Legal Advisory Committee
The Legal Advisory Committee (LAC) is comprised entirely of lawyers, many of which are nationally recognized construction law experts.
The Committee serves as an educational forum on construction law for construction attorneys. They review new cases of interest, proposed new legislation, requests for litigation support and amicus support, and regulations and government practices affecting the construction industry. Because the California Bar recognizes AGC as a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) provider, MCLE programs are part of regular meetings and the annual Lawyers Legal Retreat. The Committee meets monthly, except in July and August, and alternates between Northern and Southern California.
In addition, LAC members contribute Legal Briefs, amicus briefs, and articles for AGC’s magazine, the "California Constructor" and the "Construction Law Manual." Through the Legal Hotline, LAC members provide limited pro bono assistance to contractor members at the outset of legal difficulty. The LAC continually reviews AGC’s standard form documents for legal and statutory accuracy, as well as providing educational forums for AGC members on recent legal developments at District and State meetings. Members of the LAC assess themselves an annual fee (currently $150.00) to help defray the unique costs associated with the LAC, e.g. MCLE programs. Appointment is open only to members of the California Bar and by special appointment of the Chair.
The Committee serves as an educational forum on construction law for construction attorneys. They review new cases of interest, proposed new legislation, requests for litigation support and amicus support, and regulations and government practices affecting the construction industry. Because the California Bar recognizes AGC as a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) provider, MCLE programs are part of regular meetings and the annual Lawyers Legal Retreat. The Committee meets monthly, except in July and August, and alternates between Northern and Southern California.
In addition, LAC members contribute Legal Briefs, amicus briefs, and articles for AGC’s magazine, the "California Constructor" and the "Construction Law Manual." Through the Legal Hotline, LAC members provide limited pro bono assistance to contractor members at the outset of legal difficulty. The LAC continually reviews AGC’s standard form documents for legal and statutory accuracy, as well as providing educational forums for AGC members on recent legal developments at District and State meetings. Members of the LAC assess themselves an annual fee (currently $150.00) to help defray the unique costs associated with the LAC, e.g. MCLE programs. Appointment is open only to members of the California Bar and by special appointment of the Chair.
Committee Members
Rosemary K. Nunn, Chair
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP
Lauren Kramer, Vice Chair
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Jason Adams
Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP
Kym Aguilar
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Andy Argyris
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Alex Baghdassarian
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
Jeffrey B. Baird
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Theresa C. Becerra
Pahl & McCay, a Professional Law Corporation
Paul Berning
Law Offices of Paul W. Berning
Jessica Bogo
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Donald E. Bradley, Esq.
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP
Robert Campbell
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Anna M. Carno
Carno Law Group
John Carpenter
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. (Western Region)
Brian S. Case
Case, Ibrahim & Clauss, LLP Attorneys at Law
John Conrad
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Dennis B. Cook, Esq.
Cook Brown, LLP
Collin Cook
Fisher & Phillips LLP
Russell D. Cook
Russell D. Cook Attorney At Law
Mark L. Creede
Lang, Richert & Patch
Joel Darington
DPR Construction, a General Partnership
Jennifer Dauer
Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer Stephens McCandless LLP
Peter V. Dessau
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis LLP
Eileen M. Diepenbrock, Esq.
Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer Stephens McCandless LLP
Garrett Dillon
Varela Lee Metz Guarino, LLP
James Diwik
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Scott Douglass, Esq.
Douglass Law Group
Gregg N. Dulik
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Mark Edwards, Esq.
Lyles Services Co.
Michele Ellison, Esq
Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP
Jack W. Fleming
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP
Rosanna Fristed
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis LLP
Mahyar Ghassemian, Esq.
Ghassemian Law Group, APC
Kevin Gilliland
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Peter E. Glick
Peter E. Glick, Attorney at Law
Richard H. Glucksman
Chapman Glucksman Dean & Roeb
Dave Grisham
Hemming Morse, LLP
Louis N. Haas, Esq.
Haas & Najarian
Marion Hack
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
William Hale
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Harold E. Hamersmith, Esq.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Richard Harris
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Jeremiah A. Heisler, Esq
Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP
John R. Heisse, II, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Leanna Henderson
Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer Stephens McCandless LLP
Robert C. Hendrickson, Esq.
Duane Morris LLP
Stephen J. Henning
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Jay R. Houghton
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Jeffrey S. Hurst
Monteleone & McCrory, LLP
Marc Jacuzzi
Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, PC
Kevin Jeffery
Graniterock
Dustin R. Jones
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Meredith Jones-McKeown
Perkins Coie
Stephen M. Judson, Esq.
Ramsey Law Group
Brian Junginger
McInerney & Dillon
Brian Kahn
Chapman Glucksman Dean & Roeb
Bernard S. Kamine
Kamine Law P.C.
