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Kelton Lee Gibson
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Kelton Lee Gibson's areas of expertise are in construction defect and toxic mold litigation, real estate, community association law and civil litigation. He serves as general counsel and construction defect litigation counsel for numerous homeowners' associations and, has handled in excess of 100 claims for construction defects for associations. He also is special counsel for cities and government agencies in connection with construction related disputes. He has conducted approximately 90 jury trials and numerous court trials, arbitrations and mediations.
Mr. Gibson is a past two-term president of the Channel Islands Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. He is a frequent speaker and writer in connection with legal issues, and has spoken not only for the Community Associations Institute, but also at West Coast Casualty's Construction Defect Seminars, Southern California Defense Counsel and the Ventura County Bar Association. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1975, where he was a member of the Traynor Honor Society and the Moot Court Honors Board. Upon being admitted to the California State Bar he served as a Deputy Public Defender for four years, following which he joined J. Roger Myers and Monte L. Widders in the private practice of law.
Myers Widders, Gibson, Jones & Schneider, L.L.P., specializes in construction, real estate, insurance, business, corporate, community association and municipal law. Its partners were some of the pioneers in condominium construction defect litigation and prosecuted one of the largest landslide cases in the history of the state. Mr. Gibson has been the lead counsel in the two largest construction defect cases for homeowners' associations in the history of the Central Coast. The firm is city attorney for the cities of Ojai and Fillmore and represents numerous other cities and governmental agencies in land use matters and other complex litigation.
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Licensed in California for 50 years
State: California
Acquired: 1975
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Location
Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P.
5425 Everglades Street, Ventura, CA, 93006-7209
Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P.
27240 Turnberry Lane, Suite 200, Valencia, CA, 91355
Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P.
3500 Lakeside Court, Suite 209, Reno, NV, 89509
Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P.
2055 W. Charleston Boulevard, Suite A, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
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Experience
Honors
2013
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Who's Who in Professional Services, Pacific Coast Business Times
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Moot Court Honors Board, University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Traynor Honor Society, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Work Experience
1980 - Present
Managing Partner, Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Feingold, L.L.P.
1976 - 1980
Deputy Public Defender, Ventura County Public Defender's Office
Associations
2013 - Present
Community Associations Institute - Channel Islands ChapterBy Laws Committee Chair
Rotary International
Channel Islands Chapter of the Community Associations Institute
Past Two-Term President
1996 - 1996
Successful Homeowners' AssociationLead Counsel
Sample of Legal Cases
El Escorial Homeowners' Association v. Santa Barbara Villas (01003147)
$8,600,000 gross ($3,164,945 net); 10.5 million in settlements
Kovich v. Paseo Del Mar Homeowners' Assn. (1996) 41 Cal.App.4th 863
Education
1975
University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Juris Doctor
1971
University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Speaking Engagements
2013
Ventura County Bar Association
Service and Guide Dogs: The Rights to Accompany Persons with Disabilities and Trainers
2013
Mid-CA Dinner Program Pismo Beach
Risky Business - Proactive tips to protect your association from liability and financial risks
2012
Community Associations Institute - Channel Islands Chapter
"Is Life a Beach With Your Associations? - Dealing with Boards and Owners Gone Rogue"
2011
CAI - Mid California Workshop
"Smart Ways to Operate an Association"
2011
CAI - Channel Islands Chapter
"Almost Free Legal Advice 'Hot Topics'"
2011
CACM Southern & Northern California Law Day Seminars
"New Legislation & What's Happening in Sacramento"
2010
Indoor Air Quality Association
"The Source of Mold Contamination - Constriction Defects Causing Mold Contamination"
2010
Indoor Air Quality Associatin - Santa Barbara Chapter
"The Source of Mold Contamination - Construction Defects Causing Water Intrusion"
2010
CA Land Surveyors Association
"Homeowner Associations and Legal Issues Affecing Surveyors, Engineers and Design Professionals
2009
The Rotary Club of Ventura South
"Ethics and the Four Way Test"
2009
Keller Williams Realty
"Homeowner's Association Issues in Real Estate Sales, Disclosure Requirements and Operation Issues With Common Interest Developments"
2007
Managers Forum
"Legal Roundtable"
2007
Kern Workshop
"Legal Principles of Community Associations"
2007
CAI - Westlake Hyatt
"Board Member Essentials - ABCs"
2007
CAI - Channel Islands Chapter
"Davis- Stirling Common Interest Development Act"
2007
CAI - Channel Islands Chapter
"Managers Forum"
2007
CAI - Channel Islands Chapter
"Formulating, Evaluating and Implementing a Risk Management Plan"
2006
Ventura County Trial Lawyers
"Use and Abuse of Expert Witnesses"
2006
Community Management Specialists
"New HOA Laws 2006"
2006
CAI - Bakersfield Seminar
"Legal Principles of Community Associations"
2005
Manderley Property Services
"Homeowner Association Meetings, Minutes, Maintenance and Assessments"
2005
Goetz & Associates
"The Legal Framework Governing Homeowner Associations"
2005
CPA Law Society
"The Use and Abuse of Expert Witnesses"
2005
Community Associations Institute
"The Davis-Stirling Act (With a Little Help From Our Friends)"
2005
Almost Free Legal Advice
"CAI Channel Islands Chaper Almost Free Legal Advice"
2004
CPA Law Society
"The Use and Abuse of Expert Witnesses"
2003
Pitts & Bachmann
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health, Legal and Remedial Issues"
2003
Community Associations Institute
"Almost Free Legal Advice"
2002
The Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health Legal and Remedial Issues"
2002
Santa Maria Board of Realtors
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health Legal and Remedial Issues"
2002
Santa Barbara Real Property Association
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health Legal and Remedial Issues"
2002
Goetz & Associates and Manderley Property Services, Inc.
