Shareholder

Arthur S. Moreau has extensive experience counseling clients and negotiating and litigating business related issues, with an emphasis in real estate, land use, and construction. Art counsels and assists his business clients on a variety of legal issues, from entity formation to deal analysis and contract development. Drawing on his years as Executive Vice President for a Newport Beach based developer, Art has big picture perspective, business acumen and experience to act as outside general counsel for a number of his business clients.

In a litigation context, Art is responsible for leading his litigation team from case intake through trial and appeal.

Art represents a wide variety of real estate professionals, including developers, brokers, appraisers, mortgage lenders, banks and title companies. He also represents a broad spectrum of both residential and commercial construction professionals, including design professionals, subcontractors, general contractors and developers in litigation and arbitrations.

A California native, Art was born in Coronado, California. He graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara, and was a Navy carrier pilot prior to becoming a lawyer. He received both his MBA and his law degree from Pepperdine University. He has been licensed to practice law in California since 1993 and in Washington, D.C., since 1996. He has been a shareholder in the firm since 1998.

Professional and Community Affiliations

• San Diego County Bar Association (Real Property, Construction and Environmental Sections)
• Orange County Bar Association
• State Bar of California (Real Property Section)
• The Associated General Contractors
• Building Industry Association
• Associated Builders and Contractors
• Navy League

Recognition and Awards

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Speaking Engagements

• "Pitfalls in Real Estate Development Contracting," Commercial Training Institute, September 28, 2008
• “WRAPs: Are They All They’re Cracked Up to Be?” Building Industry Association, December 12, 2006
• "Legal Update: New Case Law and Statutes 2005," American Indoor Air Quality Council, June 29, 2005
• "Handling Construction Defect Claims, Strategies and Tactics - Developing and Managing High-Rise CD Cases," 8th Annual Key West Seminar, October, 2004
• "Indoor Air Quality Claims: Mold and More," Midwest Environmental Claims Association 8th Annual Conference, October, 2000

Visiting Lecturer

• Construction Law, Georgia Institute of Technology, Masters Program in Construction Management

AV® Preeminent™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

San Diego, California


Los Angeles, California

AMoreau@
KlinedinstLaw.com

Practice Areas

Architects and Engineers

Business

Real Estate

Environmental

Construction

High-Rise Construction, Commercial, and Residential

Mold and Indoor Air Quality

Admitted to Bar

U.S. Supreme Court (1999)

California (1993)

U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of California (1993)

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal (1993)

District of Columbia (1996)

Education

University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1977)

University of Grenoble, France, (D.S.E.F., 1978)

Pepperdine University (M.B.A., Finance, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993)

Language

French