Construction, Business, Litigation, Hispanic, Partnership Dissolution, Corporate Dissolution, Derivative, Receivership, Injunctions, Provisional

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Val W. Saldaña

Super Lawyer: Selected as Northern California Super Lawyer for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 representing the top 5% of Lawyers in Northern California.

Trial attorney specializing in complex civil litigation in both state and federal court
Construction Law (public and private projects); Defense of Construction Design Professionals; Lender Representation (including secured and unsecured transactions, extensive experience in provisional relief such as the appointment of receivers, injunctive relief and personal property foreclosure, and lender liability; Insurance Law (including bad faith litigation and declaratory relief); ERISA litigation.
With over twenty-nine years of experience, Mr. Saldaña has participated in the following significant cases, including active participation in various alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration and mediation.

30 Million Dollar Stadium Construction Dispute
35 Million Dollar Airport Construction Dispute
30 Million Dollar School Contruction Dispute
Dispute involving a ten million dollar waste water treatment facility for the City of Fresno.
Two million dollar dispute involving a parking garage in the City of Fresno.
Dispute involving a thirteen million dollar remodel and new construction of the Tulare County courthouse and jail facility.
Dispute related to an eighteen million dollar apartment complex in the City of Fresno.
Litigation related to the construction of schools in Fresno and Tulare County.
Disputes related to the construction of an eight million dollar waste water treatment and gas utilization facility in Fresno.
Forty million dollar co-generation facility in Madera County.
Disputes related to a two million dollar post office construction and asbestos abatement in San Francisco.
Several disputes involving the General Service Administration at Castle Air Force Base, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and Lemoore Naval Air Station, Veteran Administration Federal Court House Renovation.
Disputes related to a three million dollar remodeling of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fresno.
One million dollar dispute involving construction at the San Joaquin Community College District.

Successfully resolved a twenty million dollar lender liability case in the Eastern District of California (Sacramento).
Successfully resolved a thirteen million dollar loan work out transaction and receivership litigation in Kern County.
Successfully litigated an eight million dollar receivership proceeding in Tulare County.
Successfully litigated a fourteen million dollar receivership proceeding in the Eastern District of California (Fresno).
Several disputes involving obtaining the appointment of receivers and preliminary injunctions on behalf of lenders and litigation in the State, Federal and Bankruptcy Court ultimately resulting in favorable work-out agreements.
Environmental litigation under CERCLA and RICRA involving contamination on acquired property (both with regulatory actions and indemnity regarding clean-up cost).

Representation of design professionals in an eight million dollar dispute related to the renovation of all elementary schools in Fresno Unified School District.
Representation of architects regarding design defects on a one million dollar project for the City of Fresno.
Defense of ERISA cases in Federal Court (failed health benefit plan involving a twenty million dollar claim).
ERISA defense in State Court regarding fiduciary liability and denied benefits.

Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
State Bar of California
President, Fresno County Bar Association 1996-1997
President-Elect, Fresno County Bar Association 1995-1996
Director, Fresno County and City Historical Society 1999-2000
Director, Fresno County Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Northern California Magazine SuperLawyer for the past four years.
Association of Business trial lawyers
Lawyers’ Representative to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Member of Steering Committee for the Construction Law Subsection of the Fresno County Bar Association
Member of the Steering Committee for the Business Litigation Subcommittee of the Fresno County Bar Association
American Bar Association
La Raza National Lawyers Association
Fresno County La Raza Lawyers Association
Associated General Contactor Legal Advisory Committee

Guest lecturer at San Joaquin College of Law on Constitutional Issues related to First Amendment.
Lectured on Construction Remedies at Fresno County Bar Real Property Round Table.
Panelist at Rutter Group Seminar on California Civil Procedure.

Participated as Teaching Coach and Scoring Judge for Fresno City Mock Trial Competition.
Speaker for Law Day at various Fresno High Schools.
Board of Directors for San Joaquin Memorial High School – 1993
President of the Board of Directors for San Joaquin Memorial High School – 1994

Val W. Saldana