Areas List
Our expertise in the area of construction law goes back to the very roots of California construction law in the early 1900s. Hunt Ortmann offers a range of practice capabilities, from construction and corporate law to insurance, environmental and geotechnical.
The firm is one of the foremost authorities on construction law and litigation in California.
- Business & Commercial Law
- Entity Formation (Corporations, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies [LLPs, LLCs] and Joint Ventures and Dissolutions
- Asset and Stock Purchase and Sales Transaction and Mergers
- Corporate counseling (including Buy-Sell (Shareholders) Agreements, Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements, Licenses and various agreements for business transactions)
- Commercial law, including Business and Equipment loans, leasing and financing
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) issues
- Succession Planning
- Collection Actions
- Enforcement of Judgments
- Collection of Debts
- Contract Breaches / Defaults
- Construction Consulting
- Construction Management Consulting
- Building Information Modeling
- Damages Analysis
- Dispute Avoidance and Mitigation
- Contract Administration
- AIA, AGC, DBIA, and Special Situation Contracts
- AIA Initial Decision Maker Services
- Bidding Strategies
- Construction Contracts & Bid Documents
- Contract Review/Drafting/Negotiation
- AIA Documents
- ConsensusDOCS
- Integrated Project Delivery / BIM
- Project Documentation
- Project Closeout Negotiations
- Termination for Default and Convenience
- Contractor License Issues
- Delay Analysis
- Delay and Impact Claims
- Liquidated Damages
- Disputes & Litigation, Commercial
- Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation (State, Federal, AAA, JAMS)
- Settlement Conferences
- Dispute Negotiation / Resolution
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Disputes & Litigation, Construction
- Mechanics Liens
- Stop Notices
- Payment and Performance Bond Claims
- Warranty Issues
- Bid Disputes/Mistakes
- Responsibility and Administrative Hearings
- Subcontractor Listing and Substitution Issues
- "Or Equal" Substitutions
- Extra/Work & Change Orders
- Delay/Acceleration Claims
- Disruption/Changed Conditions Claims
- Mechanic's Lien Claims
- Payment/Performance Bond Claims
- False Claims
- Prevailing Wage Issues
- Non-Performing Contractors
- Construction Defects
- Architect & Engineer Negligence
- Cardinal Change and Abandonment Claims
- Construction Failures
- Construction Accidents / OSHA Investigations
- Employment Matters and Labor Law Compliance
- Wrongful Termination and Reduction In Force
- Sexual Harassment
- Sex, Age, National Origin, Religious and Disability Discrimination
- Wage and Hour Disputes
- Americans With Disabilities Act Violations
- Federal Family Medical Leave Act Violations
- California Family Rights Act Violations
- Occupational Safety ("OSHA") Violations
- Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Disputes
- Labor Disputes
- Disciplinary Disputes
- Administrative hearings before numerous administrative agencies
- Employee Manuals and Policies
- Insurance & Suretyship
- Claims and coverage disputes
- Risk management and analysis
- Builder's risk
- Title claims
- Mediation & Arbitration Services
- Public Entity / Government Contracts & Projects
- Bid Protests
- Bid Issues /Mistakes
- Responsibility and Administrative Hearings
- Subcontractor Substitutions
- "Or Equal" Substitutions
- Extra/Work & Change Orders
- Delay/Acceleration Claims
- Disruption/Changed Conditions Claims
- Stop Notice Claims
- Payment/Performance Bond Claims
- False Claims
- Miller Act Bonds
- Real Estate Law
- Real Estate Purchase and Sales Transactions
- Office, Industrial and Retail Leasing, including Ground Leases
- Real Property Loan Transactions, including Deeds of Trust, Loan Documentation and Loan Workouts
- Real Property Development
- Real Property Options, Easements, and Licenses
- Title and Boundary Disputes
- Landslide and Subsidence