Mr. Carmalt assists companies at all stages of disputes, from pre-litigation dispute resolution through appeals. He has dealt with a wide variety of legal issues, including the construction statute of repose, constructive acceleration, material shortages, cumulative impact claims, defective specifications and plans, changed conditions, prevailing wage violations, bid protests, breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, and successor liability. He has worked on matters involving numerous different public and private construction projects, including the Sound Transit Central Link Light Rail Project, Safeco Field, Washington Square, the Portland Harbor Superfund Clean-up, the Columbia Business Center, the Green River Water Treatment Plant, and numerous road way, commercial, and planned urban development projects.

Education:
Yale Law School, J.D. (2003)
UCLA, B.A., M.A. (1996)

Admissions:

• State and Federal Courts of Washington
• State and Federal Courts of New York
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals

• 2009 “Rising Star”
• American Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association, Construction Law Section
• New York Bar Association
• King County Bar Association

• “Claims and Changes” (Lorman, 2009)
• “Issues in Washington Public Works Contracts” (Lorman, 2009)