Kearney & OBanion

Construction Legal Expert - San Francisco

Construction Legal Expert Trials and Witness Testimony

2025
Testified in arbitration for the law firm of Porter Law Group Inc in the case of Reichert Building Solutions Inc v. Mprops LLC, Napa County Superior Court, Arbitrator Michael Timpane, Esq. (Plaintiff).
2025
Testified in arbitration for the law firm of Fisher & Fisher in Kiner v. 2208 Mission Street HOA, Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Case No. 23-6271-JT, Judge James Trembath (Plaintiff).
2024
Testified for law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP at the San Francisco Planning Commission in opposition to request made by the 229-233 Whitney St. owners for conditional use authorization. The request was made pursuant to SF Planning Code SEC. 303 and SEC. 317 to legalize demolition of a two-story residential building with three dwelling units, which was previously demolished without a permit. (The request was successfully denied.)
2024
Acted as construction litigation expert and testified for Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, Los Angeles, in San Francisco Superior Court in the case of John Steven Graham Jr. v. HGA Inc., Case No. CGC-22-598327, Judge Garrett L. Wong. (Plaintiff).
2024
Acted as construction litigation expert and testified for the Law Offices of Stephen M. Flynn, Napa, CA, in Sonoma County Superior Court in the case of Gateway Builders, Inc v. Di Lillo, Case No. SCV-265805, Judge Christopher M. Honigsberg. (Plaintiff).
2024
Acted as construction litigation expert and testified for Candappa Law Firm, San Diego, in Alameda Superior Court in the Case of Broderick v. Malesardi, Case No. HG21103647, Judge Frank Roesch. (Plaintiff).
2023
Acted as construction legal expert and testified at trial in person for Ted Bloomfield Law, LLC in San Francisco Superior Court in the case of Sanchez v. 320 Alemany LLC, Judge Christopher C. Hite, CGC 21596863. (Plaintiff).
2023
Acted as construction legal expert and testified at trial in person in Sonoma County Superior Court in the case of Terry Ehmann v. Kimberley Pile-Ouimette, Judge Brad DeMeo, Case No. SCV260956. (Defense).
2023
Acted as construction legal expert and testified at trial for Hooshmand Law Group in the case of Loya v. Grinsell, 2233 Powell Street, San Francisco, Case No. CGC21593044. (Plaintiff).
2022
Testified in Marin County Superior Court for Flynn Law in the case of James Clifford and Beach Street Builders v. Daniel Morgan and his various companies, Case #CIV-1901078.
2022
Researched and testified at Zoom mediation in preparation for trial for the law firm of Louis A. Gonzalez Jr. in the case of Tonna, Roger, et al. v. Saca, John, et al. JAMS reference #1130010134, Sacramento Superior Court.
2022
Researched and testified at Zoom mediation in preparation for trial for Jon Rodriguez of Cornerstone Law in Sajkovic v. Williams, SF Superior Court Case #CGC-21-590101, Judge Cahill.
2022
Researched and testified at Zoom mediation in preparation for trial for the law firm of Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck. MacGuinness v. 246 Carl Street LLC, et al. SF Superior Court case #CGC-20-586159.
2021 – 2022
Acted as a construction expert and testified in Mendocino Superior Court, Department E, Judge Nadel, Sean Sebring v. Coldwell Banker Mendo Realty, Inc., et al. SCUK-CVG-19-72931 for Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck.
2017
Acted as an expert and testified in San Francisco Superior Court in case CGC-15-545655 Duncan/Mendoza v. Anne Kihagi/Swain, Judge Edward M. Chen. (Plaintiff)
2017
Acted as construction expert and testified for the law firm of Wood Robbins LLP in the case of ENA North Beach Inc. v. 524 Union Street. San Francisco Superior Court Case #CGC-15-547922, Judge Richard B. Ulmer, Jr. (Defense)
2016
Construction expert witness for Grunsky Law Group, Watsonville, CA, in the case of CSAA Insurance Company v. Premier Restoration. San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Lynn O’Malley Taylor. (Plaintiff)
2016
Acted as construction legal expert and testified for Hooshmand Law Group in the case of Bristol Hotel, 56 Mason Street, David Jaranillow v. Balwantsinh Thakor in San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Angela Bradstreet. (Plaintiff)
2009 – 2010
Expert witness in construction defect and cost analysis in the case of Sangiacomo v. Cunningham for the law firm of Archer Norris. Judge Monica F. Wiley, San Francisco Superior Court. (Plaintiff)
1998 – 2000
Acted as construction expert witness and testified at the San Francisco Rent Board in Lombard Income Partners vs. Tenants Association in San Francisco Rent Board hearing concerning the largest passthrough of capital improvements for the law firm of Aune & Associates. (Defense)

Additional Construction Trial, Arbitration and Mediation Testimony

2017  |  Testified in San Francisco Superior Court for Hooshmand Law Group in Reynolds vs. Lau with Judge A. James Robertson II. (Defense)

2016  |  Acted as construction expert witness and testified in Alameda County Court for Trinh Law Firm, San Jose, CA, in the case of D. B. Lin Construction v. Wang et al, Judge Robert D. McGuiness, Case no. HG15768198. (Defense)

2016  |  Acted as construction expert and testified at mediation for the law firm of Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad, Harris & McSparran, LLP in Doyle v. Fong, San Francisco Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2016  |  Acted as construction legal expert and testified in court for Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad, Harris & McSparran, LLP in Henderson v. Karpfinger, San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Richard B. Ulmer, Jr., Case No. CGC-15-546542. (plaintiff)

