Deborah S. Ballati

• Farella Braun + Martel, LLP (October 1977-December 31, 2017)
• Law Offices of Garrett McEnerney, II (1975-1977)

• Chair, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry of the American Bar Association (2002-2003)
• Member, Governing Committee, Forum Committee on the Construction of the American Bar Association (1997-2000)
• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers (1997 to present)
• Chair, Division 10 Steering Committee, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry of the American Bar Association (1994-1997)
• Chair, Hastings College of Advocacy, University of California Hastings College of the Law (1993 forward)
• Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA)
• Member, California Bar Association
• Member, San Francisco Bar Association
• Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Member, California AGC Legal Advisory Committee
• Member, Women Rainmakers’ Roundtable (1997-1998)
• Member, Women Construction Owners and Executives

ABA Committee on Dispute Resolution, ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry

• “Proving and Calculating Owner Damages”, Construction Education Management Corporation and Construction Business Review Magazine (April 1991)
• “Legislation Since Croson”, The Construction Lawyer, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry (January 1993)
• “Legislative Update: Criminal Penalties in Federal Environmental Statutes”, The Construction Lawyer, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry (August 1993)
• “Legislation Division Update”, The Construction Lawyer (October 1993)
• “Basics of Insurance Coverage”, Litigation Section of the San Francisco Bar Association (Dec. 1994)
• “Update on Federal Construction Funding and Legislation”, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry (April 1995)
• “California’s Experience with MBE/WBE/DBE Preference Programs after Croson”, AGC Legal Advisory Committee (September 1995)
• “State False Claim Acts: Expanding the Federal Model”, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry” (January 1996)
• “Hot Tips for Contract Drafting”, Construction Law Section of State Bar of Texas and Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education Program Materials (February 1996)
• Privatizing Governmental Functions (2001) (Editor)
• “Delivering on the Forum Mission”, The Construction Lawyer (Fall 2002)
• “Looking to the Future of the Forum”, The Construction Lawyer (Spring 2003)
• “Looking to the Future of the Forum”, The Construction Lawyer (Summer 2003)
• “Delivering on the Forum Mission”, The Construction Lawyer (Winter 2003)
• Powerine II and County of San Diego v. Ace:  Policies Covering “Expenses” Insure Against Environmental Agency-Ordered Cleanups, but Coverage for “Damages” Alone Requires a Lawsuit (September 2005)
• Alert:  Protecting Your Status As An Additional Insured (June 2006)
• “False Claims in Construction Contracts: Federal, State and Local”, Chicago:  Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association (2007) (Chapter Author) <li”>New California Court of Appeal Case Supports Policyholder Argument Regarding “Stacking” Consecutive Policy Limits (January 2009)
• Success in Claim Resolution and Mediation:  The Insurance Component (2010)
• The Annotated Construction Law Glossary (August 2010) (Contributor)
• Justin Sweet:  An Anthology of Construction Law Writings (2010) (Editor)

Speeches, Panel Discussions, and Seminars:

• Construction Site Injuries, California Trial Lawyers Association (October 1992)
• Ensuring Diversity in California Construction Projects, AGC Legal Advisory Committee (October 1994)
• Update on Federal Construction Funding and Legislation, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry (April 1995)
• 34th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys (Program Moderator), Victor O. Schinnerer (May 1995)
• Insurance Seminar for Business Law and Business Litigation Section of San Mateo County Bar Association (September 1995)
• Battling for the Bucks, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee (January 1996)
• Civil Litigation Practice: Annual Recent Developments Programs, State Bar of California and University of California Continuing Education of the Bar (1996-2008)
• Hot Tips for Contract Drafting, State Bar of Texas and Texas Institute of Continuing Legal Education (February 1996)
• Reducing a Thirty Day Trial to A One Week Mediation, 11th Annual Construction Superconference (December 1996)
• Hurry Up and Slow Down: Dealing with Delays in Construction Projects, ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee (Program Co-Chair) (January 1997)
• ALI-ABA, Negotiating Construction Disputes (February 2009)

All California State Courts

9th Circuit Court of Appeal

United States District Court (Eastern District of California)

United States District Court (Northern District of California)

• Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, Board Member and President
• Boys Hope Girls Hope of San Francisco, Board Member
• Enterprise for High School Students
• National Center for Youth Law, 25th Anniversary Dinner Committee