Robert O'Connor

Robert W. O'Connor

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Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Sacramento

Bob specializes in construction law, litigation and alternative dispute resolution for construction disputes. As an advocate, Bob has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties, and design professionals in connection with a wide variety of public works and private construction projects. As an ADR provider, he focuses exclusively on the mediation and arbitration of construction disputes. He has been a speaker on various construction law and alternative dispute resolution topics for the California Continuing Education of the Bar, the American Arbitration Association, and the Associated General Contractors of California.

Bob has been an active mediator and arbitrator of construction disputes for more than 15 years. He is a member of the panel of construction mediators of the American Arbitration Association and the AAA's Large Complex Case Panel. He has completed the Association of Attorney Mediators' mediator training program and various advanced arbitrator training programs sponsored by the American Arbitration Association.

Representative Work

Lead attorney prosecuting contractor claims for delay, extended overhead, and extra work against a municipality arising from a complex multi-year roadway/railroad grade separation project.

Lead attorney defending a municipality in connection with claims arising from a design/build project for an airfield hanger project.

Lead attorney prosecuting contractor claims arising from levee construction projects.

Lead attorney representing an electrical subcontractor in connection with disputes arising from an airfield lighting project at an Air Force base.

Prosecution of a differing site conditions claim against a telecommunications company arising from a project to place a telecommunications line under the Columbia River by horizontal directional drilling.

Lead attorney defending surety in connection with payment and performance bond claims arising from default termination of underground pipeline contractor.

Successfully mediated multi-party construction claims and disputes arising from construction of school projects, including disputed change orders, delay and disruption, extended overhead, and prompt payment penalty claims and defective work and liquidated damages counterclaims.

Successfully mediated differing site condition claim by contractor against city on a sewer pipeline project.

Successfully mediated disputes between surety for insolvent subcontractor, prime contractor, and prime contractor's surety arising from construction of multi-story downtown parking garage, including disputes relating to project delays, alleged fraudulent misrepresentations, and alleged exoneration of bond.

Successfully mediated claims by contractor against county arising from road improvement project.

Successfully mediated claims by contractor against county arising from airport project.

Successfully mediated disputes between design professional and school district.

Successfully mediated disputes between prime contractor and subcontractor arising from bridge project.

Arbitrated disputes between owner, prime contractor and subcontractors arising from commercial building project.

Arbitrated disputes between homeowner and builder arising from high-end custom home project.

Arbitrated disputes between prime contractor and subcontractor arising from bridge project.

Honors

San Francisco’s Top-Rated Lawyers (2012)

Best Lawyers in America (2012)

Northern California Super Lawyers (2004, 2008-2013)

Top Rated Lawyers in Construction Law, The American Lawyer (2012)

Professional Affiliations

American Arbitration Association, Sacramento Advisory Committee, Construction Industry Arbitration Panel, Large Complex Case Panel, Mediator

Associated General Contractors of California, Legal Advisory Committee

American Bar Association, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, Tort and Insurance Practice Section

Education

J.D., Order of the Coif, University of Oregon School of Law (1975)

B.A., with highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Santa Barbara (1972)

Admissions And Courts

California

Oregon

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Sacramento

916-491-3013 Direct Phone
916-491-3073 Fax

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