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| Contact Info | Telephone: 213-972-0119
Fax: 213-972-0005
http://www.kpConstructionLaw.com
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| Mailing Address | Pacific Center, 523 West 6th Street, Suite 546, Los Angeles, California, 90014-1250 |
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| University | Arizona State University, B.S., Construction Management, 1987 |
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| Law School | Western State University, J.D., 2008 |
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| Admitted | 2008, California;United States District Court, Central District of California |
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| Memberships | State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles. |
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| Biography | Daniel J. Phelps is a construction attorney whose practice is focused on litigating construction contract claims. For more than 20 years he has dedicated himself to the construction of infrastructure projects and assisting contractors with legal issues arising out of those projects.
Dan Phelps graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1987 from Arizona State University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Mr. Phelps majored in construction management and was a member of Sigma Lambda Chi, an honor society that recognizes high academic achievement in construction programs. After graduation he worked in Dallas, Texas as a Mechanical Field Engineer and Area Safety Manager on the construction of a large wastewater treatment plant. Additional public works and infrastructure experienced was gained as a Field Engineer on a criminal courts building, and a DC-10 hanger and airmail handling facility at Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
In California, Mr. Phelps worked as a Division Engineer and Division Equipment Manager for a pipeline / engineering contractor before founding a construction company for the construction and improvement of water and wastewater plants and facilities. He maintains a General Engineering and a General Building contractors license in California. He also participates in a number of contractor associations, including the Engineering Contractors Association and Southern California Contractors Association.
As a contractor, Mr. Phelps acquired expertise in planning and scheduling construction projects. As a result, he has consulted on and developed baseline schedules (CPM / critical path method / Primavera) and schedule maintenance for construction projects up to $300 million in size. He is a non-testifying expert in delay claim disputes and litigation, providing delay and claims analysis.
As a construction lawyer, Mr. Phelps uses his construction and scheduling experience to represent contractors in construction contract negotiations; subcontractor substitutions; bid protests and bid disputes; material supplier and commercial code lawsuits; stop notice actions; mechanics lien actions; construction delay claims; impact claims; and other breach of contract lawsuits.
Mr. Phelps has written articles on delay claims and made presentations to the Engineering Contractors Association on documenting construction claims. Mr. Phelps co-authored "friend of the court" (amicus) briefs in two important construction law cases: (1) Force Framing, Inc. v. Chinatrust Bank (2010) 187 Cal. App. 4th 1368, and (2) Los Angeles Unified School Dist. v. Great American Ins. Co. (2010) 49 Cal. 4th 739.
Mr. Phelps received his JD from Western State University College of Law and was a member of the law review. Western State awarded him merit scholarships, and he was honored with three Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence: Contracts, Evidence, and Professional Skills.
Mr. Phelps is a member of the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles, and the Construction Management Association of America. He is licensed to practice law in all California State Courts and the United States District Court, Central District of California.
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| ISLN | 920273263 |
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