SMTD Law attorneys Ali Salamirad and Marilyn Klinger are attending the 2024 TIPS FSLC Spring Surety Conference, Suretyland: For the Love of Surety, May 23 – May 24, 2024 at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa in La Jolla, Ca. The program is centered around advanced and cutting-edge topics [...]
SMTD Law LLP partner Jonathan Dunn will be discussing commonly used limitation of liability provisions in construction contracting and their enforcement rules at the NASBP Virtual Seminar, “Take it to the Limit: The Limits of Limitation of Liability Provisions” on April 4, 2024 at 2:00p.m. Eastern / 11:00a.m. Pacific. Register [...]
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement assessed wages and penalties against a contractor with liability exposure of $1 million. After successfully moving for a coverage determination from the Department of Industrial Relations, it was determined that the construction project was not a public work and therefore not subject to the [...]
SMTD Law LLP is honored to announce the addition of attorney Ross N. Steinbach to the Firm's Irvine Office. Mr. Steinbach is an associate in the Irvine office of SMTD Law LLP where he focuses on construction contracting transactions and litigation. He draws on a deep and broad knowledge base [...]
The ABA 2024 Fidelity & Surety Law Midwinter Conference convened January 24th through the 26th at The Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria in New Orleans focus on exceptional construction, surety, and fidelity programs packed with leading attorneys and consultants in the industry. The construction program explored the critical legal and practical concepts [...]
SMTD Law LLP partner Jonathan Dunn will be attending IR Global Annual Conference in Amsterdam September 9 – 12, 2023. The conference welcomes members from across the globe that are part of the IR Global Group. Jonathan Dunn has been a member for a number of years and is the [...]
Pearlman 2023: Building Relationships – Keeping Them Strong SMTD Law LLP will be attending the upcoming Pearlman 2023 Conference on Wednesday, September 6 thru Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. SMTD attorneys Michael J. Timpane, Marilyn Klinger, Robert J. Berens and Ali Salamirad will be attending. SMTD Law will [...]
SMTD is proud to announce that Ali Salamirad has been selected as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America. The CLSA is an invitation-only international honorary association composed of preeminent lawyers specializing in construction law and related fields. Fellowship is limited and selective, with lawyers being invited into [...]
SMTD Law LLP managing partner Marilyn Klinger’s NASBP virtual seminar, “How Do We Resolve the Dispute? Arbitration/Mediation and the Traditional Bond Forms" will be held Tuesday, July 11 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Pacific. Ms. Klinger will discuss arbitration and mediation requirements related to traditional bonds -- AIA, ConsensusDocs, EJCDC [...]
Partner Jonathan Dunn, assisted by Senior Attorney Teresa Polk, recently obtained a complete defense award at arbitration for a general contractor client in a disputed subcontractor termination and payment claim. The subcontractor claimed hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, asserting a lien and bond claim, and alleged it was [...]