We are a law firm specializing in residential and commercial
construction defect litigation. Our focus is on failures
in the original construction of the building and owner expectation
for issues related to:
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SITE CONDITIONS, water seeping into home
at ground level, ponding of water around house after rain
and erosion of landscape areas.
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FOUNDATION AND SUBGRADE PROBLEMS, below
grade water intrusion and settlement.
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BUILDING FAILURES, including water leaks
from roofs, windows, balconies, water entry at doors and
traffic decks
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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, lateral load (earthquake)
and support systems.
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BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS, verification
of regulations and requirements.
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REPLACEMENT COST appraisals, quantity
surveys of material, cost effective solutions.
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STANDARDS OF WORKMANSHIP, professional
practice, analysis of design and construction team responsibilities.
We use the latest state-of-the-art computer hardware and
software for effective case management, document and exhibit
preparation. It is our goal to be proactive to help resolve
questions of causation and liability and by communicating
the significance of the evidence to non-technical persons.
We fight for what we believe is right.
Representative
Clients
Regents of The University of California
Trustee’s California
State University
List of Homeowners
Associations represented available upon request.
Representative
Cases
Sunset Woods
Villa Dominique
Courthomes
Sterling v Summers
Bodell v. CSU
Mission Hills v.
Deane Homes
Professional
Affiliations
Consumer Attorneys
of California
Consumer Attorneys
of San Diego
Association of Business
Trial Lawyers
Association of Trial
Lawyers of America
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Professional
Background
March
1996 to present: President, The Reed Law
Firm, APC
September 2000 to Present:
Independent neutral mediator
September 1999 to September
2000: Independent
neutral with JAMS/Endispute
July 1984
- February 1996: Partner, Duke, Gerstel, Shearer
& Bregante. Trial lawyer specializing in commercial,
business and construction litigation.
May 1978
through June 1984: President, John B. Reed Construction.
The company was involved in construction of privately funded
and government funded multi-family and elderly housing,
new commercial and commercial remodel projects.
August 1967
- May 1978: Attorney, General trial practice with
emphasis in criminal law, business and financial fraud matters.
January
1966 - July 1967: Attorney, Los Angeles County
Public Defenders Office, Deputy Public Defender
Appointments
and Honors
SDTLA - "Outstanding
Trial Lawyer Award", March 1991;
Martindale-Hubbell
"AV" rating
Community
Activities and Affiliations
San Diego Country
Club (1997 President)
Old Globe Theater
San Diego Zoological
Society
YMCA
Mainly Mozart Club
Amadeus
Boy’s &
Girls Clubs of San Diego
Big Brothers of
San Diego
Member Harbor Presbyterian
Church
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Education
Grossmont High School, June 1958
San Diego State
University, B.A. June 1962
University of California,
Berkeley, (Boalt Hall) J.D. 1965
Pepperdine University
School of Law, Institute for Dispute Resolution, Negotiation
and Settlement Advocacy 1990
Straus
Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University
School of Law, 1999
Licensed
to Practice
All California Trial Courts, California
Supreme Court Since 1966; United States District Court;
United States Circuit Court (9th Circuit); United
States Supreme Court, United States Court of Federal Claims
Special
Licenses
General Building Contractor, State
of California, License No. 418604
Bar
Admissions
California State Bar Association (January1966);
San Diego County
Bar Association (1968);
Bar Association
Activities
San Diego Area Construction
Legislation Committee; Construction Litigation, Insurance
& Surety Task Force; (American Arbitration Association);
The California State Bar Association, Committee on Criminal
Law and Procedure; May 1971 through 1974;The Board of Directors
of the San Diego County Bar Association, March 1974 through
December 1977 (Vice-president 1976 - 1977); San Diego County
Bar Association Committees on: (a) Publicity and the Administration
of Justice, (b) Fair Trial and Free Press, (c) Municipal
Court Committee, (d) Criminal Justice Committee, (e) Future
Planning Committee, (f) Sports Committee; Liaison to the
Law and Society Committee of the San Diego County Bar Association
and to be Legal Aid Society; member of the Board of Directors
and Vice president of the three private nonprofit criminal
defense organizations in San Diego County, (a) Federal Defenders
of San Diego, Inc.; (b) Defenders, Inc.; (c)Appellate Defenders,
Inc.
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