Marcia Haber Kamine
Kamine Law P.C.
Marilyn Klinger
SMTD Law LLP
John Klotsche
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Lauren Kramer
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
William C. Last, Jr.
Last & Faoro
Robert E. Leslie, Esq.
Leslie and Powell
Mark Linderman
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Jeffrey Lisenbee
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis LLP
Larry Liu
SMTD Law LLP
Edward B. Lozowicki
Edward Lozowicki, Arbitrator & Mediator
Larry Lubka
Lubka & White, LLP
Robert G. Mahan, Esq.
Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Roger M. Mason, Esq.
Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth
Candace L. Matson
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Chris A. McCandless
Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer Stephens McCandless LLP
Erin K. McDonough, Esq.
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Scott D. McElhern
Downey Brand, LLP
Steven D. McGee, Esq.
Dowling Aaron Incorporated
Joseph McGowan
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
William H. McInerney, Sr.
McInerney & Dillon
Dwayne McKenzie
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Greg McKinnon
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Daniel F. McLennon
Smith Currie & Hancock LLP
David F. McPherson
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
John S. (Rocky) Miller, Jr.
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
J. Brian Morrow
Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP
Chris Morrow
SMTD Law LLP
Garret Murai
Nomos LLP
SheriAnn Murphy
Swinerton
Raymond A. Myer, Esq.
Myer Law
Paul Najar
Gafcon, Inc.
Anthony P. Niccoli
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, a PC
Robert W. O'Connor, Esq.
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Neil H. O'Donnell, Esq.
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Christopher Olson
Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth
Andrea L. Petray
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Ronald B. Pierce
Griffith Company
Trevor Potter
Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP
Ed A. Puchi
GLA Corp.
John Ralls
Ralls Gruber & Niece LLP
Mark J. Rice
McNeil, Silveira, Rice, & Wiley
Jonathan T. Rodriguez
Cornerstone Law Group
Robert R. Roginson
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC
A. Robert Rosin
Leonidou & Rosin Professional Corporation
Mike Schmidt
Oles Morrison Rinker Baker LLP
D. Michael Schoenfeld, Esq.
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP
Gregory R. Shaughnessy
Gregory R. Shaughnessy, Law Offices Of
Aaron P. Silberman
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Paul V. Simpson
Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, PC
Nathan Sinning
Alston & Bird LLP
Andrew Slater, Attorney
Dowling Aaron Incorporated
Joseph M. Sweeney, Esq.
Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth
Clark Thiel
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Sean P. Thompson
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Jason R. Thornton
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Robert Thum
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Michael J. Timpane
SMTD Law LLP
Quinlan Tom
Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
Michael Tomeo
J.S. Held, LLC
Timothy M. Truax
Law Offices of Timothy M. Truax PC
Richard A. Van Duzer, Esq., Attorney
Farella Braun & Martel LLP
George Vogt, Jr., Esq.
Herrig & Vogt, LLP
Ariana Vugrek
Myer Law
Patricia Walsh
Leonidou & Rosin Professional Corporation
Fred Walter
Walter & Prince, LLP
David J. Weiland, Esq.
Coleman & Horowitt, LLP
Alan J. Wilhelmy, Esq.
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Michael Willcoxon, Esq.
Law Office Of Michael Willcoxon, Esq.
Chad T. Wishchuk
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Art Woodward
Reynolds Tilbury Woodward LLP
Kate Mergen, Staff
AGC of California
Rosemary K. Nunn, Chair
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP
Lauren Kramer, Vice Chair
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Jason Adams
Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP
Kym Aguilar
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Andy Argyris
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Alex Baghdassarian
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
Jeffrey B. Baird
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Theresa C. Becerra
Pahl & McCay, a Professional Law Corporation
Paul Berning
Law Offices of Paul W. Berning
Jessica Bogo
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Donald E. Bradley, Esq.
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP
Robert Campbell
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Anna M. Carno
Carno Law Group
John Carpenter
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. (Western Region)
Brian S. Case
Case, Ibrahim & Clauss, LLP Attorneys at Law
John Conrad
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Dennis B. Cook, Esq.
Cook Brown, LLP
Collin Cook
Fisher & Phillips LLP
Russell D. Cook
Russell D. Cook Attorney At Law
Mark L. Creede
Lang, Richert & Patch
Joel Darington
DPR Construction, a General Partnership
Jennifer Dauer
Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer Stephens McCandless LLP
Peter V. Dessau
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis LLP
Eileen M. Diepenbrock, Esq.
Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer Stephens McCandless LLP
Garrett Dillon
Varela Lee Metz Guarino, LLP
James Diwik
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Scott Douglass, Esq.
Douglass Law Group
Gregg N. Dulik
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Mark Edwards, Esq.
Lyles Services Co.
