Mark Lang Creede

Mark L. Creede is an AV rated (Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent) construction law attorney specializing in private and public work contract disputes involving heavy highway, commercial, and industrial construction, mechanic's liens, stop payment notices, payment and performance bonds, subdivision bonds, commercial construction defect claims, change orders, delay, disruption, and acceleration claims, bid disputes, surety law, design professional liability and claims, insurance claims, litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He represents general engineering contractors, general building contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, owners, developers, architects, engineers, sureties, and insurance carriers. Mr. Creede is also a construction arbitration panelist with the American Arbitration Association and a member of the AGC California Legal Advisory Committee. Before practicing law, he was a construction engineer for six years, working for Johnson Controls, Inc., San Francisco Branch, specializing in mechanical, electrical, electronic, and digital control systems design and installation, project management, applications software, personnel training, and engineering department management. He is a past Chairman of the Fresno County Bar Association Construction Law Section and past member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Joaquin Valley Chapter. Mr. Creede earned his Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, from the School of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and his law degree from University of San Francisco School of Law.

University of San Francisco School of Law

J.D. (1986) | Law

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

B.S. (1982) | School of Engineering

Honors: with Honors

Attorney / Shareholder / Managing Partner

Lang, Richert & Patch

1988 - Current

Engineering Manager - San Francisco Branch

Johnson Controls, Inc.

1982 - 1988

Application Engineer, Project Engineer, Engineering Manager

Construction Law Remedies - Public and Private Works of Improvement, Remedies Class - Guest Speaker - 1998 - 2001, Fresno, CA

December 5, 2000

San Joaquin School of Law

Construction Law Remedies, Meeting Program, Fresno, CA

June 5, 1997

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

Forensic Engineering - The Expert Witness, Meeting Program, Fresno, CA

February 18, 2003

Construction Specifications Institute

Construction Law - Public and Private Works of Improvement, Meeting Program, Fresno, CA

January 11, 1995

Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California

Design Professionals - Limitations of Liability

Certified Cogeneration Professional (1991)

The Association of Energy Engineers

Champions of Justice Attorney Award

Central California Legal Services, Inc.

2012

"For Being Among That Small Group"

AV Rated Preeminent

Martindale Hubbell

10.0 Rating

Avvo

Fellow

Construction Lawyers Society of America

Construction SuperLawyer 2007 to Present

Superlawyers

Association of Business Trial Lawyers - San Joaquin Valley Chapter

Former Board of Governors

Current

Associated General Contractors (AGC) California

Legal Advisory Committee

Current

American Arbitration Association

Construction Panel Arbitrator

2022 - Current

Construction Specifications Institute

Member

2002 - Current

Activities: Affiliate

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

Member

2002 - Current

Activities: Affiliate

California

Since 1987

9th Circuit

Since 1987

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