Case Results

General contractor completed a $12M commercial project. Owner refused to release final $4.2M, claiming nonexistent construction defects.

Filed mechanics lien within statutory deadline, initiated litigation, retained engineering expert who demolished the owner's defect claims in deposition.

Full $4.2M recovered plus attorney fees. Settled 8 months after filing.

General contractor on a $28M hospital renovation experienced 14 months of owner-caused delays. Owner blamed the contractor.

Retained delay expert who performed critical path analysis demonstrating 11 of 14 months were owner-caused. Pursued extended overhead and escalation claims.

$2.1M in delay damages recovered.

Specialty subcontractor terminated mid-project by GC who hired a cheaper replacement. Sub owed $1.8M for completed work.

Pursued GC and property owner through mechanics lien foreclosure and breach of contract simultaneously.

$1.8M recovered. GC's license complaint dismissed.

Partner in a $20M/year GC company was secretly diverting business opportunities to a new company.

Obtained emergency injunction stopping diversion. Pursued breach of fiduciary duty claims with full accounting.

$1.2M in diverted profits recovered plus attorney fees.

Developer faced $3.5M construction defect lawsuit claiming structural defects, water intrusion, and code violations.

Physics-trained attorney analyzed technical evidence and identified defects were caused by owner's own post-completion modifications.

Case dismissed. Developer paid $0.

Commercial property owner suffered $850K in damage when neighboring construction caused soil subsidence damaging the foundation.

Documented damage, retained geotechnical expert, pursued claims against developer and contractor.

$850K plus remediation costs recovered.

Subcontractor owed $680K by general contractor who became insolvent on a $45M public works project.

Identified payment bond, served timely notice on surety, filed bond claim within all deadlines.

Surety paid $680K within 90 days.

Material supplier delivered $420K of materials. GC refused to pay, claiming defective materials (they weren't).

Served stop notice on owner and construction lender, halting $420K in draws.

GC settled within 30 days to restore project financing.

General contractor improperly disqualified from $22M public works bid in favor of higher-priced competitor.

Filed bid protest within 5-day deadline, documented agency's failure to follow its own evaluation criteria.

Court ordered re-evaluation. Client awarded the contract.

Subcontractor performed $380K of extra work based on verbal directions. GC refused to pay citing written change order requirement.

Documented verbal directives through emails, texts, and witnesses. Pursued quantum meruit claim.

$340K recovered — 89% of claimed amount.

Property owner paid $280K to contractor who completed only $40K of work and abandoned the project. Contractor filed false lien waivers.

Pursued civil fraud claims, obtained judgment for $280K plus punitive damages, coordinated with law enforcement.

Full judgment plus punitive damages. Contractor's license revoked.

General contractor received CSLB complaint alleging project abandonment. Complainant sought $180K in restitution.

Investigated facts, documented owner's failure to make required payments that caused work stoppage.

Complaint dismissed. No restitution. License intact.