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Building a Better Contract (September 12, 2008)

Sacramento Business Journal

Sacramento lawyer Will Lichtig and Sutter Health crafted a new kind of construction deal that brings together owners, architects and builders and could shave 5 percent or more off a typical contract cost.

All File, No Trial (August 2008)

Sacramento Business Journal

One of the rarest sights in civil litigation is a trial. Less than 2 percent of cases that move through the legal system in a given year end in a trial, according to the Judicial Council of California.

Region Turns to Mixed-Use to Pave Way for New Downtowns
(July 25, 2008)

Sacramento Business Journal

Ed Quinn, a managing shareholder of McDonough Holland & Allen in Sacramento and a land use and redevelopment attorney, believes the region is becoming more adept at siting mixed-use developments. He said the European model of urban planning allows for smaller cities to provide more amenities because more people reside in a concentrated area, giving entertainment and cultural activities a base to draw from.

The List, East Bay Law Firms (June 20, 2008)

East Bay Business Times

The List, Corporate Philanthropy (May 30, 2008)

Sacramento Business Journal

On The Move: McDonough Holland & Allen Relocates (May 27, 2008)

San Francisco Daily Journal

The List, Sacramento Law Firms (May 23, 2008)

Sacramento Business Journal

500 Capitol Mall signs McDonough Holland & Allen PC (May 23, 2008)

Sacramento Business Journal, Author Kathy Robertson

Diversity in Hiring & Retention
Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Working to Level the Playing Field (March/April 2008)

Sacramento Lawyer, Author Marcia L. Augsburger

Top 25 News makers of 2007 - William A. Lichtig (January 8, 2008)

Engineering News-Record

The editors of ENR annually select 25 individuals for innovations and achievements featured in the magazine the prior year. These "News makers" are recognized for serving the best interests of the construction industry. McDonough's Will Lichtig has been honored as a 2007 News maker for his creation of the integrated form of agreement (IFOA), a type of contract that sources say is "already changing the business model for design and construction of buildings in the U.S.".

Sutter Health Unlocks the Door to A New Process (November 26, 2007)

Engineering News-Record, Author Nadine M. Post

Flood Bills, FEMA Action Stir Sacramento Unease (October 29, 2007)

California Real Estate Journal, Author Colleen Flannery

Developers who hope to build in a key area north of Sacramento are watching to see what shakes out from a deluge of new flood legislation and from a recent letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that warns of potential future restrictions on floodplain development. Market watchers are keeping a particularly close eye on the Natomas and Sacramento River-area levees, where the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency recently released an environmental-impact report assessing planned improvements to the levees. Some flood control work already has begun in the Natomas area, which is expected to be protected from flooding by the year 2010, according to Seth Merewitz, an attorney with McDonough Holland & Allen PC in Sacramento, who tracks the matter for his developer clients.

Believe in Perpetuity (Fall 2007)

Land Trust Alliance Exchange, The National Journal of Land Conservation, Author Ann Taylor Schwing

Can humans really understand the concept of "forever"? Perhaps not, but we can believe in it. Land conservation depends on that belief.

Healthy Benefits: An ounce of prevention saves a pound of lost productivity (September 2007)

Comstock's magazine, Authors Bill Romanelli and Russell Nichols

Marcia Augsburger is quoted.

Developers Act Despite Delta Delay (July 23, 2007)

California Real Estate Journal, Author Colleen Flannery

Developers in the Central Valley already build schools and sewage treatment plants. Why not levees? Slow federal and state funding has led delta-area developers to increasingly partner with communities to shore up the protective flood-control barriers around their projects. But with nearly 1,100 miles of levees in question and with the state's entire water supply at stake, having builders shore up delta levees is at best a partial fix to a pending crisis, delta policy experts said. A Department of Water Resources study showed that a levee failure on the Sacramento River could flood 102 miles of the city and cause $11.2 billion in property damage. "All alternatives need to be on the table," said Seth Merewitz, an attorney with McDonough Holland & Allen PC.

Flood Watch (Summer 2007)

Developer magazine, Author Margot Carmichael Lester

As inadequate and fragile levees pose threats throughout the nation, developers in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Central Valley are working with local government to address crumbling infrastructure and fast track solutions. McDonough attorney Seth Merewitz talks with Developer magazine about his work with a group of developers that have united to improve levees surrounding several proposed projects in Yuba County. "The landowners have risen above parochial interest and focused on long-term, big picture," Merewitz says in illustrating that coordination between local government and the development community produces a better way to improve flood protection infrastructure by spreading the cost and risk and offering more financing options.

The List: East Bay Law Firms (June 22, 2007)

East Bay Business Times

McDonough Holland & Allen PC was ranked 21st out of 25 for total numbers of lawyers for East Bay law firms.

A Healthier Solution (March 9, 2007)

Sacramento Business Journal, Editorial

Lending a Helping Hand - One Man Gives Back to His County with Free Legal Advice (March 3, 2007)

Woodland Daily Democrat, Author Josh Fernandez

Daniel Wolk talks about pro-bono legal service and its importance.

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