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500 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

916.325.4547: T

916.444.8989: F

jshipley@mhalaw.com

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Practice Focus

Construction

Litigation

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John Shipley | Attorney

Professional Experience

John joined McDonough Holland & Allen PC’s Construction Practice Group in 2007. His practice focuses on providing litigation and counseling services to owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties and public entities in all aspects of construction law. Previously with a Bay Area law firm, John’s background encompasses general construction law and complex business litigation. He brings substantial arbitration, trial and appellate experience and has been successful in resolving lawsuits prior to trial through alternative dispute resolution.

Prior Experience

Represented EIFS supplier and contractor in multi-million dollar binding arbitration involving alleged construction defects.

Successfully represented an insurance carrier at the trial of an insurance coverage dispute related to the construction of a dialysis center in San Mateo County. The plaintiff was seeking in excess of $2.3 million from the carrier as a result of a judgment entered in the underlying construction defect action.

Represented international manufacturer in appealing a California superior court’s finding that jurisdiction was proper.

Leadership Positions/Affiliations

Member, Sacramento County Bar Association

Clerkships

Law Clerk, California Attorney General, Office of Employment, Regulation and Administration, summer 2002

Honors/Awards

CALI Award for Comparative Civil Procedure, fall 2002

Witkin Award for Comparative Civil Procedure, fall 2002

 

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Admitted to Practice

State Bar of California, 2003

United States District Court, Northern District of California

Education

University of California,
Hastings College of the Law

J.D., 2003

Founder and President,
Japanese Law Society

Southern Illinois University,
Nakajo, Japan Campus

Japanese Studies, 1996-97

The University of Chicago

B.A., Economics, 1996

Languages

Japanese

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