Mark L. Creede

Practice Areas:
• Construction
• Commercial & Business Litigation
• General Litigation

Contact Information:
• Phone: 559-228-6700
• Fax: 559-228-6727
• Send Email

Special Recognition:

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
  Juris Doctor – December 20, 1986
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
  Bachelor of Science, with Honors – June 12, 1982
  Industrial Technology, School of Engineering

Awards & Recognition

• AV Rated – Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent
• Super Lawyer: Selected as Northern California Super Lawyer – Construction Law – every year from 2007 through 2017, representing the top 5% of Lawyers in Northern California.
• 10.0 Avvo Rating – Top Attorney – Construction Law
• Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services – The State Bar of California (2015)
• Champion of Justice – Central California Legal Services (2012)
• Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition – Congress of the United States of America (2012)
• Certificate of Recognition – California State Legislature (2012)
• Certificate of Recognition – State of California Senate (2012)

Admitted to Practice

• Supreme Court of California (June 23, 1987)
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (June 26, 1987)
• United States District Court for the Northern District of California (July 16, 1987)
• United States District Court for the Southern District of California (July 16, 1992)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (October 20, 1987)
• United States Court of Federal Claims (May 6, 2013)

Employment

• Lang, Richert & Patch, 1988 to present
  Shareholder / Managing Partner

Practice Emphasis

Construction Litigation / Private & Public Works Contracts / Mechanic’s Lien & Stop Payment Notice Law / Construction Defect Disputes / Delay, Disruption & Acceleration Claims / Bid Disputes / Surety Law / Design Professional Liability / Arbitration / Mediation / Seminars / General Business Litigation

Experience Pre-Legal

Six years with Johnson Controls, Inc., as construction engineer specializing in mechanical, electrical, electronic, and digital control systems design and installation, project management, applications software, personnel training, and engineering department management.

Professional Certifications

Certified Cogeneration Professional – Cogeneration Institute of the American Association of Energy Engineers (1991)

Affiliations

• State Bar of California
• American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Construction Law; Section of Public Contract Law)
• Fresno County Bar Association
• American Institute of Architects
• California Building Industry Association
• Associated General Contractors of California (Member, Legal Advisory Committee)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers
• American Association of Energy Engineers
• Construction Specifications Institute
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers – San Joaquin Valley (Board of Governors – 2002)
• Construction Lawyers Society of America (Fellow)