Donna Tobar provides a full range of litigation and counseling services in the arenas of public and private construction projects, suretyship, and contractual disputes. She has worked in various legal settings, including litigation (state court, federal court, appellate court), mediation, appellate practice, and informal settings (including acting as project attorney for ongoing construction projects).
Donna has prepared, advocated and successfully resolved a large variety of claims and legal issues. Representative claims and issues that she has handled for construction matters include, but are not limited to: Total cost claims, productivity and delay claims, change order claims, claims for defective workmanship, contract compliance on live construction projects, pass through claims, insurance coverage, labor audits and reviews, stop notice claims, mechanic’s lien claims, False Claims Act claims
Donna has also handled transactional and surety-specific matters, including: Performance bond claims, takeover efforts by sureties, indemnity transactions, liquidation and claims, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, payment bond claims, bad faith claims, surety financing.
Donna also has a substantial amount of experience on public works projects and has successfully handled business contract disputes and alter ego matters, among other claims and legal issues.