Denae Olivieri concentrates her practice in multiparty litigation and general civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance defense matters, construction, personal injury, premises liability, product liability, and business litigation. She primarily represents developers, general contractors, and subcontractors in all phases of litigation and pre-litigation alternative dispute resolution.
Denae also has extensive experience in mediation and arbitration, and she has successfully resolved numerous lawsuits prior to trial through alternative dispute resolution resulting in substantial cost savings to her clients.
Areas of Focus
Construction
In the construction area, Denae successfully obtained summary judgment for a general contractor under the Privette Doctrine.
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2000)
- Award for Outstanding Written Appellate Advocacy
- University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. Political Science, 1995)
- California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- American Bar Association
- Contra Costa Bar Association