Career
Meredith Jones-McKeown is a trial lawyer with a distinguished national construction practice. In the past three years, she has dedicated more than six months to trial work and notable achievements, including securing a unanimous jury verdict on all counts after a two-month jury trial in Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles. She secured one of the largest prompt payment awards in California history, approximately $124 million, following a bench trial. Meredith has successfully tried cases in state and federal court as well as private arbitration.
In her practice, Meredith drafts and negotiates a range of agreements, including engineering, procurement, and construction contracts; design-build contracts; and professional/consultant contracts, and modified American Institute of Architects documents. Her project portfolio is extensive, encompassing solar-generation facilities, major commercial ventures, mixed-use developments, medical facilities, and public-bond funded constructions.
Recognized for her significant contributions to the field, Meredith was named one of the “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business” by the San Francisco Business Times.