Steven M. Kries
Construction · Fremont · Alameda County
Bar #163550 · Admitted 1993
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Counsel for the build: defects, liens, delays, and contractor disputes. In Fremont, that work runs through Alameda County's courts. This directory presents construction records from official State Bar of California data in neutral order.
Fremont is a city of roughly 230,000, and its construction matters are heard at the Alameda County Superior Court: Fremont Hall of Justice. Fremont's manufacturing corridor, including some of the Bay Area's largest factory employment, sits at the southern end of Alameda County; the local Fremont Hall of Justice handles traffic and criminal calendars, with civil matters centralized in Oakland.
One date controls everything that follows: mechanics liens: record within 90 days of completion (60/30 days after a notice of completion), per Cal. Civ. Code § 8412. Suit to foreclose the lien must follow within 90 days of recording (Cal. Civ. Code § 8460). Defect claims run four years for patent defects (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337.1) and ten for latent (§ 337.15). Read the record below with that clock in mind.
This page is the Fremont chapter of the registry's statewide record · Construction Attorneys in California collects every county and city.
Mechanics liens: record within 90 days of completion (60/30 days after a notice of completion).
Cal. Civ. Code § 8412
Suit to foreclose the lien must follow within 90 days of recording (Cal. Civ. Code § 8460). Defect claims run four years for patent defects (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337.1) and ten for latent (§ 337.15).
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda.
Main courthouse: Oakland - René C. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612
For Fremont: Alameda County Superior Court: Fremont Hall of Justice.
Court website · Self-help center · Source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27. Venue depends on the case; legal information, not legal advice.
3 active attorneys with an address of record in Fremont list construction among their practice areas on the registry, out of 331 active attorneys whose address of record is in Fremont.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Fremont attorneys are business law (82), intellectual property (38), estate planning (31), immigration (30) and family law (29). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
1 of the 331 has claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 38 of the 331 active attorneys in Fremont, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Chinese (33), Japanese (30), Korean (27) and Spanish (17). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Reading the roster in Fremont. Construction disputes reward attorneys fluent in the deadline lattice (preliminary notices, lien and foreclosure windows, Right to Repair pre-litigation steps), so ask early counsel to calendar every date. Owners should ask about defect-claim strategy and expert costs; contractors and subs about lien and stop-notice practice and CSLB exposure. Many construction contracts compel arbitration, and prevailing-party fee clauses are common enough to change settlement math on both sides.
Address of record in Fremont
Construction · Fremont · Alameda County
Bar #163550 · Admitted 1993
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Construction · Fremont · Alameda County
Bar #210289 · Admitted 2000
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Construction · Fremont · Alameda County
Bar #139565 · Admitted 1989
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Elsewhere in Alameda County
Construction · Oakland · Alameda County
Bar #340678 · Admitted 2021
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Construction · Pleasanton · Alameda County
Bar #133705 · Admitted 1988
1 published opinion on record
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Construction · Alameda · Alameda County
Bar #258584 · Admitted 2008
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Construction · Kensington · Alameda County
Bar #85579 · Admitted 1979
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Construction · Pleasanton · Alameda County
Bar #355022 · Admitted 2024
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Construction · Oakland · Alameda County
Bar #178881 · Admitted 1995
1 published opinion on record
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Construction · Oakland · Alameda County
Bar #114824 · Admitted 1984
3 published opinions on record
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1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Alameda County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Fremont is in Alameda County, whose trial court is the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. The court lists its main courthouse as the Oakland - René C. Davidson Courthouse, 1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612. For Fremont: Alameda County Superior Court: Fremont Hall of Justice. Where a particular case is filed depends on the case and the venue rules, and the court's website (https://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov) lists every location. This is legal information, not legal advice.
The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda runs a self-help center for people going to court without a lawyer: https://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/self-help. It explains forms and procedures; it does not act as your lawyer.
3 active attorneys list construction among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Fremont, out of 331 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 38 of the 331 active attorneys in Fremont, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Chinese (33), Japanese (30), Korean (27) and Spanish (17). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Alameda County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
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Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 8412 · State Bar of California licensee records · Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, official court information read 2026-09-27 · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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