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 defect litigation.  Ms. Tung has represented a diverse client base including, owners, contractors, transportation companies, insurers, universities, and health care providers.

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

• Representing a large non-profit in a complex construction defect matter involving delay and disruption claims.
• Serving as second chair in a sophisticated construction defect and design trial involving significant civil and geotechnical engineering issues.
• Obtaining a reversal of a trial court’s ruling granting a motion for summary judgment.

News + Publications

• 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

• Legal Issues in Green Construction