Biography

Marilyn Klinger heads the Construction Practices Group for Sedgwick out of the Los Angeles office, and is involved in all aspects of construction law on a state and national level.  She represents the full spectrum of the construction industry, from owners, contractors, subcontractors, and sureties.  Her practice includes time-related claims and litigation (e.g., delay/impact), legal advice and counsel regarding the contracting process (e.g., bidding and contract disputes/performance bond claims), payment enforcement/defense (e.g. payment bonds/mechanic’s liens/stop notices), administrative and scope claims and litigation (e.g., differing site conditions, change and extra work orders/inadequate plans and specifications, and subcontractor substitutions), and counseling and transactional services to the contraction industry (e.g., general advice and counsel, including contract preparation and negotiation.

In addition, Ms. Klinger has extensive experience in dispute resolution including litigation, trial, appeals, arbitration, and mediation.

Memberships & Honors

Ms. Klinger is recognized and involved in many local and national industry associations in the following capacities:

• 2013 Co-Chair of ABA/Construction Forum Annual Meeting to be held in Southern California.

• 2012 Vice-Chair of AGC of California Legal Advisory Committee (Chair in 2013).

• Chair, commencing 2010, American Bar Association/Construction Forum Law Student Writing Competition. 

• Recipient, 2010 James Acret Award for outstanding achievement in construction law legal writing.

• Member, Associated General Contractors of America Contract Documents Committee.

• Vice Chair, commencing 2012, Associated General Contractors of California, Legal Advisory Committee.

• Member, ABA/Forum on the Construction Industry, Steering Committee, Division 5, Contract Negotiation, Administration and Performance.

• Former Chair of the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee (FSLC) of the ABA Trial Torts and Insurance Practice Section.

• Former Chair of the Fidelity and Surety Committee and member of the Construction Law and Litigation Committee of the International Association of Defense Counsel.

Ms. Klinger is recognized in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in American Women.  She is also acknowledged with an "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest ranking for legal ability and general ethical standards, as reported in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

While attending law school, she was a member of the Thurston Honor Society, the Order of the Coif, and the Hastings Law Journal editorial staff.