Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Jesus Gonzales is an associate in the Cerritos office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo.  Mr. Gonzales has substantial experience advising school districts, community colleges, county offices of education, special districts and other public entities on a wide variety of construction and public law matters. 

Mr. Gonzales’ representation includes the drafting and negotiating of contracts for all facets of construction projects including agreements between owners and design professionals; owners and construction managers; owners and contractors; and owners and design builders.  Mr. Gonzales has litigated a variety of complex construction cases that have involved: professional liability of architects and engineers; latent and patent defects; liability of principals and sureties on bid, payment and performance bonds; prompt payment claims; stop notice claims; claims for differing site conditions; extra work claims; delay claims; disruption and acceleration claims; and other impact claims and performance problems experienced on construction projects.  Mr. Gonzales is also experienced in the drafting of licenses, leases, easements and joint use agreements and is knowledgeable on various land use issues.

Mr. Gonzales earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.

Areas of Practice

• Construction - School/Facilities

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Construction Law, Education Law, Government Agencies & Programs, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California State Bar, Member

Education

• Loyola Law School
  Juris Doctor
• University of California (UCLA), 1998
  Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Political Science

Address

12800 Center Court Drive, Suite 300
Cerritos, CA 90703

Phones

(562) 653-3200 (Business Phone)
(714) 826-5480 (Other Phone)

Faxes

(562) 653-3333 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.aalrrlaw.com