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Kimberly J. Wind
Andrade & Associates
27101 Puerta Real
Suite 120
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-8536
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: (949) 553-1951
E-mail: kwind@aalaws.com
Fax: (949) 553-0655
Web site: http://www.andradelaw.com


Position Areas of Practice Bar Admissions
Education Honors Affiliations

Kimberly J. Wind has been in the field of construction law since 1990. She started at the law firm of Thorsnes, McGuire, Bartolotta, and Padilla as a law clerk and then expanded her career to become a partner in the law firm of Silldor, Shinnick & Duignan in 1998, where she managed both the Orange County and Las Vegas Offices (Wind & Associates.)

Ms. Wind graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law with honors. She graduated in the top 15% of the School of Journalism from Pennsylvania State University, and won a national scholarship from Washington D.C. (Presidential Classroom). She is licensed to practice law in California and Nevada. Ms. Wind has assisted in collecting over 55 million dollars in the construction industry from 1992 to 2003. Ms. Wind has obtained a trial verdict in the field of construction in the amount of 5.1 million in 1994 in San Diego. Ms. Wind specializes in construction litigation having taken over 500 depositions in the fields of construction (architects, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers, civil, mechanical, delay, and electrical engineers). She has also litigated environmental, oil plume, (CERCLA), toxic mold cases, product liability, personal injury and in the field of business law - real estate, broker/dealer and trade secret misappropriation.

Ms. Wind has published over 25 articles in the field of construction which have been published in the San Diego Union Tribune, CASD Trial Bar News, The Legal Perspective, Condo Management Magazine, and the Orange County Bar Magazine. Ms. Wind has spoken or chaired over 25 educational programs in the field of construction law and civil litigation for the Nevada Trial Lawyers, CAOC, OCBA, University of Las Vegas, and CACM/CAI and the Engineering Contractors Association.

Current Employment Position(s):
Associate
Areas Of Practice:
Construction Litigation
General Civil Litigation
Business Transaction
Business Litigation
Real Estate Litigation
Environmental Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1992
Nevada, 1995
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1993
Education:
University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1992
Honors: With Honors

Pennsylvania State University, 1989

University of Manchester, England, 1988

Honors and Awards:
International Award Winner, Associated General Contractors
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Orange County Bar Association
Board of Director
 
Orange County Bar Association, 2002 - 2005
Chair, Construction Committee
 
Orange County Bar Association, 1998 - 2001
Chair, Education Committee
 
Orange County Bar Association, 2001
President, Blue Ribbon Committee
 
Association – Soroptimists Society, 2001
 
Southern California Contractors Association
 
Engineering Contractors Association
 
Orange County Bar Association
Member
 
Celtic Bar Association
 
Nevada Bar Association
Member
Pro Bono Activities:
Found of Charity for CAI (National Organization)

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