George W. Wolff, Esq.
Principal Attorney
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Main: 415-788-1881
Phone: 415-788-1880
Fax: 415-788-0880
50 California St 15th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Practice Areas
- Construction Defect Claims and Litigation
- Private Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Claims, Mechanics Liens, and Disputes
- Real Estate Contracts and Real Estate Litigation
- Public Works Contracts and Government Construction Contracts
- Mediation, Arbitration, Administrative Agency Hearings, Trials and Appeals
- Construction and Real Estate Mediator and Arbitrator
- Business Counseling and Litigation
- Government Acquisition and Purchasing Contracts & Services Contracts, Bidding, Claims and Dispute
- Professional Licenses
- Construction Law
- Real Estate Law
- Construction Defect Actions
- Public Works Contracts, Claims and Disputes
- Construction Contracts, Claims, Disputes, and Litigation
- Real Estate Contracts, Property Disputes, and Litigation
Mr. Wolff is "AV" rated , or 5 out of 5, by other attorneys he has practiced with or against under Martindale-Hubbell's Independent Lawyer Rating system, which evaluates lawyers and law firms in the US and Canada by asking other attorneys for their independent and confidential evaluations of the competence and professionalism of other attorneys they have practiced with or against.
Just 5% of attorneys and law firms in the country qualify for and are awarded this "AV" rating.
Our Law Firm is also listed in the Directory of Pre-eminent Attorneys in San Francisco, California, and Mr. Wolff is rated “Superb” or 9.4 (out of 10) by Avvo’s specialized attorney rating and information system.
Education
- J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- Institute of International and Comparative Law, Paris, France
- M.B.A, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Major: Finance
Major: Real Estate
- M.S, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Major: Civil Engineering and Construction Management
- B.S, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Honors: Chi Epsilon
Major: Civil Engineering
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- State of California Superior Courts, Courts of Appeal, and Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Associated General Contractors of California
- Save San Francisco Bay Association
- California Office of Administrative Hearings, Arbitrator, California State Construction Arbitration Committee
- State Bar of California
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry, Public Contracts Section
Litigation Percentage 75% of our attorneys’ legal Practice is Devoted to Trials and Appeals in Construction and Real Estate Litigation
Published Writings Water Use Law, Chicago Kent Law Review, Vol. 53
Environmental Law, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Representative Clients Building, Real Estate, Construction, Design Professionals, Property Owners
Teaching of Classes/Seminars “False Claims Act Law” and “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) Law”, County Counsel Association of California, 2017.
“Protecting Subcontractors Rights to Prompt Payment on Private and Public Works Construction Projects in California”, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local, 2010.
“Construction Law”, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University.
“Environmental Law”, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
“Environmental Law and Hazardous Waste”, American Society of Civil Engineers.
Past Legal Employment Positions Sullivan, Jones & Archer, San Francisco, Associate
Illinois Attorney General, Chicago, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Environmental Litigation Division
Pro Bono Activities Former Chairman, Legal Committee, Save San Francisco Bay Association
Former Legal Counsel, North Beach Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco
Ancillary Businesses Arbitrator in Business and Construction Cases and Disputes