Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Attorney Profiles


D. Kim Lough 
2800 North Central Avenue
Suite 1800
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1049
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (602) 234-7824
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (602) 277-5595
Web site: http://www.jhc-law.com

Areas of PracticeEducationAffiliations

Mr. Lough devotes a substantial majority of his practice to litigation. He has extensive trial experience in complex construction, employment discrimination and other civil and administrative cases.

Mr. Lough's trial and litigation experience includes representing owners, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in trial, arbitrations and mediations. He has successfully defended clients in multiple employment discrimination matters as well as personal injury claims. He has also successfully prosecuted and defended claims of construction defects in commercial and residential construction.

Mr. Lough joined the Firm in 1982 and became partner in 1989.

Mr. Lough graduated from the University of Arizona (B.A. 1976 and J.D. 1979).

REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS
  • Received jury verdict in favor of a subcontractor client penalized under the FAA P 401 Specification for asphalt placed at taxiways at the Prescott Municipal Airport.
  • Received a defense verdict on jury trial in favor of an employer accused of employment discrimination by the EEOC.
  • Received jury verdict in favor of design engineer for recovery of profits earned in an HVAC upgrade improvement for a major hospital.
  • Representation of a general engineering contractor in a successful bid protest for an award of construction of a fish hatchery for the Arizona Department of Game and Fish.
  • The successful representation of a general contractor in defense of citations issued by the Division of Occupational Safety & Health in an industrial fatality occurring during the construction of a county jail facility.
  • The successful representation of a construction contractor and its surety in regard to the failure of foundations in the construction of a municipal maintenance facility.
  • The successful prosecution of a local labor organization for malicious prosecution against a client in connection with an organizing campaign.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  • University of Arizona Alumni Association
    • Former national Board of Directors member
    • Phoenix Club, Past President
  • Neighborhood Housing Services
    • Past Board Member

Areas of Practice:
Consumer Rights
Construction Defect
Real Estate
Construction Law
Employee's Rights
Employment Discrimination
Wrongful Discharge
Business Law
Business & Commercial Law
Insurance Defense
Administrative Law
OSHA
Registrar of Contractors
Bar Admissions:
Arizona
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Arizona
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona, 1979
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction


University of Arizona, 1976
B.A.


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Arizona Mechanics and Materialmen's Lien and Bond Claims, March, 2006


Litigating a Multi Party Construction Case: Lessons Working learned from Pioneer Roofing and its Progeny, State Bar of Arizona, February, 2006


Material Price Escalation: Request for Change and Contract Clauses, State Bar of Arizona, June, 2005


Construction Management at Risk Facts/Design Build in Arizona, Lorman Education Services, April, 2005


Contract Killer Clauses, Arizona Builders Alliance Project Management Series, March, 2004


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Arizona, Construction Law Section
Past Board Member


State Bar of Arizona, Labor and Employment Law Section


Maricopa County Bar Association


American Bar Association


Arizona Builders Alliance
Member, Attorneys' Counsel


Arizona Roofing Contractors Association
General Counsel


Pro Bono Activities:
Maricopa County Bar Association - Volunteer Lawyers Program