On November 2, 2022 Ali Salamirad and Marilyn Klinger will be speaking at the webinar, Differing Site Conditions: The Big Game of Shifting Risk, hosted by WPL Publishing. The webinar will consist of a 75-minute presentation followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. About the Speakers Ali Salamirad concentrates his practice in [...]
SMTD Law is pleased to sponsor Commercial Surety Bond Agency’s (CSBA) 9th Annual Good to Great Conference: Winning the War for Workers on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 11 am to 1 pm PDT. The Event The conference will start out with the California Construction Market Outlook, which provides insights into [...]
SMTD Law LLP is thrilled to announce the addition of attorney Justin Gelzayd to the Firm's Irvine Office. Mr. Gelzayd is an associate focusing on construction and surety litigation. Mr. Gelzayd brings several years of experience in construction law having worked on matters involving construction defects, contract and bid disputes. [...]
Pearlman 2022: Building Relationships – Keeping Them Strong This year, SMTD Law LLP will be attending the upcoming Pearlman 2022 Conference on Wednesday, September 7 thru Saturday, September 10, 2022. SMTD attorneys Jeff Hook, Michael J. Timpane, Marilyn Klinger, Robert J. Berens and Ali Salamirad will be attending. Dynamic Panel [...]
SMTD LAW LLP is growing and we are seeking associate to partner level attorneys with experience in handling complex business, construction and/or surety litigation matters to join our team in our Irvine office. Our firm has grown into one of the most experienced and highly regarded group of construction, business, [...]
SMTD Law is honored to announce that we have, again, been recognized and named by Chambers and Partners as a United States California Construction Law firm. In addition, we congratulate three of SMTD’s partners, Marilyn Klinger, Jonathan J. Dunn, and Ali Salamirad, for their individual ranking by Chambers as preeminent [...]
SMTD Law celebrated 2021 with a holiday lunch. This year’s celebration was socially distanced and held via Zoom and included their annual ugly holiday sweater contest, cocktail/mocktail competition and white elephant gift exchange!Happy Holidays from SMTD Law LLP!
After a bankruptcy case is filed, a mechanic’s lien creditor must be careful to give a proper notice under the Bankruptcy Code or its lien will expire and be unenforceable. The Bankruptcy Code provides for a notice to be given in lieu of commencing a foreclosure action under state law. [...]
SMTD Law’s Jeff Hook obtained a Peremptory Writ of Mandate from the San Diego Superior Court reversing a decision on a Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment (“Assessment”) in favor of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”). The Court determined that the Contractor’s interpretation of a notice for landscape/irrigation work [...]
Join Strafford Publishing, October 7, 2021 for the CLE live webinar, including Q&A, Litigating Lost Productivity Claims in Construction: Developing Methodologies, ASCE Standards. This CLE course (1.5 credits) will guide construction counsel on best practices when pursuing and defending a lost productivity claim on a project. Mr. Salamirad will discuss [...]