Michele Ellison, Esq
Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP
Jack W. Fleming
Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP
Rosanna Fristed
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis LLP
Mahyar Ghassemian, Esq.
Ghassemian Law Group, APC
Kevin Gilliland
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Peter E. Glick
Peter E. Glick, Attorney at Law
Richard H. Glucksman
Chapman Glucksman Dean & Roeb
Dave Grisham
Hemming Morse, LLP
Louis N. Haas, Esq.
Haas & Najarian
Marion Hack
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
William Hale
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Harold E. Hamersmith, Esq.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Richard Harris
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Jeremiah A. Heisler, Esq
Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP
John R. Heisse, II, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Leanna Henderson
Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer Stephens McCandless LLP
Robert C. Hendrickson, Esq.
Duane Morris LLP
Stephen J. Henning
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Jay R. Houghton
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Jeffrey S. Hurst
Monteleone & McCrory, LLP
Marc Jacuzzi
Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, PC
Kevin Jeffery
Graniterock
Dustin R. Jones
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Meredith Jones-McKeown
Perkins Coie
Stephen M. Judson, Esq.
Ramsey Law Group
Brian Junginger
McInerney & Dillon
Brian Kahn
Chapman Glucksman Dean & Roeb
Bernard S. Kamine
Kamine Law P.C.
Marcia Haber Kamine
Kamine Law P.C.
Marilyn Klinger
SMTD Law LLP
John Klotsche
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Lauren Kramer
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
William C. Last, Jr.
Last & Faoro
Robert E. Leslie, Esq.
Leslie and Powell
Mark Linderman
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Jeffrey Lisenbee
Miller, Morton, Caillat & Nevis LLP
Larry Liu
SMTD Law LLP
Edward B. Lozowicki
Edward Lozowicki, Arbitrator & Mediator
Larry Lubka
Lubka & White, LLP
Robert G. Mahan, Esq.
Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Roger M. Mason, Esq.
Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth
Candace L. Matson
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Chris A. McCandless
Diepenbrock Elkin Dauer Stephens McCandless LLP
Erin K. McDonough, Esq.
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Scott D. McElhern
Downey Brand, LLP
Steven D. McGee, Esq.
Dowling Aaron Incorporated
Joseph McGowan
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
William H. McInerney, Sr.
McInerney & Dillon
Dwayne McKenzie
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Greg McKinnon
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Daniel F. McLennon
Smith Currie & Hancock LLP
David F. McPherson
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
John S. (Rocky) Miller, Jr.
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
J. Brian Morrow
Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP
Chris Morrow
SMTD Law LLP
Garret Murai
Nomos LLP
SheriAnn Murphy
Swinerton
Raymond A. Myer, Esq.
Myer Law
Paul Najar
Gafcon, Inc.
Anthony P. Niccoli
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, a PC
Robert W. O'Connor, Esq.
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Neil H. O'Donnell, Esq.
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Christopher Olson
Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth
Andrea L. Petray
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Ronald B. Pierce
Griffith Company
Trevor Potter
Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP
Ed A. Puchi
GLA Corp.
John Ralls
Ralls Gruber & Niece LLP
Mark J. Rice
McNeil, Silveira, Rice, & Wiley
Jonathan T. Rodriguez
Cornerstone Law Group
Robert R. Roginson
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC
A. Robert Rosin
Leonidou & Rosin Professional Corporation
Mike Schmidt
Oles Morrison Rinker Baker LLP
D. Michael Schoenfeld, Esq.
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP
Gregory R. Shaughnessy
Gregory R. Shaughnessy, Law Offices Of
Aaron P. Silberman
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Paul V. Simpson
Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, PC
Nathan Sinning
Alston & Bird LLP
Andrew Slater, Attorney
Dowling Aaron Incorporated
Joseph M. Sweeney, Esq.
Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth
Clark Thiel
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Sean P. Thompson
O'Connor Thompson McDonough Klotsche LLP
Jason R. Thornton
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Robert Thum
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Michael J. Timpane
SMTD Law LLP
Quinlan Tom
Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
Michael Tomeo
J.S. Held, LLC
Timothy M. Truax
Law Offices of Timothy M. Truax PC
Richard A. Van Duzer, Esq., Attorney
Farella Braun & Martel LLP
George Vogt, Jr., Esq.
Herrig & Vogt, LLP
Ariana Vugrek
Myer Law
Patricia Walsh
Leonidou & Rosin Professional Corporation
Fred Walter
Walter & Prince, LLP
David J. Weiland, Esq.
Coleman & Horowitt, LLP
Alan J. Wilhelmy, Esq.
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell
Michael Willcoxon, Esq.
Law Office Of Michael Willcoxon, Esq.
Chad T. Wishchuk
Finch Thornton & Baird, LLP
Art Woodward
Reynolds Tilbury Woodward LLP
Kate Mergen, Staff
AGC of California
