CHRISTOPHER L. MASS 2350 Midvale Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064 (c) 310.913.1123 • (w) 310.651.9955

PROFILE Litigation attorney and in-house counsel with extensive experience in commercial, construction, insurance, employment, intellectual property, products liability, real estate, securities and general civil litigation and transactional law in State and Federal courts. Proven track record in jury trials, negotiating complex business transactions, protecting intellectual property, preparing contracts, formulating effective risk management strategies for businesses and managing outside counsel. Licensed to practice law in California since 1991.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Construction • Commercial • Employment • Insurance • Intellectual Property • Real Estate • Business Transactions • Securities • Corporate • Inverse Condemnation • Contracts • Mechanic’s Liens

CAREER OVERVIEW

Mass & Montes LLP – Los Angeles, CA Senior Partner, January 2005 - Present The firm specializes in legal matters as they relate to general property casualty, construction defect, employment, professional liability and general liability claims. Our clients include business owners, contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, property owners, and others in connection with personal injury and property loss claims, employment disputes, and the business of construction and construction litigation.

Houck Incorporated – Los Angeles, CA COO & General Counsel, August 2001 – August 2010 Managed the business and legal affairs of a builder specializing in high-end development projects. Prepared and negotiated contracts, protected intellectual property, managed outside counsel, handled all aspects of risk-management, prosecuted collection matters, defended defect, delay and mismanagement cases and EEOC, DFEH and DIR employment claims.

Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar – Long Beach, CA Senior Associate Litigation Attorney, March 1998 – March 2000 Specialized in the firm’s legal malpractice, construction, commercial, products liability, intellectual property, real estate, and malicious prosecution litigation in State and Federal courts. Received a defense verdict in the case of Wilson v. Uniwell Corp., a racial and gender discrimination action and obtained the dismissal of a copyright infringement action.

Grace, Genson, Cosgrove & Schirm – Los Angeles, CA Associate Litigation Attorney, May 1997 – March 1998 Represented a structural engineer in the case of St. John’s Medical Center v. Lincoln Electric Co., a complex construction defect action arising out of the failure of steel moment frame connections in a Santa Monica medical office building. Practice areas included commercial litigation, construction defect, products liability and premises liability cases.

Bienstock & Clark – Santa Monica, CA Associate Litigation Attorney, July 1994 – May 1997 Successfully defended a Beef Supplier in the case of Foodmaker v. Vons, a complex commercial litigation action arising out of the outbreak of food borne illnesses caused by the consumption of hamburger patties containing E. coli at Jack-in-the-Box restaurants. Practice areas included employment, environmental, real estate and commercial litigation.

Tuverson & Hillyard – Los Angeles, CA Associate Litigation Attorney, October 1991 – March 1994 Lead counsel in deposing a double amputee in a high profile personal injury action. Areas of practice included legal and medical malpractice, construction defect, products liability, premises liability, defamation and inverse condemnation cases.

EDUCATION

Whittier Law School – Costa Mesa, CA Boston College – Chestnut Hill, MA Juris Doctorate – May 1991 Bachelors of Art, Economics – May 1987 • Law Review: Notes & Comments Editor • Resident Assistant • Case Note: Proposition 103: Too Good To Be True • Cheerleader • Moot Court – Winner • Oxford University, England

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CHRISTOPHER L. MASS (Continued) • Panel Arbitrator – Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) • Clerk - California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Justice Johnson • U.S. Congressional Intern – Congressman John E. Porter, 10th Congressional District, IL • Boston College Alumni Admissions Volunteer • Series 7 License – Obtained 2000 • YMCA – Volunteer Basketball Coach