Current Employment Position(s)

Member, since 2006

Lawyer Overview

Greg's practice focuses on Construction, Condominium and Commercial Litigation. He represents public and private developers, owners, and contractors, in contract, construction defect, warranty, lien, delay, real estate, product, mold and other toxic tort claims and provides clients with risk management, contract drafting and negotiation. Greg has successfully litigated, arbitrated, tried and mediated numerous multi-million dollar disputes. Prior to the law, Greg spent two decades as a contractor.

Greg is also involved with real estate and construction related legislative efforts.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Construction
• Real Estate

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1999
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2000
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
• Oregon, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association (Trustee and Legislative Committee Chair)
• Washington State Bar Association
• Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
• Master Builders Association

Honors and Awards

• Washington Law and Politics, Rising Star, 2002 - 2003

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, New Construction and Real Estate Legislation, CPCU Spring Seminar, 2008
• Speaker, Condominium Act Arbitration - A Practitioner's Perspective, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Seminar, 2008
• Speaker, Building Codes in Washington - Liability from Noncompliance, Lorman Educational Services, 2007 - 2008
• Speaker, Construction Law and Risk Management Latest Traps & Strategies, Prima Western Regional Conference, 2007
• Speaker, Construction Project Management - Closing Out the Project, Lorman Educational Services, 2007 - 2008
• Speaker, Changes in Defect Claims Over the Last Five Years, Construction Claims in Washington, 2008
• Myth vs. Reality in the World of Condominiums, Construction Litigation and Insurance Coverage — Traps in the Trenches, Hot Issues in Real Estate and Land Use Development, Seattle - 2007
• Speaker, How to Get Sued Into Oblivion, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) Western Washington, 2006, Spokane Home Builders Association, 2007
• Speaker, Condominiums: Opportunities and Pitfalls, Speaker, The Seminar Group, 2006 - 2007
• Conference Co-Chair, Lexis Mealey's Pacific Northwest Construction Defect Conference, 2006
• Construction Claims in Washington, Organizer & Moderator, Lorman Seminar, 2006 - 2007
• Speaker, How to Keep the Crosshairs Off Concrete, Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association (WACA) Winter Workshop, 2006
• Speaker, Sun Tzu On The Art of Litigation, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL) Annual Convention, 2005
• Speaker, Common Enemy Doctrine, Annual Retreat of Washington Construction Industry Council, (WCIC), 2005
• Speaker, Annual Update on Construction Law, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL) Seminar, 2005
• Speaker, How to Get Sued Into Oblivion, Washington and Oregon State Pest Control Operators and Home Inspectors, 2005, 2007
• Speaker, Preparing the Expert for Deposition and Trial, Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Continuing Legal Education (CLE), 2004
• Speaker, Tort Theories That Could Open Pandora's Box, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL) Construction Defect Litigation Seminar, 2004
• Speaker, Analyzing and Proving Construction Project Damages in Washington: The Post- Johnson World, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, 2004, 2006
• Speaker, Analyzing and Proving Construction Project Damages in Washington, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, 2002-2003, 2007
• Speaker, Strategies for Mitigating Liability in Property Inspection Reports, Washington State Pest Control Association (WSPCA) and Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Recertification Seminars, 2002 - 2003
• Speaker, Emerging Issues in the Washington Indoor Air Quality and Toxic Mold Litigation, National Business Institute Seminar, 2002
• Speaker, Indoor Air Quality Legal Liabilities, Washington Chapter Public Risk Management Association Seminar, 2002
• Speaker, Experts: Daubert and Its Progeny as It Applies to Construction Defect Cases, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), 2002
• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Construction Defect Claims, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL), 2001

Past Employment Positions

• Bullivant Houser Bailey PLLC, Shareholder, 2005 - 2006
• Bullivant Houser Bailey PLLC, Associate, 2001 - 2005
• Safeco Insurance Company, In House Counsel, 1999 - 2001

Education

• Seattle University, School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1998
  J.D.
• California State University, Hayward, California, 1993
  B.S.

Published Works

• Author, Building Codes in Washington - Liability from Noncompliance
• Author, Building Codes in Washington - Liability from Noncompliance
• Author, How to Get Sued Into Oblivion
• Author, How to Keep the Crosshairs Off Concrete
• Author, Sun Tzu On The Art of Litigation
• Author, How to Get Sued Into Oblivion
• Author, Preparing the Expert for Deposition and Trial
• Author, Tort Theories That Could Open Pandora's Box
• Author, Analyzing and Proving Construction Project Damages in Washington: The Post- Johnson World
• Author, Analyzing and Proving Construction Project Damages in Washington
• Author, Strategies for Mitigating Liability in Property Inspection Reports
• Co-Author, Experts: Daubert and Its Progeny as It Applies to Construction Defect Cases
• Author, Toxic Mold Wars, Oregon Law Journal, 2002

Address

1111 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101-3299

Phones

(206) 447-3860

Faxes

(206) 749-2030

Emails

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Websites

http://www.foster.com