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Mr. Carrow;, who is an experienced and well recognized lawyer active in construction related litigation and alternative dispute resolution activities, divides his practice between San Francisco and San Rafael, California, where he maintains offices as a litigator and ADR advocate and facilitator, and London, where he practices from chambers as an English barrister. Mr. Carrow is one of very few lawyers who are dually licensed to practice before the courts of both jurisdictions. A substantial part of his practice consists of construction related disputes including:  Representation of Contractors Before Public Agencies,
Including Licensing & Bid Disputes;
Prosecution & Defense of Claims By or Against the Owner
Involving the Contractor; Prosecution & Defense of Claims by the Owner Against
Architects & Designers; Prosecution & Defense of Claims By or Against the Contractor
Involving Subcontractors; Prosecution & Defense of Claims By or Against the Contractor
Involving Material persons; Prosecution & Defense of Claims By Howeowners Associations
Against the Contractor and/or Developer; Prosecution and Defense of Bond Claims By and Against the
Contractor, Subcontractor and/or Owner; Perfection and Foreclosure of Mechanic Lien and Stop Notice
Claims; Contentious construction matters have made up a substantial part of Mr. Carrow's 37 years of the practice of law. He has successfully litigated or negotiated settlement of numerous complex construction disputes, both private and public in nature, and has represented directors, officers and employees of the client business at the administrative, trial and appellate levels of both the state and federal judicial systems. His construction related practice is limited to claims and disputes of a substantial nature. Recognizing the ever expanding cost of civil litigation, and particularly construction litigation, Mr. Carrow has been increasingly active in the Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") process as it applies to business, including the construction industry. In addition to his experience as an advocate involved in the ADR process, Mr. Carrow has acted on numerous occasions as a mediator, arbitrator and as a court appopinted settlement conference panelist.
| | On occasion, the facts surrounding the construction dispute involve charges of fraud and deceit, or other wrongful acts, of a criminal nature. Mr. Carrow has had considerable and successful experience in defending against such allegations. He limits his criminal defense involvements, however, to matters which qualify in a general sense as "white collar crime." Mr. Carrow is willing to provide his definition of the term to any interested listener. References, a listing of representative clients who have allowed use of their names, and the identity of certain of the more interesting construction related matters with which Mr. Carrow has been involved are available upon request. |
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