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We approach every case in a decisive and practical fashion,
looking for economical solutions to legal problems through
arbitration, mediation or other informal claims resolution
processes. (Our Approach to Cost-Effective
Legal Services >> ) Yet, if necessary, we are prepared
to litigate every case through discovery, trial and appeal.
Some
of our recent trial work includes: an $ 8 million jury verdict
in favor of our client, the owner of a 27-story office building,
in a construction defect dispute; a federal district court
trial in an environmental dispute involving a local public
entity in which we successfully defended the claims of a special
master for $36 million in additional compensation; a ten-week
trial in a commercial contract dispute resulting in a decision
for our client on all claims and, at the successful conclusion
of an appeal, a fee award of $2.2 million.
In
the construction area, the Firm is currently handling litigation,
arbitration and mediation of disputes involving power plants,
process facilities and hospital projects, on behalf of major
engineering,
procurement and construction contractors, and public and private
owners,
involving over $500,000,000 in claims.
Situated
in Oakland on the shores of Lake Merritt, our firm - and our
clients - enjoy several geographic benefits. Without the overhead
of a downtown San Francisco law firm, we are able to maintain
billing rates significantly lower than lawyers of the same
skill and experience across the Bay. We are within walking
distance of the Oakland Courthouse, a twenty-minute BART ride
from downtown San Francisco, and within ready access to all
Bay Area courts, from Contra Costa County and the developing
680 corridor, to the Silicon Valley, to Marin County and points
north. With our offices less than ten miles from the Oakland
Airport, our lawyers can quickly travel to jurisdictions throughout
California; as a result, we often represent our clients in
matters venued in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego,
each a one-hour plane trip away.
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