Experience

• Obtained $500,000 settlement on behalf of a general contractor in its defect and delay claims against a subcontractor supplier.
• Member of litigation team preparing for large groundwater adjudication scheduled for trial in May 2023.
• Defense of public entities against high-profile civil rights and breach of contract claims.
• Representation of contractor in competing defect and delay claims of a national contractor and Native American casino.
• Successful prosecution of contractor’s breach of contract and related construction-related claims against a large, local public entity, which settled at mediation.
• Successful defense of public entity against an $8 million wrongful death case, which ultimately settled favorably.
• Representation of Chapter 7 Trustee in a high-stakes corporate adversary proceeding against numerous shareholders.
• Successful defense of partnership’s $1.4 million real estate option agreement through appeal.
• Various pro bono representations in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California.

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors & Activities

• Listed in Sacramento Magazine’s Top Lawyers, 2023
• San Joaquin County Bar Association, Executive Committee (Litigation Section); Lawyer Referral Service
• Sacramento County Bar Association, Business and Construction Law Sections
• Volunteer Attorney, Bankruptcy Self-Help Desk
• Valley Builders Exchange

Civic Activities

• Stockton Chamber of Commerce
• Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, California Foundation
• Volunteer, California FFA

Insights & Presentations

• “Construction Update: California Warns Act Quickly Against Unlicensed Contractors,” cowritten with Lisa D. Nicolls, 2021
• “Summary of Appellate Cases” (co-author), Association of California Water Agencies, 2019