Jennifer Tung

Overview

Experience

Jennifer Tung is an associate attorney with Hunt Ortmann.  She focuses her practice on a broad array of matters, including breach of contract claims and construction litigation.  Ms. Tung has represented a diverse client base, including both owners and contractors.

A native Angeleno, Ms. Tung speaks Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.  She is a tae kwon do black belt.  Prior to law school, Ms. Tung worked as a professional political organizer and fundraiser.

Education

• University of Southern California, J.D.
• London School of Economics, LL.M.
• University of California San Diego, B.A.

Bars + Courts

• California

Memberships

U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles Chapter

Chinese American Construction Professionals

Representative Work

• Served as lead associate on a complex construction defect arbitration, which resulted in the recovery of nearly $15 million for the client.
• Successfully defended a local school in a property line dispute by defeating the plaintiff’s allegations on summary judgment.
• Represented a large non-profit in a complex construction defect matter involving delay and disruption claims.
• Served as second chair in a sophisticated construction defect and design trial involving significant civil and geotechnical engineering issues.

News + Publications

• If It Looks, Walks, and Talks Like A Contract, It’s Probably A Contract: California Court of Appeal Affirms Job Order Contracts Are Enforceable Agreements
• Make a List, and Check it Twice…New Energy Code Updates are Coming to Town
• Hunt Ortmann Represents Mallcraft Inc. in a US $15 Million Settlement against the Glendale Community College District
  Hunt Ortmann Attorney Jennifer Tung featured on U.S. Green Building Council – LA Blog
• Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unveils 2019 Sustainable City pLAn
• State and Local Leaders Turn Their Attention to Building Efficiency – Daily Journal
• Hunt Ortmann Attorney Jennifer Tung Featured on U.S. Green Building Council-LA Blog
• Heat Pumps Are The New Solar Panels: California to Help Spur Development and Market Growth of High Efficiency Building Heating Technology
• Hunt Ortmann Attorneys Smith and Tung Featured in Green Home Builders Magazine
• Unanimous Calif. Supreme Court Finds Negligent Hiring and Supervision Invokes Coverage – The Recorder
• No Liberty For Insurers – Negligent Hiring And Supervision Invokes Coverage
• Here Comes the Sun: California Becomes First State to Require Solar Panels
• Love Don’t Cost a Thing (But Arbitration Does)
• Court to Weigh CGL ‘occurrences’ and Third-Party Claims – Daily Journal
• Going Once. . .Going Twice. . .Sold to the Greenest Bidder! New California Law Requires Contractors to Use Green Materials on Certain State Projects
• CA Supreme Court Finds CEQA Applicable to Publically Owned Rail Projects – Western Real Estate Business
• Be Green, Not Green With Envy: Green Home Building Is On The Rise
• Send a Raven: More CEQA Litigation is Coming
• Californiaʼs New Laws Impact Every Stage of Construction − Los Angeles Business Journal
• Hunt Law Update- Serving Your 20-Day Preliminary Notice: Court Finds There Is (A Little) Room For Error
• Hunt Law Update- Mind Your Ps and Qs: Owner’s Own Statements Hand Rare Victory to “Unlicensed” Contractor
• Not so fast: Suit Not Subject to 10-Year Statute of Repose to Bar Property Contamination Claims

Speaking Engagements + Seminars

• LEEDing Ladies: If You BUILD It, They Will Come
• Construction Law from Start to Finish
• LEEDing Ladies – The Consequences of Consequential Damages
• LEEDing Ladies – Episode 2: May the Force (Majeure) Be With You
• LEEDing Ladies: Conversations on Construction. Episode 1: Designer’s Risk(y Business)
• Kromke and Tung talk Understanding the Construction Bidding Process.
• Smith and Tung present at Contract Award and Management Training Academy
• Legal Issues in Green Construction