Jon F. Gauthier is a shareholder of Jon F. Gauthier, APC, Of Counsel to Marks, Golia & Finch, LLP.  Mr. Gauthier represents contractors, subcontractors, and other participants in the construction industry with all legal issues encountered by those businesses, including:  counseling, mediation, arbitration, and litigation.  Mr. Gauthier's litigation practice includes public and private construction litigation, including mechanic's lien foreclosures, extra work claims, delay and disruption claims, bid enforcement, contract defaults, surety obligations and Contract Disputes Act claims.  He also provides legal advice on all types of construction documents.  Published cases include Primo Team, Inc. v. Blake Construction Co., Inc. (1992) 3 Cal.App.4th 801 [the court agreed with Mr. Gauthier in holding true labor brokers do not have lien/bond rights].

Mr. Gauthier is admitted to practice before all California state courts, the United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth circuit, and the United States Claims Court.  Mr. Gauthier has been appointed as mediator in a number of civil lawsuits, and he is a lecturer for construction law seminars sponsored by Lorman Education Services, National Business Institute and others.  Mr. Gauthier received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and his juris doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law.