Over the past thirty years, John Darling has established himself as a consummate construction litigator. John is a highly regarded first-chair trial attorney who has represented owners, general contractors, sub-contractors and material suppliers in complex, high-profile multi-million dollar construction disputes. His achievements include obtaining multimillion dollar judgments and successfully resolving disputes through arbitration, court and jury trials. He has tried over 100 cases throughout California.
John’s practice involves a wide array of construction industry matters such as bidding disputes, scheduling and delay issues, construction defect, mechanics lien, defective plans and specifications, change orders and claims resolution. His broad range of experience includes public and private works projects ranging from mass grading, subterranean construction, steel, concrete and wood frame structures, schools, office buildings, apartment buildings and home construction.
Whether he is in front of a judge, arbitrator or empaneled jury, John is a tireless advocate for his clients. He prides himself on assisting clients with resolving their complex legal issues with pragmatic solution-oriented thinking as cost-effectively as possible.
John has also had firsthand experience working in the construction industry. Prior to his legal career he worked in the construction trades, beginning as a laborer and eventually becoming a framer and a leadman. Eventually he started his own construction demolition company. This prior experience affords John with unique and valuable industry savvy as well as a practical understanding of what happens on a jobsite.
John is a member of the Legislative Committee of the Southern California Contractors Association, and he is a past chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Subsection on Construction Law. He regularly keynotes seminars and lectures on construction law topics for the Western Council of Construction Consumers and the Associated General Contractors of California. He has also published articles in the ABA Construction Lawyer Journal and Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine.