USA Guide 2026 : California
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Provided by Ralls Gruber & Niece
The firm’s construction department provides a full range of services to cover the life cycle of a construction project, from pre-development to post-completion.
Ralls Gruber has extensive experience drafting and negotiating design and construction agreements for a wide variety of public and private building and infrastructure projects, including bridges, power plants, wind farms, solar farms, hotels, casinos, hospitals, and university campuses.
The firm often acts as project counsel and provides day-to-day advice on issues such as change orders, time extensions, impacts, licensing issues, insurance issues, terminations, and close-outs.
Ralls Gruber specializes in in the prosecution and defense of construction claims, such as schedule claims, extra work claims, design errors, defective work, termination, and all other manner of impact claims.
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Ralls Gruber & Niece is a boutique firm that regularly acts for large contractors and engineering clients in a wide variety of construction matters. The firm is praised by market sources for the strength of its litigation practice.
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Ralls Gruber & Niece represented RES System in a dispute with the City and County of San Francisco concerning unpaid change orders and contract balances, countered by claims of liquidated damages and defective construction arising from an electrical substation rehabilitation project.
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Ralls Gruber do not leave any stone unturned. Their knowledge and the consultants they have retained are the best.
The team at Ralls Gruber is experienced in complex, high-dollar matters and is also responsive and nimble.
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John Ralls has considerable experience handling construction disputes and advising on licensing issues concerning commercial, energy and industrial projects. His clients include several owners, contractors, design professionals, construction managers and suppliers.
John Ralls is a go-to attorney for major contractors.
Clark Thiel advises a wide range of clients, including design professionals, developers, contractors and owners, on the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts. He also has considerable experience handling delay claim disputes and arbitrations.
Clark Thiel is very experienced in working with contractors. His background in architecture is invaluable.
Aaron Gruber wins praise for his representation of clients from the construction sector in a variety for disputes, ranging from breach of contract litigation to defect and delay claims. He is particularly well-versed in issues relating to energy and transport projects.
Aaron Gruber is really knowledgeable and embedded in the construction industry.
John Foust offers significant experience assisting contractors, owners and developers with the full range of construction matters. He handles contract negotiations, payments disputes and breach of contract claims.
John Foust is super smart and is deeply knowledgeable about construction law.
John is a great, reasonable lawyer.
Jessica Bogo has an active practice in contentious construction claims focused on representing owners and contractors. She appears in federal court litigation, insurance-related matters and arbitrations.
Jessica's work and response times are excellent.
Jessica Bogo is a very good attorney and knows construction law in depth. Her greatest strength is how hard she works to get the expected results.
Jessica Bogo is smart and responsive.
Rowan Mason is highly regarded in the market for his practice in construction litigation. He has significant experience acting in breach of contract disputes and handling defect claims as well as contract formation and the review of bid documents.
Rowan Mason is an excellent attorney.
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