Tamara L. Boeck

Experience

Tamara Boeck represents diverse clients in the areas of construction law and litigation, and provides risk management advice relating to construction development projects from concept through dispute. She works with clients on a wide variety of projects, including commercial, residential, mixed use, as well as construction related aspects in solar, wind, geothermal, wastewater treatment and other facilities. In addition to counseling her clients on ways to avoid protracted litigation through thoughtful negotiations and effective contracts, she handles construction disputes through litigation and arbitration, as well as those encompassing toxic tort, product liability and catastrophic injuries.

Previously, Tami was a Shareholder for 8 years and 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).

Recent Representative Engagements

• Lead counsel for Top 10 condominium developer in multi-state Right to Repair claims and litigation.
• Personal counsel for contractor in multi-million dollar custom home alleged defect litigation.
• Currently drafting multi-company construction service agreements.
• Currently drafting design-build-operate-finance contract for a multimillion-dollar wastewater treatment plant.
• Assisting out-of-state entities on California licensing law compliance and contracting.
• Representing entity in insurance dispute and litigation under land lease contracts.
• Defending multi-million dollar owners in mechanics lien disputes, and "best practices" to mitigate and avoid further disputes.
• Represented national product manufacturer in foreign corporation service/product lien dispute.
• Drafted construction installation agreements for solar installers in California.

Professional Honors & Activities

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Construction Law), 2010-2011
• Selected as a Nevada "Super Lawyer," 2007
• Selected as a Northern California "Super Lawyer," 2005
• AV Peer Review Rated by Lexis-Nexis Martindale-Hubbell
• Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program, Pro Bono Military Legal Assistance Program and Advice & Consultation Clinics at the Boise Senior Center
• 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
• Idaho Bar Association

Presentations

• Speaker, "Construction Contracts: Crafting Insurance and Indemnification Clauses" CLE webinar on Aug. 25, 2010, Strafford Publications
• 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. District Court, District of Idaho
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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