Meet Santa Ana Construction Dispute Lawyer Howard B. Brown

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Photo of Orange County collections attorney Howard B. BrownHoward B. Brown is an experienced Santa Ana construction dispute lawyer and part of the commercial collections legal team at Lanak & Hanna P.C.

Personal Facts: Born Bisbee , Arizona , February, 1922; admitted to bar, 1940, California; 1949, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; 1963, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Claims Court; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court. Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Rating.

Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1943); University of Southern California Law (J.D., 1948); Member, University of Southern California Law Review, 1947-1948.

Member: State Advisory Committee to Redraft California Mechanic's Lien and Bond Laws, 1964-1968; State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member of Fidelity and Surety Committee; Litigation Section and Forum Committee of the American Bar Association; TIPS Title Insurance Committee); Senior Lawyers Division; Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee, State of California, 1986- to date; Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; Panel of arbitrators/mediators, Los Angeles County Courts 1995 - to date; Panel of arbitrators/mediators, National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) to date; Panel of arbitrators/meditations, LACBA ADR Attorney-Client Disputes 2004 to date; Judge Pro-Tem Los Angeles Superior Court.

Reported Cases: Emma Corp. v Inglewood U.S.D. (2004) 114 Cal.App.4th 1018; Pacific Custom Pools, Inc. v. Turner Construction Company (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1254; J.A. Jones Construction Co. v. Superior Court (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 1568; Sawyer Nurseries v. Galardi (1986) 181 Cal.App.3d 663; Sukut Construction, Inc. v. Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Land Trust (1979) 95 Cal.App.3d 527; Sukut Coulson, Inc. v. Allied Canon Co. (1978) 85 Cal.App.3d. 648; Systems Investment Corp. v. National Auto. & Cas. Ins. Co. (1972) 25 Cal.App.3d 1057; Rodeffer Industries v. Chambers Estates (1968) 263 Cal.App.2d 116;Cunningham v. Southland Construction Co. (1967) 252 Cal.App.2d 722; Avalon Painting Co. v. Alert Lumber Co. (1965) 234 Cal.App.2d 178; J. S. Schirm Company v. Rollingwood Homes Company (1961) 56 Cal.2d 789; E.K. Wood Lumber Co. v. Higgins (1960) 54 Cal.2d 91; Bumb v. Bennett (1958) 51 Cal.2d 294; Safway Steel Products v. Lefever (1953) 117 Cal.App.2d 489.

Publications: "Licensed to Bill, Licensing Issues for Contractors," Los Angeles Lawyer, July 2004; C.E.B. Mechanics' Liens, 1972.

Practice Areas: Construction Law; Business Law, Title Insurance Law; General Trial Law; Civil Litigation.

You may Howard B. Brown or phone him directly at (310) 600-4170. If you or your firm are in need of an Orange County collections attorney, please contact Lanak & Hanna P.C. today.

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