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Richard J. Wittbrodt 
Managing Partner


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1880 Century Park East, 12th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067-1621
(310) 552-3400
(310) 552-0805
rwittbrodt@gglt.com


Professional Experience:

Mr. Wittbrodt is the Managing Partner of the firm.  Mr. Wittbrodt's primary emphasis is in construction and commercial litigation, including prosecuting and defending claims of delay, disruption, defective construction, mechanic's lien and stop notice foreclosure actions, for both public and private projects. In the commercial area, substantial experience in securing and defending preliminary remedies (including writs of attachment, possession, and injunctions) and secured transactions. Frequent lecturer to construction and commercial industry associations.

Practice Areas:
Construction Law
Commercial Law
Business Litigation
Real Estate
Education:
Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D.), Malibu, CA, 1988
Honors: cum laude; Law Review:Pepperdine University Law Review, 1986-1988; Lead Articles Editor, 1987-1988

Golden Gate University (M.B.A., Tax), Los Angeles, CA, 1984

University of Michigan (B.B.A., Accounting), Flint, MI, 1980
Honors: With Distinction
Professional Memberships and Associations:
State Bar of California
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Bar Admissions:
California, 1988
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1988
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1988
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1988
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1988
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Public Accountant, Michigan, 1983
Certified Public Accountant, California, 1983
Publications:
R. Wittbrodt, Chapter Eleven, Termination, and Chapter Twelve, Project Closeout CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION LAW (HLK Global Communications, Inc., 2007).

Note, The Supreme Court Refused to Expand the Right of Privacy to Include Homosexual Sodomy in Bowers v. Hardwick, 14 Pepperdine Law Review 313, 1987

Representative Clients:
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Inc.
AMEC
Schuff Steel
Shipley Company LLC
Metal-Weld Specialties, Inc.
MW Erectors, Inc.
American Fence Company, Inc.
Commodore International Corporation
Classes/Seminars Taught:
California Lien Law, Van Rylin Associates, Inc., 1989-2000, 2003

Public and Private Construction Law In California, Lorman Education Services, 2000-2001

Construction Liens and Other Construction Issues in California, Lorman Educaton Services, 2004
Honors and Awards:
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Corporations, Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy

Published Opinions:
MW Erectors, Inc. v. Niederhauser Ornamental and Metal Works Company Inc., et al. (2006) 36 Cal.4th 412, 30 Cal.Rptr.3d 755.
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