Experience

Tamara Boeck represents clients in the areas of construction law and litigation, and provides risk management advice relating to construction development projects from concept through dispute, including responding to the "Right to Repair" statutes. In addition to counseling her clients on ways to avoid protracted litigation, she handles numerous matters through litigation, including those encompassing toxic tort, product liability and catastrophic injuries. Tami's clients include developers, owners, contractors, and major subcontractors involved in developing projects and negotiating contracts, as well as in disputes arising out of the construction process, such as contract disputes, construction defect and workmanship claims, and mechanic's lien actions. She also has experience in tracking and conveying the legal ramifications on the impact and implications of changes in California and Nevada waste and green requirements.

Previously, Tami was a Shareholder for 8 years and recently Of Counsel with Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC in Sacramento, California. She was one of the founders of Bullivant's California office in 1992, and is the founder of Bullivant's Nevada office (1994). She served as Shareholder-in-Charge of Bullivant's Sacramento office (2006-2008).

Professional Honors & Activities

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Construction Law), 2010
• Selected as a Nevada "Super Lawyer," 2007
• Selected as a Northern California "Super Lawyer," 2005
• AV Peer Review Rated by Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell
• Board member, Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Commission, 2005-2008
• Chair, Construction Law and Litigation Committee, 2008-09; vice chair, Programs and Projects, Construction Law and Litigation Committee, 2006-08, International Association of Defense Counsel
• Secretary/Treasurer, El Dorado Hills Area Planning Advisory Committee, 1999-2004
• Sacramento County Bar Association
• California Bar Association
• Clark County (Nevada) Bar Association
• Washoe County (Nevada) Bar Association
• Nevada Bar Association

Presentations

• Moderator and speaker, "Review of Cases and Trends In Construction Law: Homebuilder's Right To Repair Laws, Litigation v. Arbitration, and Other Legal Issues," International Association of Defense Counsel Midyear Meeting, Kona, Hawaii, 2008
• Moderator, "The Changing American Institute of Architects (AIA) Documents: What You Need to Know About the 2007 Edition," International Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, Bermuda, 2007
• Speaker, "Day in the Life Videos: Making Sure the 'Day in the Life' Does Not Become the 'Verdict of the Year' – A Defense Perspective," Defense Research Institute Seminar, 2007
• Speaker, "What Construction Lawyers Need to Know About Insurance," International Association of Defense Counsel Midyear Meeting, Pebble Beach, California, 2007
• Speaker, "Special Challenges and Changes in the Insurance Market," Northern California Construction Financial Management Association Conference, Sacramento, California, 2007
• Speaker, "Construction Deficiencies: An Overview of Construction Defect Categories and The 'Latent Defect' Exclusion," ABA Tort Trial & Litigation Section, Carlsbad, California, 2006
• Moderator, "Defective Products Incorporated into a Construction Project: Who's Left Holding the Bag?," International Association of Defense Counsel, La Quinta, California, 2006
• Moderator and speaker, "Toxic Molds or Toxic Myths," State Bar of California, Environmental Law Section, Annual Meeting, Yosemite, California, 2002
• Speaker, "Underlying Personal Injury Exposures in Mold Claims, What are the Potential Damages?," International Association of Defense Counsel, Whistler, British Columbia, 2002
• Speaker, "Mold: What are the Underlying Exposures?," Defense Research Institute Seminar, San Diego, California, 2002
• Speaker, "Is the Mold Rush the New Litigation Gold Rush? Strategies for Taking the 'Gold' out of Mold Claims," Bullivant Houser Bailey PC Seminar, Portland, Oregon, 2002
• Speaker, "Earth, Wind, Fire & Water: Key Issues to Address After a Catastrophe," American Bar Association, New York, New York, 2001
• Speaker, "Is the Mold Rush the New Litigation Gold Rush? Strategies for Taking the 'Gold' out of Mold Claims," Bullivant Houser Bailey PC Seminar, Seattle, Washington, 2001

Publications

• "Transactional Immunity Under the California Water Code: Advance Pardon for Crimes Revealed?," 24 Pacific Law Journal 505, 1993

Education

• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D.,1993, with distinction
• California State University, Fresno, B.S., 1990, cum laude

Admissions

• California
• Idaho
• Nevada
• U.S. District Court, all districts of California
• U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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