Chris Ball, Founder and President
Real Estate and Construction experience:
50 years of commercial, residential, public works, public school, and civil construction
40 years licensed California General Contractor
30 years of litigation support experience, including forensic inspections & destructive testing
20 years of experience in self-performed earthwork
20 years of experience owning/operating bulldozer, backhoe, hydrocrane
14 years of experience in tilt-up concrete construction
12 years of experience in supported slabs and post-tensioned concrete
10 years of experience creating, licensing and managing a mutual water company
8 years of experience designing & building custom homes
5 years of experience obtaining post hoc building permits
3 years of experience as Assistant Project Manager for a 27-story high-rise condo
Shallow and deep underpinning & earth retention (multiple projects)
High-rise concrete structures using flying forms (multiple projects)
Parcel split of RR station property from main right of way
Development of a commercial building on ground-leased land
Foundations with driven concrete piles (multiple projects)
Litigation experience:
Construction Defects (single- and multi-family residential) in California and Arizona
Inverse Condemnation (irrigation district flooding - 2 cases)
Property Damage (fire, flooding, earth subsidence)
Embezzlement Fraud
Bankruptcy Fraud
State and Federal Court Mandamus Petitions
Wrongful Death from Mold Infestation (residential dwelling rental, plaintiff)
Wrongful Death from Construction Accident (defense of crane owner)
Labor impact claims (light-gauge metal framing and drywall - 2 separate cases)
Constructive acceleration claim (public school project)
Presentations and participations in complex litigation mediations
Arbitration and court testimony in CA & AZ