Attorney at Law
Founder and Managing Shareholder
Specializing in Construction Law and
Labor and Employment Law in Sacramento
bporter@porterlawinc.com
Mr. Porter’s practice focuses primarily on construction industry issues including private, state and federal construction claims. His practice also encompasses 20 years experience in all facets of labor and employment law. His practice brings him before state and federal courts as well as mediation and arbitration forums. Mr. Porter regularly represents contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, developers and owners in complex multi-party construction litigation. His areas of expertise include contract and performance disputes, construction defects, construction collections, mechanics’ liens, stop notices, bond claims, prompt payment remedies, contract drafting, competitive bidding and construction-related labor and employment matters.
Mr. Porter regularly conducts seminars on construction-related topics such as mechanics’ liens, stop notices, bond claims, private, state and federal construction collection procedures, prompt payment remedies, construction contract interpretation and negotiation and other construction topics. He has presented lectures before construction trade groups such as the American Subcontractors’ Association, the Associated Builders & Contractors, the American Society of Professional Estimators. He has taught seminars at statewide construction conferences, the California State College System, Builders’ Exchanges throughout California, Lorman Seminars, National Business Institute Seminars and before numerous individual contractors.
Mr. Porter currently serves as regional legal counsel to the American Subcontractors Association of California. He is on the AGC Legal Advisory Committee and the ASA California Government Relations Committee. He is a member of the Associated General Contractors of California and the Associated Builders & Contractors Golden Gate Chapter. He serves as an El Dorado Superior Court Temporary Pro Tem Judge, a private mediator and arbitrator and has regularly contributed to legislation on behalf of the construction industry.
Practice Areas
Construction
Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Construction Defects; Construction Claims and Collections; Mechanics' Liens; Stop Notices; Bond Claims; Prompt Payment Remedies; State and Federal Collection Procedures; Construction Contracts; Private and Public Works; Prevailing Wage Issues; Bid Protests; OSHA Claims; Construction Labor Law
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Law; Labor and Employment Litigation; Employee Contracts; Employee Handbooks; Employee Benefits; Drug Testing Policies; Labor Code 132a Claims; Labor Code 4553 (Serious and Willful) Claims; Wrongful Termination; Discrimination; Labor Commissioner Proceedings; State and Federal Labor Claims
Admitted
State Bar of California, 1988
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1988
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1990
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2003
Education
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D.; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Land Use Planning and Administrative Law. Case Law Editor, Owens California Forms and Civil Procedure Treatise, 1986-1987; Editor’s Scholarship.
University of San Francisco, B.S. Business Administration (Marketing), 1983; President, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Co-founder, Cal Sigma Housing Corporation; Co-founder, Intra-Fraternity Council.
Memberships
Sacramento County Bar Association
State Bar of California, Member, Labor and Employment Law Section
Member, Associated General Contractors of California, Legal Advisory Committee
American Subcontractors’Association, Member, Board of Directors and Legal Counsel, Sacramento, 2000-Present
American Subcontractors’ Association of California, Member, California Government Relations Committee, 2003-Present
American Institute of Inspectors, National Board of Directors, 1998-2000
Member, Associated Builders & Contractors, Golden Gate Chapter
Member, California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors
Real Estate and Construction Networking of Sacramento, Board of Directors 2009-Present
Appointments
Temporary Pro Tem Judge, El Dorado Superior Court 2004-Present
California Government Relations Committee of the American Subcontractors’ Association of California, 2003-Present
Sacramento Builders’ Exchange, Board of Directors, 2009-2011
Contributions
Author, California Lien Laws and Other Construction Claim Remedies
Contributing Counsel – 2003 Civil Code Sections 3097 and 3259.5 Revisions
Contributing Counsel – 2009 Civil Code Sections 3084 and 3146 Revisions
Contributing Counsel – 2009 Senate Bill 189 (Lowenthal)
Numerous articles on construction topics in various construction trade publications
Charitable and Other
Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento (Regional Children’s Shelter), Board of Directors 1996-2005, Board Secretary 1997-2002, Executive Committee 1997-2002, 2004-2005, Program Task Force Chair 2004-2005, Long Range Planning Committee Chair 2001-2003, Finance and Personnel Committee 1996-1997
Families for Children (Foster Care and Adoption Agency) President, Chairman of the Board 1996-2004, Board, 1996 - Present
Rotary Club of Sacramento (Classification: Construction Law); Rotary Youth Incentive Mentoring Program, Co-Founder and Mentor (1997-2004), Rotary Capitol Links Mentoring Program (1995-1997)
Jesuit High School Alumni Association (Class of 1978), Sacramento