Professionals

Gordon Hunt

Dale A. Ortmann

Thomas Palffy

John D. Darling

Omel A. Nieves

Richard Mah

Wahid E. Guirguis

Ronald L. Helmuth

Carlo Paciulli

Debi A. Ramos

News

Lubka article on AIA contracts reprinted by the Orange County Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute

Richard Mah elected Vice Chairman of the Los Angeles County Bar Construction Law subsection

Richard Mah elected Chairman of the Los Angeles County Bar Construction Law subsection

Hunt Ortmann assists LAX in $1 Billion in Upgrades

Mah Quoted in Ventura County Star

Hunt Ortmann Scores Again With 2012 U.S. News "Best Lawyers" Rankings

2012 "Super Lawyers" Released- Hunt Ortmann Continues to Dominate Construction Category for Third Straight Year!

Ortmann, Mah and Guirguis Present at APWA Congress

Gordon Hunt Named 2013 Construction Litigation Lawyer of the Year!

Ortmann and Darling Named 2013 U.S. News Best Lawyers!

2012 Pasadena Top Attorneys Announced!

Gordon Hunt Receives Prestigious Robert Flaig Award

Kathlynn Smith Interviewed in Legal Feature

Publications

HuntLaw - 2008 Volume - Issue 1

HuntLaw - 2008 Volume - Issue 2

HuntLaw - 2009 Volume - Issue 1

Change Orders Aren't Free: Guidelines to Getting Paid

Heads Up! New Mechanic's Lien Law in Effect 1.1.2011

Even When You Are Wrong, You May Be Right: Your Stop Notice is Not Necessarily Invalid

Looking Out For Number One: Safeguarding Lien Rights When Construction Loans Collapse

Don't Get "Got"- Performance Bond Terms Are Contract Terms Too!

Smarter Than Your Average Bear

SCCA Magazine- What to do About Cost Escalation?

In Default- But Not Dead

UC Campuses Adopt Best Value Contracting Pilot Program

Give Proper Notice!

Who's Holding The Bag When We Are All Holding Hands? Risk Allocation In The Age Of Collaborative Contracting

It's A Tough Job But Everyone Wants To Do It: Bidding On Public Works Projects

Public Entities: No Guarantee of Full Payment

The Owner is Bankrupt? Record Your Mechanic's Lien Anyway!

Can A Public Agency Recover Attorney's Fees Defending A Stop Notice Claim?

You Can Never Serve Too Many Preliminary Notices

Preliminary Notice Form: Use It Or Lose It! (Your Mechanic's Lien Rights, That Is)

To Serve and Protect Your Rights - Use The New Preliminary Notice Form

You Served The Preliminary Notice: Now Prove It

New Waiver And Release Forms: What The Heck Is A Through Date?

Stop, Look, and... READ! Don't Sign That Subcontract Just Yet

Is It A Public Or Private Job?

Subcontractors Rejoice! Legislature Bans Type 1 Indemnity Clauses

The High Price of Being An Unlicensed Contractor

Nowhere To Run To, Baby: Arbitration Is Nowhere To Hide For Unlicensed Contractors

Events

AIA Contracts- Pasadena

AIA Contracts- Santa Ana

California Construction Claims

The Construction Manager's Role in Design-Build

Public Contracts & Procurement Regulations in California

False Claims Act

False Claims Act - San Diego

CAL PASC - Contract Council Meeting

Public Works Contracting

California Construction Contracting Program

AGC of California - Legal Advisory Committee, Annual Legal Retreat

Low Bids & A Down Economy - What's an Owner to Do ?

