Background
Hunt, Gordon was born on October 26, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Howard Wilson and Esther Nita (Dempsey) Hunt.
Hunt, Gordon was born on October 26, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Howard Wilson and Esther Nita (Dempsey) Hunt.
Bachelor in Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1956. Juris Doctor, University Southern California, 1959.
Law clerk Appellate Department, Superior Court Los Angeles County, 1959-1960. Member firm Behymer & Hoffman, Los Angeles, 1960-1965. Partner firm Behymer, Hoffman & Hunt, 1965-1968.
Partner firm Munns, Kofford, Hoffman, Hunt & Throckmorton, Pasadena, 1969—1990. Member Hunt, Ortman, Blasco Palffy and Rossell Inc., 1990—2007, Hunt, Ortman, Palffy, Nieves, Lubka, Darling and Mah, Inc., Pasadena, since 2007. Lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, various years.
Chairman legal advisory committee Associate General Contractors California, 1985. Arbitrator Los Angeles Superior Court, State of California.
Construction Surety & Bonding Handbook, PESI (1990). Chief Consultant and Author: Chapter 2, "California Mechanic’s Liens and Other Remedies," 2nd Education, 1988. "Mechanics Liens, Stop Notices and Bond Rights for Private Work," Associated General Contractors of California, 1988.
"Calculating and Proving Damages in the Construction Industry,". The Architects Contract and Liability,". "Breach by Contractor,".
"Documents in Construction Litigation,”. "Breach of Construction Contract by Owner,". "Claims for Extras, Interpretation of Plans and Specifications by the Courts," all published in "Second Annual Real Property Practice Institute: Construction Law," Continuing Education of the Bar, February 1985.
"Construction Disputes Regarding Building Plans and Specifications," IX Real Prop. Rptr. 141 (Cal. Continuing Education of the Bar October 1986). Co-Author: "California Construction Law," (PESI 1990).
"California Construction Lending & The Law," 1985, 1986. "Construction Disputes," Continuing Education of the Bar, April/May 1982. "The Law of Scheduling," Associated General Contractors of California, February 1988.
"State and Local Developments In Construction Protests," American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section, May 1988. "Construction Project Disputes," Advanced Real Property Series, Continuing Education of the Bar, October/November 1987. "Handling Mechanics’ Liens and Related Remedies (Private Works)," Continuing Education of the Bar, Summer 1987.
"Strict Liability in the Construction Industry," VI Real Prop. Law Rptr. 153 (Cal. Continuing Education of the Bar November 1983). "Public Works: Bidding Disputes, The Contract With the Public Body, Performance Disputes, Causes on California State and Local Projects and Federal Clauses Under the Miller Act," 16 Bev.
Hills Bar J. 3, Summer 1982. Law Clerk, Appellate Department, Superior Court for Los Angeles County, 1959-1960. Co-Chairman, Continuing Education of the Bar Committee of Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1969-1971.
Delegate to State Bar of California Convention, 1964- 1969. Arbitrator for Los Angeles Superior Court, State of California and American Bar Association.
Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association (delegate Convention 1964-1969), Los Angeles County Bar Association (chairman real property section 1975-1976, co-chairman continuing education bar committee 1969-1971, Outstanding Real Estate Lawyer award 2000, Outstanding Achievement in Construction Law 2004, named one of Best Lawyers in American, 2006-2011), American Arbitration Association (arbitrator, mediator).