Erin N. Tramontano

Ms. Tramontano is a highly regarded attorney with over a decade of dedicated experience in complex litigation. As a Principal at Moore & Lee, P.C., she has established herself as a strategic advocate and trusted trial counsel for clients in state courts, federal courts, and arbitration proceedings.

Her practice includes all facets of litigation, with particular emphasis on:

• Complex construction disputes
• Long term healthcare and eldercare matters
• Catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims
• High-stakes business litigation
• Real estate and commercial lease agreements

With a reputation for tenacity and forward-thinking strategy, Ms. Tramontano regularly represents major industry stakeholders that demand both legal acumen and practical insight. Her clients include large corporations, real estate developers, general contractors, healthcare and long-term care facilities, and national insurers. She has a proven track record of achieving favorable outcomes in high-value matters and navigating novel legal issues.

Throughout her career, Ms. Tramontano has demonstrated:

• Strategic case planning which anticipates client needs based on industry trends
• Persuasive advocacy at court appearances, motion hearings, bench and jury trials, arbitration, and mediation
• Collaborative leadership working with multidisciplinary teams consisting of client representatives, client employees, experts, and consultants
• A solutions-oriented approach that balances aggressive representation with cost-effective results

Peers and clients alike commend her for clear communication, unwavering professionalism, and a steadfast commitment to excellence. Ms. Tramontano is also actively engaged in professional associations and thought leadership in her core practice areas. She further shares her experience, knowledge, and insight by providing legal education and contributing to legal news publications. Her depth of experience and client-centered philosophy make her an invaluable resource for organizations facing the most challenging litigation scenarios.

Education

• J.D., California Western School of Law
• B.A., University of California Santa Barbara

Bar Admissions

• California, 2011

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Affiliations / Publications / Speaking Engagements

• San Diego County Bar Association
• San Diego Defense Lawyers
• California Lawyers Association, Member & E-Brief Contributor
• Wallace Inn of Court, Prior Member
• 2026 NBI Webinar Speaker

Representative Experience

• Lead Trial Counsel for a commercial landlord securing a full recovery for breach of contract and specific performance. Also obtained full defense against cross-complaint seeking significant monetary damages based on tenant’s improper interpretation of rental increase contained in Lease Agreement.
• Trial Counsel for a real estate developer obtaining full recovery for multi-million-dollar specific performance claim where seller of property attempted to improperly cancel Real Estate Purchase Agreement.
• Trial Counsel for Elder Care Facility defending against multi-million dollar claim which resulted in settlement following Ms. Tramontano’s oral argument of a non-suit motion the day before jury deliberations.
• Lead Trial Counsel for cloud services corporation obtaining over half a million-dollar award at arbitration for breach of contract claims including recovery of attorney’s fees and costs.
• Obtained terminating sanctions as Lead Counsel on behalf of real estate investor against previous property owners’ claims for $700,000 in personal property damages.
• Represented multiple subcontractors in seven figure construction defect action involving prominent downtown San Diego hotel with time share owners.
• Represented national drilling and de-watering contractor in over $100 million Millennium Tower construction defect action.

Ms. Devon B. Moore is a Principal in Moore & Lee, P.C.’s California office. Her practice is focused on the defense of corporate and individual long-term healthcare providers, including claims against skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE), memory care providers, and hospice providers.

Devon has over 8 years of experience as an attorney in the long-term healthcare industry and has the unique and valuable experience of working as both a defense attorney and plaintiff attorney in this area of the law. Devon has effectively represented clients both for and against claims of elder abuse and neglect, dependent adult abuse and neglect, wrongful death, medical negligence, violation of patients’ rights, medical malpractice, personal injury, breach of contract, fraud, concealment, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, exposure to COVID-19, breach of statutory duties, debt collections, and the negligent hiring, supervision, and retention of employees. She also has experience representing acute care hospitals and litigating against physicians. She has successfully assisted clients with case management, liability evaluations, litigation through trial, settlement negotiations, mediations, and conflict resolution.

Devon has worked as an attorney in various other legal fields, including representing contractors and subcontractors in construction defect claims and complex commercial litigation, homeowners’ association disagreements, property management law, premises liability, products liability, workers compensation, contract law, professional negligence, intentional torts, business law, sexual battery, assault, and criminal law, in addition to working as a certified law clerk at the Orange County Public Defender’s Office.

Devon is a Southern California native. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine, in 2012, earning a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In 2015, she received a Juris Doctorate degree and graduated Cum Laude from Western State College of Law and passed the California bar exam. During law school, she was an intern at a law firm specializing in the long-term healthcare industry, achieved Honor Roll and a Merit Scholarship each year, a Witkin award, and a Criminal Law Certification with distinction. In 2016, Devon was admitted to the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Nevada. In 2017, she passed the Uniform Bar Exam making her eligible for admittance into twenty-eight additional State Bars.

Education 

• J.D., Western State College of Law, Cum Laude
• B.A., University of California, Irvine

Bar Admissions

• California, 2016
• Nevada, 2016.

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Affiliations

• California Bar Association
• California Lawyers Association
• Nevada Bar Association

Personal

Devon enjoys playing piano and singing in the band “Sunnymoon”, yoga, meditation, gardening, half-marathons, snowboarding, wakeboarding, swimming, surfing, hiking, and golfing. She also enjoys traveling, attending concerts, museums, watching sports, the beach, and spending time with her husband and two dogs.

