SIGNIFICANT VERDICTS

ADDITIONAL 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 VS. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. Wright Construction, Sonoma Superior Court. (plaintiff)

2013  |  Acted as legal expert and testified in court in AMCO Insurance Company vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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. vs. 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. vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. 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 vs. Smiriga. (defense)

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

2000 – 2002  |  Testified at arbitration in the case of Saal vs. 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 vs. Seito in San Mateo Superior Court. (plaintiff)

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

CONSTRUCTION LEGAL EXPERT CASES

In addition to testifying in more than 52 trials, mediations, and arbitrations and being deposed in more than 200 cases, Mr. Kearney has served as a construction legal expert in more than 120 cases in the Bay Area. View his construction expert cases.