PESI - California Construction Law (Pasadena)

PESI - California Construction Law (Costa Mesa)

PESI - California Construction Law (San Diego)

Contract Terminations - When to Pull the Trigger

Construction Contracts: The 10 Most Important Terms (webinar)

Top 10 Changes when Negotiating AIA Forms of Construction Contracts and Architect Agreements

Construction Contracts: The 10 Most Important Terms (Long Beach)

PESI - California Construction Law

Survive and Thrive in 2010 - Dealing with Low Bid Disasters on Public Projects (March - July 2010, several dates and locations)

Managing Risk by Using or Avoiding Certain Contract Terms

Contractual Risk – What You Need to Know Before You Bid Your Next Project and The Ins and Outs of Bonding - How to Get What You Want.

Change Orders: Can't Live With Them... or Without Them- Learn How To Deal With Them Effectively - CMAA Long Beach

AGC of California- Legal Advisory Committee, Annual Legal Retreat

Bid Protests: A Legal Seminar

Associated General Contractors of California Retreat- "Stop Notices: An Often Overlooked Powerful Tool"

CMAA Panel- "Estimating for Contractor Costs and Market Fluctuations"

AIA Contracts- Pasadena

AIA Contracts- Santa Ana

AIA Contracts- Santa Ana

Evaluation and Resolution of Delay and Extra Work Claims in California

AIA Contracts- Santa Ana

Claims: Liens, Stop Notices, Bonds, Delay & Disruption, Termination

Bids, Plans, & Specifications and Key Contract Terms

Claims: Liens, Stop Notices, Bonds, Delay & Disruption, Termination

Bids, Plans, & Specifications and Key Contract Terms

Protect Your Lien Rights Under the New Law! Sponsored by the Southern CA Contractors Association

Key Construction Contract Terms

DBIA National Conference & Expo

Basic Mechanic's Lien Law- Procedural Steps to Enforce Your Job Rights *Plus New Notice Requirements for California Liens*- Torrance

Basic Mechanic's Lien Law- Procedural Steps to Enforce Your Job Rights *Plus New Notice Requirements for California Liens*- Baldwin Park

Basic Mechanic's Lien Law- Procedural Steps to Enforce Your Job Rights *Plus New Notice Requirements for California Liens*- Los Angeles

The Business of Building Information Modeling (BIM), How to Make it Work for You

ECA 9th Annual Legal Seminar

Northwest Construction Consumer Council Annual Conference

AIA Contracts: How to Negotiate Provisions and Mitigate Risk

National Association of Women in Construction- Risk Allocation in Design Build Contracts

2012 Annual Congressional and Leadership Conference- Women Construction Owners and Executives

Workshop- Public Works Contracting - Pasadena

Public Works Bidding and Subcontractor Listing- Navigating the Rapids

Differing Site Conditions - How to Avoid the Pits

Hard Hats And High Heels: Being A Smart Girl In Construction

Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues in California

Construction Credit Conference: New Mechanic's Lien Law Update

Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations- Bakersfield, CA

Stop Payment Notice & Bond Claim Lunch

Joint Association Insurance Risk Transfer & Lien Law Seminar- Ontario

Mechanics Liens, Stop Notices & Bond Claims- Public and Private Projects

Mechanics Liens, Stop Payment Notices, and Bonds on Private Works

Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations in California

2012 AACE Southern California Fall Symposium

Changes in California Mechanics Lien Laws, Including SB 474 Indemnity Provisions- Golden Gate Chapter

Changes in California Mechanics Lien Laws, Including SB 474 Indemnity Provisions- Pacific Southwest Chapter

SB-474 - A Ban on "Type 1 Indemnity" Effective 1/1/13

Mechanic's Lien Law Update - National Electrical Contractors Association

Representative Work

Steel price escalation

Representative Work of Richard Mah

Seismic contract in Armenia

Film school contracts

$1 Billion in contracts for LAX

Construction Contracts & Bid Documents

Hunt Ortmann is recognized throughout California as having expertise in all aspects of construction law representing owners, developers, architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, sureties and title companies on virtually every kind of construction project. In addition, we have extensive experience with public works projects.

The Firm can assist with any or all of the following:  

  • 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
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