James Wakefield

Senior Partner

Mr. Wakefield is a business trial lawyer. He represents numerous commercial clients in all manners of business disputes. He assists his construction industry clients, including general contractors, specialty contractors and material suppliers in successfully resolving disputes between parties to construction contracts. He represents business clients from many different industries involved in contract disputes, business torts and other forms of unfair business practices and real estate disputes.

Mr. Wakefield has successfully tried more than 60 jury trials involving business torts, real estate disputes, construction contract claims, premises liability, and transportation cases. Mr. Wakefield served as the firm’s managing partner of Cummins & White LLP from 2000 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2013.

Memberships

State Bar of California
The State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Real Estate Section, Intellectual Property Section
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Southern California Contractors Association (SCCA)
American Subcontractors Association (ASA), Orange County District Board of Directors

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Experience

Mr. Wakefield was an extern law clerk for the Honorable Edward C. Reed, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Nevada (1979–1980). He also served as a law clerk for the Honorable A. Andrew Hauk, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1981–1982).

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