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Jason Thornton

Jason Thornton

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Typical issues include:

- Construction litigation

- Public works of improvement and government contracts, including projects with local public agencies, cities, counties, state agencies, and the federal government

- Delay, disruption, inefficiency, and extra work claims

- Coordination with schedule, design, accounting, and subject matter experts on construction claims

- Foreclosure litigation

- Construction activity related to personal injury defense

- Mechanic’s liens

- Construction defect defense

- Requests for equitable adjustments (REAs)

- Contract Disputes Act claims

- Transactional matters specializing in the drafting and review of construction project agreements and public procurement compliance

- Local, state, and federal bid protests

- General business litigation

- Strategic counseling and compliance advice on general business, construction, and employment and labor issues

Career

Smart prime contractors and subcontractors understand the legal and business benefits that accrue by having Jason Thornton in their corner. He credits more than twenty years of near exclusive construction industry focus on private and federal, state, and local projects among the keys to his successful litigation practice. Always contemplating creative solutions that will deliver the greatest value to the firm’s clients, Jason Thornton is expert in all aspects of mediation, arbitration, trials, civil writs, and appeals.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Construction - California

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Jason Thornton is a construction litigation specialist with over two decades' experience advising on cases arising out of private and public projects. He appears at trial and in ADR proceedings.

Strengths

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  • Jason Thornton is responsive at any time. I ping him and get an answer straight away.

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California

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