Since joining Hunt Ortmann in 2014, Ms. Zung has focused her practice on construction law and labor and employment law. She represents clients throughout the construction industry, including owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, in complex disputes arising from public and private works projects. Her construction practice encompasses contract disputes, delay and disruption claims, construction defects, bidding disputes, change orders, defective plans and specifications, mechanics’ liens, and claims involving the interpretation and enforcement of construction contract requirements.
Ms. Zung represents clients in litigation and appellate proceedings involving significant construction and public works issues. She was counsel for the successful appellant in the published decision A.D. Improvements, Inc. v. Department of Transportation (2024) 105 Cal.App.5th 1166, in which the Court of Appeal reversed the trial court and directed the issuance of a writ requiring the California Department of Transportation to offer excess commercial property for sale to its occupant pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 118.1.
Ms. Zung also has experience with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including prevailing at trial on issues involving the preservation and use of parklands and open space. Her experience in this area complements her construction practice, particularly in matters involving public agency approvals, environmental review, and the requirements affecting construction and development projects.
Ms. Zung also represents and advises employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters. Her experience includes litigation involving wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage-and-hour claims, as well as counseling employers on hiring, terminations, workforce reductions, disability accommodation, workplace policies, and harassment and discrimination prevention. She also prepares employment agreements, severance agreements, employee handbooks, confidentiality agreements, and other employment-related documents.
Before joining Hunt Ortmann, Ms. Zung practiced at Laquer, Urban, Clifford & Hodge, LLP, where she represented the County of Los Angeles, multiemployer trust funds, and privately held businesses in employment, employee benefits, ERISA, and business matters.
Ms. Zung is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts of California, and is also licensed to practice in Nevada. She earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and her B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, Revelle College, where she majored in Literatures in English and minored in Economics and Literatures in Spanish.
