James Acret

Background

Acret, James was born on December 19, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Education

University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, 1951. Bachelor of Laws, 1957).

Career

Worked at Gibbs, Giden, Locher & Acret Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Construction, Public Contract, Fidelity and Surety, Title Insurance, Commercial, Business Litigation, Real Property, Commercial Leasing and Labor and Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1957, California. Phi Alpha Delta. Member, University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1956-1957.

Recipient, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Construction Industry Lifetime Achievement Award, 1990.

Author: California Construction Law Manual, Contractors Edition, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1994. Acret"s California Construction Laws Annotated, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1994.

California Construction Law Digests, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1994. California Construction Law Manual, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 4th Edition, 1990.

Attorneys" Guide to California Construction Contracts and Disputes, Second Edition, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990.

Architects and Engineers, Their Professional Responsibilities, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition, 1984. Construction Arbitration Handbook, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1985. Construction Litigation Handbook, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1986.

Construction Industry Formbook, 2nd Edition, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1990.

Construction Law Digests, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1990. California Construction Law Reporter, Shepard"s/McGraw-Hill, 1991.

Member: State Bar of California. Military: Staff Sergeant, United States.

Air Force, 1951-1952.

Gibbs, Giden, Locher & Acret Limited Liability Partnership was founded in 1978. The firm has grown from 2 attorneys in 1978 to its present size of 35 attorneys. The firm practices throughout California and is one of the preeminent construction law, title insurance and commercial litigation firms in the state.

Additionally, GGLA represents clients with regard to real property, commercial leasing and labor law matters.

Achievements

• James Acret has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1956-1957. Recipient, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Construction Industry Lifetime Achievement Award, 1990.