our house. Even though we hadn't done anything wrong and were following the builder's contract, we had to go through the legal system to get the lien removed. At several junctures, Tessa reminded us that it would be easier to pay the builder instead of paying legal fees. Our position was that we would rather pay her than the crooked builder. We made the right choice. Tessa never wasted our time. The invoices were clear and easy to understand. She, and her team, knew who we were when we called and had genuine compassion for our situation. They were sensitive to the financial burden the legal proceedings placed on us. One of the toughest parts of Tessa's job is telling people things they don't want to hear. She did that with a velvet touch, with a grace that left us chafing as little as possible. While I hope to never need Tessa again, I am very grateful to have found her and to know she'll be there if I need her.
Tessa did incredible work for me, including drafting an outstanding demand letter that resulted in a fair and timely settlement. She acted professionally and with persistence on my behalf. She was genuinely sympathetic and forthcoming and was available to take my calls, emails or texts whenever I had a question. Her knowledge and skill as an attorney was abundantly evident from our first email exchange to the last phone call after the dispute had been resolved. This was the first time I had ever hired a lawyer to air grievances on my behalf, and she did a fantastic job. I would highly recommend Tessa to anyone who is in need of legal assistance.
We hired Tessa to help us with a really bad builder. He was so bad that when we fired him, he placed a lien against our house. Even though we hadn't done anything wrong and were following the builder's contract, we had to go through the legal system to get the lien removed. At several junctures, Tessa reminded us that it would be easier to pay the builder instead of paying legal fees. Our position was that we would rather pay her than the crooked builder. We made the right choice. Tessa never wasted our time. The invoices were clear and easy to understand. She, and her team, knew who we were when we called and had genuine compassion for our situation. They were sensitive to the financial burden the legal proceedings placed on us. One of the toughest parts of Tessa's job is telling people things they don't want to hear. She did that with a velvet touch, with a grace that left us chafing as little as possible. While I hope to never need Tessa again, I am very grateful to have found her and to know she'll be there if I need her.
Tessa did incredible work for me, including drafting an outstanding demand letter that resulted in a fair and timely settlement. She acted professionally and with persistence on my behalf. She was genuinely sympathetic and forthcoming and was available to take my calls, emails or texts whenever I had a question. Her knowledge and skill as an attorney was abundantly evident from our first email exchange to the last phone call after the dispute had been resolved. This was the first time I had ever hired a lawyer to air grievances on my behalf, and she did a fantastic job. I would highly recommend Tessa to anyone who is in need of legal assistance.