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GARY L. VINSON
Partner
Direct Line: (916) 669-3912
Phone: (916) 443-2011
Fax: (916) 441-7457
Email: Gary Vinson
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PRACTICE AREAS
Extensive experience in complex civil litigation with emphasis on:
Construction claims and defects
Environmental disputes
Design Professional Malpractice Defense
Employment Law
Public Entity Law
Advising and Counseling Design Professionals
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Rated "a-v" by Martindale-Hubbell.
WORK HISTORY
Partner
Greve, Clifford, Wengel & Paras, LLP
Greve, Clifford, Diepenbrock & Paras
Legal Counsel
State of California, Department of Transportation, 1978-1982
General practice of law in Sacramento County, 1974-1978
EDUCATION SUMMARY
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California
Juris Doctor, 1974
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Graduate Studies, School of Business Administration, 1964-1966
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree 1964
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND AFFILIATIONS
Courts
Admitted to practice before all of the courts of the State of California as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts.
Organizations
Member of the California State Bar Association; associate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates(ABOTA); Northern California Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; selected as a 2005 Northern California Super Lawyer; and Professional Affiliate Member of the Central Valley Chapter - American Institute of Architects.
Certified Mediator - American Association of Attorney Mediators, Charter Member of Sacramento Valley Chapter
PRACTICE AREA DETAILS
Construction Claims And Defects:
Significant experience in litigating, mediating and arbitration of construction defect disputes including the representation of design professionals, general and sub-contractors and owners of projects ranging from single family dwellings to high rise office buildings.
Environmental Disputes:
Experienced in litigation and regulatory proceedings involving soil and water contamination and California Proposition 65 violations.
Design Professional Malpractice Defense:
Extensive experience in defending architects, land surveyors and engineers of every discipline against claims of errors, omissions and breach of contract.
Employment Law:
Experienced in advising and counseling businesses on issues of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment as well as statutory violations.
Public Entity Law:
Experience in the representation of the State of California and of local public entities in litigation seeking recovery of damages sustained in connection with the use of public property and facilities.
Advising And Counseling Design Professionals And Contractors:
Extensive experience in drafting and preparation of contracts under which architects and engineers provide design and contract administration services. This includes, but is not limited to, contracts, amendments, change orders, releases, etc. Regularly advise and counsel about contract rights and liabilities when disputes arise during construction.
Routinely advise, counsel and represent contractors about contractual rights and liabilities, mechanics' liens and stop notice rights, and resolution of other disputes which arise in construction projects, both public and private. These include, but are not limited to, construction defects, delays, extra work, and changed conditions.
Alternative Dispute Resolution:
Experience in the mediation and resolution of complex disputes between litigants. Also accept assignments as an arbitrator and as a Special Master.
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