Exciting News: Welcoming Timothy Fitzpatrick as Our Newest Partner We are thrilled to announce that Tim Fitzpatrick has been named the newest partner at AVELAR. Since joining the firm in 2024, Tim has worked with our litigation team providing forensic investigations and analysis, development of scopes of repair and cost estimating services. Additionally, he consults
Unlicensed Contractors Can Be Forced to Disgorge All Money Received With limited exceptions, California’s “Contractors’ State License Law” 1 empowers consumers to refuse to pay unlicensed contractors and to claw back prior payments made for both labor and materials. Courts have described these statutes as both a “shield” and a “sword” against unlicensed contractors. These
We are excited to welcome Donald Teixeira to AVELAR as our newest Construction Consultant and Fenestration Expert. Tex brings over four decades of experience specializing in exterior building envelope systems, with a particular focus on fenestration design, evaluation, and performance. Before joining AVELAR, Tex served as President of Curtainwall Analysis, Inc., where he led corporate
This month, we’re proud to spotlight Eric Archuletta, a Partner at AVELAR, who has been a cornerstone of our leadership team since 2012. With dual credentials as a Licensed Architect and General Contractor, Eric brings a rare and valuable combination of design insight and construction expertise to every project.
Congratulations to Eva Urton, PE! We’re excited to share that Evan Urton has officially earned his Professional Engineer (PE) license in the state of California. Evan is a Staff Engineer at AVELAR and a key part of our reconstruction and repair team. His work includes investigating existing conditions, inspecting facades and exterior elevated elements, and developing
1948 San Francisco Building Code In 2016, AVELAR senior partner Lonnie Haughton published a seminal 2-part history of the City and County of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection, predecessor to the modern-era Department of Building Inspection: An Abridged History of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection: 1944 to 1992 Abridged History of San Francisco’s