Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Focus of Practice

• Trial and appellate experience in construction law, fidelity/surety performance and payment bonds, subdivision bonds, government contracts and subrogation.

Areas of Practice

• Bad Faith Insurance
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Construction Law
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Liens
• Government Construction Contracts
• Housing & Construction Defects
• Government Contracts
• Federal Contracts
• State & Municipal Contracts
• Insurance Defense
• Insurance Law
• Commercial Insurance
• Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety
• Insurance Subrogation
• Property & Casualty
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Claims Court
• Federal Trial Practice
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• Real Estate Law
• Condominiums & Cooperatives
• Landlord/Tenant
• Residential Real Estate
• State, Local & Municipal Law
• Land Use & Zoning

Representative Cases

• Amwest v. City of Los Angeles, 63.CA 4th 378 (2nd Dist 1998)
• Amwest v. City of Los Angeles, 73 C.A. 2nd 729 (2nd Dist Court of Appeal California 1998)

West Practice Categories

Bad Faith Insurance, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Uniform Commercial Code, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Government Contracts, Federal Contracts, State & Municipal Contracts, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Subrogation, Property & Casualty, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Real Estate Law, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law, Land Use & Zoning

Bar Admissions

• California, 1976
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1987

Certification/Specialties

• Construction Litigation, Surety Insurance Defense, Public Contract Law

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1981 - 2005
• American Bar Association, 1979 - 2003 (Construction Industry Forum)
• Orange County Bar Association, 1985 - 1995
• American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Committee)

Past Employment Positions

• Robins, Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, Of Counsel, 2002 - 2007
• Amwest Insurance Group, Senior Attorney, 1991 - 2001
• Lanak & Hanna, Associate, 1981 - 1991

Education

• Mid-Valley College of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1975
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1967
  B.A.

Address

130 North Brand Boulevard
Suite 405
Glendale, CA 91203

Phones

(866) 778-8034 (Toll Free)
(818) 937-4530

Faxes

(818) 242-4305

Emails

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Websites

http://www.gillandbaldwin.com