Charles M. Sink

• State of California
• United States District Courts (Northern District of California, Central District of California, Eastern District of California, and Southern District of California)

• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
• Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators
• Member, ABA Forum on Construction Industry (1990 – Present)
• Editor, The Construction Lawyer (2004 – 2008);
• Associate Editor, The Construction Lawyer (2000 – 2004)
• Associate Member, Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (1996 – Present)
• Member, American Bar Association (1990 – present)
• Member, San Francisco Bar Association (1977 – Present)

Honors and Awards

• Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, 2003 – present, Construction – California
• Named to Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers
• American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Arbitrator of the Year for Northern California 1991

Professional Affiliations

ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry,College of Commercial Arbitrators

• Construction ADR, Bastianelli & Sink, ABA Publishing (2014)
• Construction Damages and Remedies, 2nd Ed., O’Neil-Coble, et. al., ABA Publishing (2013)
• False Claims in Construction Contracts – Supplement, ABA Publishing (2009).
• The 2007 A201 Deskbook, Sink, Gwyn, O’Connor & Thomson, ABA Publishing (2008)
• False Claims in Construction Contracts – Federal, State and Local, Sink & Pages, ABA Publishing (2007)
• “Waivers of Consequential Damages” in Handbook on Construction Arbitration & ADR JurisNet, LLC (2007)
• “Preconstruction Agreements” in Forms & Substance, ABA Publishing (2007)
• Construction Damages and Remedies, O’Neil-Coble, Gwyn, Oles, Gibson & Sink, ABA Publishing (2004)
• “Negotiating the Right Design and Construction Contracts,” ABA Forum (2000)
• “Indirect,Consequential, and Punitive Damages” in Construction Law Handbook, Aspen (1999)
• The A201 Deskbook: Understanding the Revised General Conditions, Sink & Petersen, ABA Publishing (1998)
• “Negotiating Dispute Clauses That Affect Damage Recovery” in The Construction Lawyer (1998, 2002)
• “Damages in Arbitration” ABA Forum (1998)
• ADR: A Practical Guide to Resolve Construction Disputes, Harris, Sink & Wulff, AAA (1994)
• “ADR for Construction Industry Claims” in California ADR Practice Guide, Shepard’s/McGraw-Hill, 1992-present Latest revision Lexis-Nexis (2004)
• “Consequential and Indirect Damages,” in Damages in Construction Law, Matthew Bender (1998)

Speeches, Panel Discussions, Seminars

• Righting the Ship, Getting the Troubled Project Back on Course, ABA Forum (April 2014)
• Insurance and Surety Law, Fundamentals of Construction Law, ABA Forum (Nov. 2013)
• False Claims Act Issues, CLE Int’l (2008-Present)
• Evolution of A201, ABA Forum (April 2007)
• AIA Contracts in California, Lorman (2006-2008)
• Construction Contracts and Purchase Orders, Lorman (2006, 2005)
• California Public Works Contruction, Lorman (2005, 2004)
• Construction Law & Disputes, Calif. Continuing Education of the Bar (2004)
• Fundamentals of Construction, ABA Forum (2004)
• Contract Negotiations, ABA Forum (2000)
• Damages in Arbitration, ABA Forum (1998)
• Construction Claims; Design-Build Stategies; Resolving Construction Disputes, American Institute for Prof. Training (1997-1999)
• Legal Issues in Creating and Using Project Website, Construction Super Conference (1999)
• Improving Contract Dispute Processes, C.A.S.A. (1999)
• Legal Ramifications and Rules for Sharing Design Information, Computers for Contractors (1997)
• ADR, S.F. Bar Association (1996)
• Mitigating the Effects of Construction Claims During the Project, High-Point (1995)
• Construction Liability claims Against Design Professionals, L.S.I. (1995)

Admitted to all state courts in California and in all federal District Courts in California.

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