Mediator Resume

Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick LLP

Attorney

Attorney/Of Counsel, Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick LLP, 2024 - Present; Owner, Law Offices of Murray M. Helm Jr., 1999 - 2024; Attorney/Partner, Marks & Golia, 1993 - 1999; Attorney/General Counsel, The Brady Companies, 1980 - 1993.

Over 40 years’ experience exclusively related to all forms of construction dispute practice throughout the United States before Federal and State Courts, administrative law panels, arbitration panels, board of contract appeals, government bodies (bid protests) and mediations. Represents owners, prime contractors, specialty contractors, design professionals, sureties, insurers, suppliers and manufacturers in the trial, arbitration and mediation of public and private work disputes. Public and private projects include hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, high-rise offices, condominiums, hotels, bio-tech, military, street and highway, industrial, co-generation, institutional, prisons, convention centers, airports, sports facilities, schools, universities, police facilities and transit lines. Disputes include mechanics' liens, stop payment notices, performance and payment bonds, breach of contract, delay, labor disruption/acceleration, extended overhead, extra work, closeout, backcharges, abandonment, termination, construction defect, indemnity and insurance coverage. Designated as expert legal witness in multi-million-dollar construction dispute. Appeared before California Senate Committee advocating construction industry legislation. Participated in drafting construction industry legislation and contract documents. Holds California contractors general contractor license (B) and several specialty contractor’s license (C) categories. Held active California real estate brokers license, and has FAA private pilot’s license. Member of Associated General Contractors and American Subcontractors Association. Seminar speaker to multiple construction trade associations, and presented for credit legal continuing education seminar to attorneys.

Mediated many commercial construction disputes between owners, design professionals, prime contractors and subcontractors.

Construction cases mediated include issues of delay/acceleration, labor disruption, change orders and other payment disputes, and construction defect, with insurance issues.

Prefer exchange of mediation briefs, and opening statements by each party at beginning of mediation. All parties need to observe what opposing parties will present at trial or arbitration. Honest and firm feedback of mediator is essential. Expect decision-maker of each party to attend the mediation.

University of San Diego School of Law (JD-1979); University of Southern California (BS Accounting-1976).

Admitted to the Bar: California (1979); U.S. District Courts: Southern, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California, District of Nevada, District of Arizona.

California Bar Association; San Diego County Bar Association, Construction Section; California Lawyers Association, Real Property Law Section.

Hourly Rate: Not provided Daily Rate: $11,000.00 Study Rate: $950.00/hr Cancellation: $11,000.00/Day Cancellation Period: 30 Days Comment: Travel rate .55 cents per mile over 25 miles. Parking, airfare and hotel charged if required by the location of the proceeding. At the mediator's discretion, and when warranted, reserves the right to enlist assistance from an associate attorney for legal research, memorandums and drafting assistance, to be done at the associate rate of $425 per hour. If a daily rate proceeding commences or continues before or after normal business hours, the mediator reserves the right to charge hourly rate time for the additional time.

English

United States of America

San Diego, California