AV Preeminent (2001–2021)
Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards Reflecting the confidential opinions of members of the bar and Judiciary.
Practice Areas:
- Construction Law
- Public Works
- Surety Law
- Prevailing Wage Litigation
- Real Estate
- Business Litigation
Education:
University Attended: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Economics-Business, Cum Laude, 1987
Law School Attended: University of Southern California, J.D., 1990
Biography:
Phi Alpha Delta. Legion Lex Scholar. Author: “Selecting an Entity for Acquiring and Holding Title to Property,” Real Estate Transactions, The Michie Company, 1993. Panel Member: Building Industry Credit Association Seminar, “General Contractors: Recognizing, Making & Defending Against Claims,” 1994; “Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations in California,” Lorman Education Services Seminar, 2003; “Fundamentals of Construction Law,” Sterling Education Services, Seminar, 2004; “California Mechanics Lien Law Remedies – Why and How,” Lorman Education Services Seminar, 2005; “California Mechanics’ Liens and Related Construction Remedies: Public and Private Projects,” Lorman Education Services Seminar, 2006. Year of First Admission: 1991 Admission: 1991, California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Memberships: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
Memberships and Awards:
AV Preeminent – Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards Reflecting the confidential opinions of members of the bar and Judiciary. 2001–2021
Super lawyer 2012 – 2021
Reported Cases:
Mesa Forest Products, Inc. v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company (1999) 86 Cal. Rptr. 2d 398
Begl Const. Co. vs. City of Los Angles (2003) WL 141480
Pearl v. Deitch (2007) WL 778867
USS Cal Builders v. Ennis (2011) WL 5138573
Othman v. Zions First National Bank (2012) WL 1593233
G. Voskanian Construction v. Alhambra Unified School Dist. (2012) 204 Cal. App. 4th 981
Southern California Steel v. East West Bank (2012) WL 1571536