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health Legal and Remedial Issues"
2002
Conejo Valley Board of Realtors
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health Legal and Remedial Issues"
2002
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter ABC's program
"Overview of Community Associations"
2002
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Almost Free Legal Advice"
2002
American Institute of Architects
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health, Legal and Remedial Issues"
2001
Ventura Marina Rotary 2001
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health Legal and Remedial Issues"
2001
Precision Environmental- for Structural Pest Control Company from Texas 2001
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health Legal and Remedial Issues"
2001
Mold Seminar 2001
"Sick Building Syndrome Mold Contamination in Buildings: Health Legal and Remedial Issues"
2000
Community Associations Institute, Mid-California Chapter
"Rules Enforcement"
2000
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter ABCs program
"Overview of Community Associations"
2000
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Almost Fee Legal Advice"
2000
Channel Islands Chapter Community Association Institute Exposition and Conference
"Association Management & Top 10 Issues Involving HOAs"
1999
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Almost Free Legal Advice"
1998
Community Associations Institute, Mid-California Chapter
"Saving Your Castle" Homeowner Association Claims for Construction Defects"
1998
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"A Working Relationship Between Homeowners Associations, Their Managers and Other Professionals"
1998
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Invasion of Privacy and Defamation What is Properly Said and Done"
1997
Community Associations Institute, Greater Los Angeles Chapter
"The Davis-Stirling Act (With a Little Help From Our Friends)"
1997
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Contracts, Specifications and Bids"
1997
Community Association Institute, Channel Islands Chapter 10th Annual Trade Faire
"After the Construction Defect Case"
1996
West Coast Casualty's Fifth Annual Construction Defect Seminar
"Construction Defects: A Solution from the Plaintiff's Perspective"
1996
Community Associations Institute, Mid-California Chapter
"Duties and Obligations of Homeowners' Association Directors"
1996
Association Management Systems, Inc.
"Repair, Maintenance & Common Problems Encountered by Associations"
1995
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Saving Your Castle"
1995
Association Management Systems, Inc. Workshop
"Working with Your Manager"
1992
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Homeowners Association Claims for Construction Defects"
1992
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions and Neighbor Disputes"
1992
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
"Construction Litigation Explosion"
1991
Legal Secretaries, Inc. conference
"Litigating Claims For Construction Defects, Particularly as Related to Community Associations"
1989
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Constructive Solutions to Construction Defects"
1987
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Constructive Solutions to Construction Defects"
1986
Ventura College
Construction Technology Speaker - approximately 10 times
1986
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar - 2 time speaker
"Constructive Solutions to Construction Defects"
1986
Community Associations Institute, Channel Islands Chapter
"Constructive Solutions to Construction Defects"
Publications
2014
Los Angeles Daily Journal
Homeowners' association laws get a makeover
2012
The Law Journal
"Making and Funding Long-Term Maintenance and Repairs"
2011
CACM Law Journal
“Dissecting California’s Common Interest Development “Opening Meeting Act”
2011
CAI - Channels of Communication
“Foreclosures May Not Be the Answer”
2007
MWGJS Quarterly News
"Formulating and Developing A Risk Management Plan"
Languages
English