Mr. Naish received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism, with a minor in History from the University of Washington in 1986, and graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1989.  His practice focuses on the construction industry, with emphasis on litigation, dispute resolution, contract drafting, and providing advice to parties involved in a variety of public and private works projects. His areas of expertise include prosecuting and defending complex construction disputes including delay and impact claims, defective work claims, change order claims, claims relating to design professional performance, mechanic’s liens, stop notices, and construction bond and surety matters.  He represents owners, general contractors and developers.  He handles trials, arbitrations and mediations in all types of public and private construction disputes, as well as general litigation matters.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Naish practiced with the Los Angeles offices of Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, Castle & Associates, and earlier with Thelen, Reid & Priest.  Mr. Naish’s prior practice has focused almost exclusively on construction litigation and related contracting matters. 

Mr. Naish has taught seminars on various topics of concern to the construction industry, including "AIA Contracts In California"; "Construction Management/Design Build"; "California Mechanic’s Lien Law"; and “Managing Construction Projects In California”, all through the Lorman Educational Services.  He also co-authored the California Chapter of Fifty State Public Construction Contracting (Wiley Publications 1996, A.H. Gaede, Jr. Editor).  Mr. Naish is also a member of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Associated General Contractors of California.

Representative cases successfully handled by Mr. Naish include the following: 

• Represented contractor asserting multi-million dollar productivity and impact claims arising out of fast-track construction of professional baseball stadium;
• Represented contractor in defense of multi-million dollar construction defect claims asserted by state university;
• Defended contractor against delay and productivity claims of subcontractor arising out of construction of luxury hotel;
• Defended homebuilder against claims brought by multiple homeowners alleging construction defects in numerous systems and components of single family homes;
• Defended design-build contractor against subcontractor's delay and impact claims arising out of construction of consolidated rail corridor;
• Represented contractor asserting multi-million dollar delay and productivity claims arising out of construction of state prison;
• Represented design-build contractor asserting claims against municipality arising out of termination of municipal light rail project;
• Represented steel fabricator and erector asserting labor productivity claims against design-build contractor arising out of construction of federal courthouse;
• Represented public works contractor in breach of contract claim against municipality arising out of default termination;
• Represented real estate developer asserting claims for damages against structural engineer arising out of development of mixed-use condominium project;
• Defended architect against multi-million dollar delay and impact claims asserted by contractors on municipal public works project;
• Represented real estate developer defending against multi-million dollar lien claims asserted by contractors, and asserting multi-million dollar delay and impact claims against design team;
• Represented developer of condominium project against action brought by homeowners association alleging construction defects in project;
• Defended municipality in multi-party construction claim case arising out of delay and impact claims asserted by subcontractor.