Lanak & Hanna has been counseling small and large construction clients for over 45 years in all aspects of construction matters from contract drafting and review, to affirmative claims and disputes, to project risk mitigation and management.
Proven Advocates for Complex Construction Disputes
The Lanak & Hanna team excels in handling complex public and private works construction disputes and has discrete fluency in contract documents and terminology. Our diverse experience extends to State, local and federal projects. We have recovered tens of millions for our clients through the aggressive use of dispute resolution, including arbitration, trials and appeals.

Protecting Your Rights in Construction Projects
Leveraging our client’s job rights, including mechanic’s liens, stop notice and payment bonds, the Lanak & Hanna team has been successful representing some of the largest general and specialty trade contractors throughout the Western United States.

Leaders in Construction Law Education & Insights
The Lanak & Hanna Construction Team has also written extensively on construction law topics and regularly presents on construction law issues at seminars and programs throughout the United States.
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Lauren Stec Secures Complete Arbitration Win for Steel Subcontractor
Congratulations to Attorney Lauren Stec for obtaining a complete victory at arbitration for a steel subcontractor client. The case involved a general contractor’s failure to pay Lanak & Hanna’s steel subcontractor client on a project in Banning, CA. The general...More
Prompt Payment Victory: Mac W. Cabal Secures Full Arbitration Win for Subcontractor
Congratulations to Trial Attorney and Principal Mac W. Cabal for securing a prompt payment penalty construction victory for the client in arbitration. The client was a subcontractor who entered into a construction contract with a general contractor. The contract did...More
Erica Loftis Pacheco Secures Victory in Construction Contract Dispute
Erica Loftis Pacheco of Lanak & Hanna successfully defended a general contractor and project owner, a local university, from a subcontractor’s attempt to triple its contract price. Subcontractor filed suit on a one-time fee contract alleging that it had completed...More