Construction

Represented owners, contractors, design professionals, bonding companies, subcontractors, and materials suppliers in all facets of contract negotiations, contract drafting, and construction claims disputes.

Represented general contractors, owners, and subcontractors in construction contract negotiations.

Extensive experience with construction litigation involving mechanic's liens and stop notices.

Represented contractors and material suppliers in mechanic's lien and stop notice priority disputes.

Represented public entities in the drafting and bidding of public works contracts.

Represented contractors in public works contract bid protests.

Represented contractor in Office of Administrative Hearings arbitration against public entity.

Represented owners and contractors in construction defect matters.

Commercial Litigation

Represented landlords and tenants in numerous landlord-tenant disputes, including filing and defense of unlawful detainer and breach-of-lease actions.

Extensive general business litigation, including contract actions, personal injury actions, and wrongful death actions.

Represented clients in virtually all facets of pre-trial civil litigation, including discovery, provisional remedies, motion practice, and mediation and negotiations.

Eminent Domain

Represented public entity in eminent domain litigation involving condemnation of private land for the construction of electrical power lines.

Drafted complaints in eminent domain and motions for orders for possession.

Handled all aspects of discovery in eminent domain actions.

EDUCATION

Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2004)
University of California, Davis (B.A., 2000)
International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France (Certificate of Completion)
University of California, Los Angeles (Interdisciplinary Study Program at Rome, Italy)

PUBLICATIONS

Downey Brand LLP, Construction Law Update, "DB Construction Law Update—Licensing Developments," September 2011, Author

Downey Brand LLP, Construction Law Update, "Changes in Prompt Payment Penalties Catch Attention of Construction Industry," March 2011, Author

CHARITABLE

Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Board Member