2016  |  Acted as construction legal expert and testified at arbitration of Ashbury General Construction and Engineering and Kever Born v. Chris Culpo and Grove Street Investments; San Francisco Superior Court, Arbitrator Honorable Richard M. Silver (Ret.) case #1110018550. (Defense)

2015  |  Acted as construction expert and testified in Anderson v. Aquilina for Hooshmand Law Group, San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Richard B. Ulmer, Jr. (Plaintiff)

2015  |  Acted as construction expert and testified in San Francisco Superior Court for the Hooshmand Law Group in Shannon Deaton et al v. Carolyn Chandler et al, Case no. CGC-13-533822, Judge Peter Busch. (plaintiff)

2015  |  Acted as construction expert and testified in San Francisco Superior Court for the Hooshmand Law Group in the Phillips Hotel case, Case No. CGC-14-536744, Judge Richard B. Ulmer, Jr. (Plaintiff)

2015  |  Acted as construction expert and testified in San Francisco Superior Court for the Hooshmand Law Group in cases against Marky Lynn Quayle, CGC-14-542913, CGC-14-542997 and CGC-14-543055, Judge Lynn O’Malley Taylor. (Plaintiff)

2014  |  Acted as a construction legal expert and testified in Cathedral Hill Appeal in San Francisco Superior Court for the law firm of Aune and Associates. (Defense/Plaintiff)

2014  |  Testified for Hooshmand Law Group in Deaton Fire Case lawsuit forcing California landlords to uphold laws on affordable housing at 2450 Octavia Street, San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Bush. (Plaintiff)

2013 – 2014  |  Acted as legal expert and testified in San Francisco Superior Court at arbitration for Hooshmand Law Group in the case of Tenants v. Balwantsenh 56 Mason, San Francisco Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2013 – 2014  |  Acted as legal expert and testified at arbitration for Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad & McSparran LLP in the case of Galasco v. McIllvenna, 215 Kenwood Way, San Francisco Superior Court. (Defense)

2013 – 2014  |  Acted as legal expert and testified in San Francisco Superior Court for Hooshmand Law Group in the case of Tenants v. Auburn Hotel, San Francisco Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2013  |  Acted as legal expert and testified at arbitration for Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery in the investigation of Fitch Mountain Elementary School v. Wright Construction, Sonoma Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2013  |  Acted as legal expert and testified in court in AMCO Insurance Company v. Fancher Monterey, Inc dba Quiznos for the Cole Law Firm and Spiering, Swartz & Kennedy in the Alvarado Street Fire, Monterey Superior Court, Case no. M8899. (Plaintiff)

2012 – 2013  |  Acted as legal expert and testified at arbitration for Sedgwick LLP in Moody v. Vincent Construction, San Francisco Superior Court. (Defense)

2012  |  Acted as the legal expert and testified at arbitration for Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad, Harris & McSparran LLP in the case of Grady v. Lanyadoo, San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 10 500734. (Defense)

2011 – 2012  |  Acted as legal expert and testified at arbitration for Freeman & Freeman in Cheney v. Pacific Mountain Partners, Sonoma County Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2011 – 2012  |  Acted as legal expert and testified at mediation for Freeman & Freemen in the construction defect case Miller v. Angel et al, Case no. CV-407944, Lake County Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2011 – 2012  |  Acted as legal expert and testified at mediation for Archer Norris in the case of Olympus-Calistoga LLC v. Taisse Construction Corp, Case no. 26-40553, Napa County Superior Court. (Defense)

2011 – 2013  |  Acted as a legal expert and testified at arbitration for Donald L. Lipmanson law firm in Redwood Hill Farm and Creamery, Inc. v. One Sun, Inc and Advanced Roofing, Sonoma County Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2011 – 2012  |   Acted as legal expert and testified at mediation for Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery in the Curtis Holding Co. v. Carter Construction Company, Lake County Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2010 – 2011  |  Acted as legal expert and testified at mediation for Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery in the McCarty v. Kingsborough Atlas Tree Surgery, Inc et al., Sonoma County Superior Court, Case no. SCV247187. (Plaintiff)

2010 – 2011  |  Expert witness in the construction defect and cost analysis case of Cederwell/Barrager for the law firm of Allen Matkins, Judge Tomar Mason, San Francisco Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2008  |  Testified at mediation in construction defect and cost analysis in Weinman v. Handlen for Aune and Associates. Mediator: Gary Ragghianti. (Plaintiff)

2008  |  Testified in San Francisco Superior Court on code enforcements in the case of Cathedral Hill Condominium Associates v. Lisa Garber for Aune and Associates, Judge John Stewart. (Plaintiff)

2007  |  Testified in Marin County Superior Court to develop a cost analysis in the case and trial of Sawicki v. Degnan for Joel Halverson Esq. (Defense)

2006  |  Testified at arbitration on construction defect and cost analysis for Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, LLP in the case of Saarman v. Smiriga. (Defense)

2004  |  Testified in court on construction defect and cost analysis for the law firm of Maciel & Segovia in Segovia v. Bach, Case no. CGC 04428834, Judge Ernest H. Goldsmith, San Francisco Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

2000 – 2002  |  Testified at arbitration in the case of Saal v. Nonella Construction for the law firm of Aune and Associates. (Plaintiff)

1993  |   Investigated construction defects in renovation of home in Palo Alto, CA.  Completed remedial work, acted as an expert witness and testified in court in the trial of Goldworth v. Seito in San Mateo Superior Court. (Plaintiff)

1992  |  Testified in San Francisco Superior Court in the trial of Ali Ghanbarian v. Doctor Winkie for the law firm of Robert DeVries, San Francisco, CA (Plaintiff).

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