More than 25 years of practice devoted exclusively to the representation of owner/developers, public entities, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and design professionals in all aspects of construction law, including procurement, contract negotiations, litigation, arbitration, mechanic's liens, and claim preparation and defense. Guest Lecturer on Construction Law at Boalt Hall School of Law, 1989-1992. Mediator of over 300 construction, insurance and business disputes; arbitrator of more than 100 construction, insurance and business disputes. Member Large Complex Case Panel for Construction Disputes; Arbitrator on special panel established by State of California Office of Administrative Hearings.

Representative Cases Handled as a Mediator:
Have mediated more than 300 construction, insurance and business disputes ranging from two-party disputes to matters involving 40 or more parties. Have mediated numerous construction defect, delay, disruption, acceleration and breach of contract matters. Have mediated numerous insurance coverage cases, insurance subrogation cases and business contract disputes. Have mediated cases in California, Nevada, Arizona, Illinois, New York, and Mississippi.

Representative Cases Handled as an Arbitrator
Have arbitrated more than 100 construction, insurance and business matters including numerous construction defect, delay, disruption and breach of contract matters. Have arbitrated more than 25 public agency disputes as a member of special panel established by the State of California, Office of Administrative Hearings.

Multi-Party Dispute Resolution Experience:
Numerous multi-party construction defect cases.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience:
Mediated more than 300 construction, real estate, and business matters with particular emphasis on breach of contract, delay, defect, and cost-overrun cases. Arbitrated more then 25 matters for California Public Works Contract Arbitration Panel and more than 100 cases as arbitrator with American Arbitration Association. AAA Large Complex Case Program panelist and member of Advisory Committee

3. Professional Activities

American Bar Association (Public Contract Law Section;
Construction Industry Forum Committee)

State Bar of California (Real Property Section, Construction Law Subsection)

Los Angeles County Bar Association
(Real Property Section, Construction Law Subsection).

4. Publications

Co-author, California Construction Law, 1999;

Co-author, Construction Change Order Claims, Aspen Law and Business, 1994;

Co-author, Construction Claims, Mechanic's Liens and Construction Bonds Under California Law, Cambridge Institute, 1991;

Co-author, Law and Construction Scheduling Hill International, 1986;

Board of editors, California Construction Law Reporter, Shepards McGraw-Hill.

- Construction Law Seminars, sponsored by California Continuing Education of   the Bar, (1988?2000)

- Construction Law Superconference, (1991, 1996, 1997 and 2000)

- National Convention of Construction Financial Management Association, (1991)

- Construction Claims, Mechanic's Liens and Construction Bonds Under California   Law, sponsored by Cambridge Institute (1991?1996)

- Boalt Hall School of Law, Guest Lecturer on Construction Law (1989?1991)

- California State Conference on Construction Law, sponsored by Professional   Education Systems (1980?2000)

- Annual Construction and Accounting Conference, jointly sponsored by California   Society of Certified Public Accountants and Associated General Contractors   (1983?1992)

- Law & Construction Scheduling Seminar, sponsored by Hill International  (1986?1992)

- Association of California County Counsel Convention, (1990) Western   Conference of Construction Consumers, (1989?1991)

- Second Annual Symposium on Construction Law, sponsored by California   Continuing Education of the Bar (1985)

- Construction Industry Symposium, sponsored by California State College and   Long Beach and Associated General Contractors (1985)

- National Convention of Associated Builders & Contractors, (1983)

- National Convention of Plumbing, Cooling & Heating Contractors, (1982)

- Benjamin Crocker Symposium on Real Property and Construction Law,   sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association (1980)

Phi Beta Kappa; Member AGC of California, Board of Directors 1989 - 1991

Admitted to the Bar: California, 1974; District of Columbia, 1980.

University of California at Berkeley (AB, magna cum laude-1971);
University of California at Los Angeles (JD-1974).