Brenda Radmacher
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Member of CLM Since: 2009
Nominated By Teddy Snyder
CLM Committees
- Membership
- Product Liability
- Construction
- Membership Task Force
- Membership
- Construction Claims
CLM Contributions
- Author - California
- Speaker - 2012 Product Liability Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Construction/ Environmental/ ADR/AFA Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Product Liability Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Product Liability & ADR Conference
- Speaker - 2015 CLM Atlanta
- Speaker - 2015 CLM Southern California
- Speaker - 2016 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2016 CLM National Construction Claims Conference
- Speaker - 2016 CLM New York Conference
- Speaker - 2017 Claims College
- Speaker - 2017 CLM & Business Insurance Construction Conference
- Speaker - 2018 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2018 Claims College
- Speaker - 2018 CLM Construction Conference
- Speaker - 2019 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2020 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2021 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2021 CLM Construction Conference
- Speaker - 2022 Annual Conference
- Speaker - CLM Diversity in Construction Workshop
- Steering Committee - Claim Handling Resources
Articles
Practice Areas
- ADR
- Bad Faith
- Claims Management
- Construction/Real Estate/Surety
- Cyber Liability
- Environmental
- Litigation Management
- Municipal Law
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property
Biography
Brenda Radmacher specializes in construction and real estate law, regularly counseling general contractors, construction managers, design professionals, contractors, and owners on contract negotiations, risk management and disputes. Her practice emphasizes resolving complex construction disputes through negotiation, mediation, and, when necessary, arbitration and litigation, on projects in California, nationwide, and internationally. She frequently addresses claims involving breach of contract, construction/design defects, liens, delays/impacts, construction defects, bonds/insurance issues, and represents many of the nation’s largest contractors and developers in the commercial, multifamily, and residential markets. She also provides advice regarding franchise/corporations issues, ADA, and California's Proposition 65. She also has developed risk management protocols for her clients in both the construction, regulatory, and employment areas.
Brenda has been recognized in the industry with many awards including: Women of Influence - Attorneys (Los Angeles Business Journal); The Best Lawyers in America© - Construction Law (2020); Top 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers List (Los Angeles Business Journal, 2017); CLM Outside Counsel Professional of the Year 2016, Pasadena's Top Attorney list (2013-20), Martindale-Hubbell, Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers (2015-2021); Construction Dive, Industry Veteran Award (2021).
Her Board and membership positions include: USC Alumni Real Estate Network; West Coast Lumber & Building Material Association; Associated General Contractors, California - LA District; Women Construction Owners & Executives; and Women in Design + Construction. She is a past Co-Chair of the CLM Product Liability Committee, Advisory Member for CLM's Wiki Guide and Claims Handling Manual.
She is a Certified Mediator and was an adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law for a decade teaching Negotiation and Mediation and is a frequent speaker on negotiation and mediation skills.
Education
- University Of Southern California, Master’s Degree
- University Of Southern California, Juris Doctor
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: CA, AZ