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Eric J. Firstman, Esq.

Attorney at Meyers Nave
Oakland, California
Eric Firstman practices in the Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacramento offices of the Meyers Nave as the Chair of the firm's statewide Construction and Facilities Practice Group. The mission of the Group is to meet the needs and challenges of project owners and their professionals with legal services that are decisive, common sense and results-oriented.

The primary practice of the Group is complex litigation and counseling project owners and their professional advisors on complex and challenging development projects. The Group is unique in the sheer volume of “in court” trial experience of its lawyers on complex construction matters.
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Eric Firstman practices in the Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacramento offices of the Meyers Nave as the Chair of the firm's statewide Construction and Facilities Practice Group. The mission of the Group is to meet the needs and challenges of project owners and their professionals with legal services that are decisive, common sense and results-oriented.

The primary practice of the Group is complex litigation and counseling project owners and their professional advisors on complex and challenging development projects. The Group is unique in the sheer volume of “in court” trial experience of its lawyers on complex construction matters.

Eric Firstman, the Practice Group leader, is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society limited to the top .5% of trial lawyers, and received the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for reaching the height of professional excellence and the highest levels of skill and integrity.

About Me

What honors or awards have you won?
Recipient, Northern California Super Lawyers, Construction Litigation, 2007 – 2016
Recipient, Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel, 2008 – 2013
Designee, AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
What topics have you lectured or presented on?
Public Contracts and Competitive Public Bidding, Claims on Public Works Projects, Protecting the Public Entity Through Contract Drafting, What Public Entities Need to Know About the California Public Contracts Code, Design-Build and CM At-Risk Overview and many others

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Associations

Association Position
American Bar Association, Construction and Local Government Sections Member
Forum Committee on the Construction Industry Member
The State Bar of California Member
Litigation Counsel of America; a trial lawyer honorary society limited to the top .5% of trial lawyers Fellow

Education

School Degree Graduation Year
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D. 1983
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A. 1980

Contact Information

Meyers Nave

555 12th St Ste 1500
Oakland, CA 94607