David J. Todd is a Principal at Moore & Lee, P.C. His practice focuses on representing contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers, sureties, insurers, architects, and engineers in private and public construction disputes in state and federal court, arbitration, and mediation. Mr. Todd’s litigation experience includes a wide range of commercial, industrial, public works, and residential construction projects including office buildings, hotels, schools, apartment buildings, power plants, bridges, highways, condominiums, convention centers, hospitals, assisted living facilities, mixed-use projects, military and other government facilities, and public transportation projects. Mr. Todd also drafts and negotiates construction and design contracts, advises clients in contract administration, and prepares and evaluates claims arising in public and private construction contract settings.

In addition to construction disputes, Mr. Todd also represents clients in complex government contract disputes and commercial litigation. Similar to his construction practice, he has represented government contractors in disputes in state and federal court, arbitration, mediation, and at contract boards of appeals. Mr. Todd also has experience advising clients in commercial disputes, such as payment disputes, teaming agreements, non-compete clauses, non-solicitation clauses, landlord-tenant disputes, and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) disputes.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Todd previously served as the firm’s senior paralegal in which he gained significant experience in all aspects of e-discovery while managing the firm’s complex and document-intensive construction, government contract, and long-term healthcare cases. While attending law school, Mr. Todd also worked as a full-time law clerk for the firm.

Education

• J.D., American University Washington College of Law
• B.S., James Madison University

Bar Admissions

• Virginia
• Maryland

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Affiliations

• Virginia Bar Association
• Construction Law and Public Contracts Section of the Virginia State Bar
• Litigation Section of the Virginia State Bar
• American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law

Notable Representations

• Obtained complete summary judgment on entitlement and damages in favor of subcontractor resulting from prime government contractor’s failure to pay for services provided by subcontractor.
• Obtained judgment on entitlement and damages in favor of subcontractor resulting from prime government contractor’s failure to pay for services provided by subcontractor.
• Member of team that obtained partial summary judgment as to entitlement against a defaulted subcontractor in federal court case involving a $1.4 billion infrastructure project located in Northern Virginia.
• Member of team that obtained a multimillion-dollar settlement during trial for construction manager at risk in lawsuit against public owner and its owner’s representative involving a $600+ million convention center project.
• Member of team that successfully defended general contractor in a jury trial against subcontractor involving a $58 million high school construction project.
• Member of team that obtained a multi-million dollar settlement before trial for owner in lawsuit against multiple parties involving construction defects at a residential apartment complex.

Honors & Awards

Moore & Lee is listed in the Chambers Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers, USA and the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell® 2009 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Biography

As a Principal of Moore & Lee, P.C., Robert D. Windus focuses his practice on preparation of construction claims and resolution of disputes involving government contracts, bid protests and other commercial contracts. Since joining the firm, his construction litigation practice has involved the representation of multi-national clients in international arbitrations as well as domestic companies, owners, contractors and subcontractors.

Mr. Windus has extensive trial and appellate experience before numerous federal courts, state courts, governmental agencies, boards of contract appeal and arbitration bodies. Mr. Windus’ involvement in international dispute resolution has included matters before the London Courts of International Arbitration, International Centre for Dispute Resolution and International Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, his practice has included international project development and client representation involving matters in Australia, Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Afghanistan and the UAE.

Since the beginning of Mr. Windus’ professional career, he has been involved in the construction industry, first as a practicing engineer working for a mid-size contractor. His tenure started in the estimating division, assisting with the preparation of competitive and negotiated bids, including quantity estimation and pricing of work. Later, Mr. Windus moved to the field as an on-site Project Engineer and then as a Project Manager responsible for contractor compliance, change order negotiations, preparation/negotiation of claims and scheduling.

Mr. Windus has recently lectured on international construction litigation at the International Law Institute in Washington, D.C. He lectured at the Sheet Metal and Air Condition Contractors National Association (SMACNA) 69th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Windus presented lectures on “Avoiding Construction Claims in Litigation” and “The Measured Mile and Other Methods of Quantifying Loss of Labor Productivity in the Construction Industry. He was a contributor to the 2004 Mechanical Contractors Association of America’s Management Methods Manual, Change Orders, Productivity, Overtime, A Primer for the Construction Industry. He has lectured on topics such as management of contract risks and contract negotiation, preparation and defense of construction claims, and international arbitration. Mr. Windus has spoken as a frequent lecturer at the “Testimony and Trial Techniques” seminars given by the Consortium of Universities (Georgetown, George Washington, American, Catholic and Howard Universities) and by the Washington Metropolitan Transit Police Academy. He is the author of the case note Braswell v. United States – Another Chapter in the Collective Entity Doctrine, 14 U. Dayton L. Rev. 715 (1990).

Education

• J.D., University of Dayton, 1990
• Editor-in-Chief, Univ. of Dayton Law Review, 1990
• Associate Editor, Univ. of Dayton Law Review, 1989
• B.S. in Engineering, University of South Carolina, 1983

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• Virginia

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Affiliations

Mr. Windus is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry, Public Contract Law and Litigation Sections, the Maryland Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar Association’s Government Contracts and Litigation Sections. Mr. Windus is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.