Matthew Hicks - Los Angeles, CA
Attorney at BDG Law Group
Construction Lawyers in Los Angeles, CA
10880 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1015 Los Angeles, CA 90024
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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29
Years
Experience
Los Angeles Construction Lawyer
Updated: 04/27/2026
Areas of Practice
- Construction
- Employment
- Business and Contract
- Public Entity ADA and Rehabilitation Act
Attorney Information
Overview
MATTHEW HICKS has extensive experience in a wide range of construction and business matters. He has handled numerous trials, arbitrations, mediations, and pre-litigation dispute resolution negotiations on behalf of private companies, individuals and public entities. Mr. Hicks has represented owners, general contractors, subcontractors and sureties on both public and private works projects involving contracts, disputes and projects ranging from tens of millions of dollars down to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In his construction law practice, Mr. Hicks has prosecuted and defended a myriad of claims including but not limited to time-related claims (e.g., delay/impact), extra work and change order claims, differing site condition claims, inadequate design and construction defect claims, indemnity claims, statutory penalty claims and attorney's fee litigation. Mr. Hicks also provides legal advice and counsel regarding the contracting process (e.g., bid and contract disputes/performance bond claims), payment enforcement/defense (e.g. payment bonds/mechanic's liens/stop notices/insurance claims), administrative issues, and general advice and counsel relative to contract preparation and negotiation. Mr. Hicks also advises clients on related construction and business issues, including preventative risk analysis, wage issues, the False Claims Act, and construction defects.
In his non-construction law practice, Mr. Hicks has extensive litigation, dispute resolution, and trial experience in a vast array of business matters, defending public entity and private sectors employers in wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination and PAGA cases, and representing public entity school districts in Americans with Disabilities (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act cases involving allegations of a failure to provide facilities access, allegations of a failure to properly integrate into a general education setting (unlawful segregation claims), allegations of a failure too provide effective communication, allegations of a failure to accommodate, and allegations of a failure to properly assess special needs students.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition, 2007 - 2008
Other Sources of Feedback About Matthew Hicks
Included on the 2008 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2007 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Loyola Law School,
Los Angeles,
California, 1997
J.D.
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Loyola Law School,
Los Angeles,
California, 1997
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Non Legal Education
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University of California at Los Angeles,
Los Angeles,
California, 1993
B.A.
Honors: With Academic Honors
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University of California at Los Angeles,
Los Angeles,
California, 1993
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Classes and Seminars
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UCLA Extension Public Policy Program's Planning Commissioners Training Seminar, 2008
- California CEQA Conference, Legal Ethics and California's Conflicts of Interest and Self-Dealing Laws, 2007
Published Works
Articles
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Co-Author, “Two Cases Demonstrate the Reach of Government Code Section 1090: Criminal and Civil Penalties Await the Unwary Government Official,” Lozano Smith Client News Brief, March 29, 2016
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Author, “Recent Appellate Court Ruling Provides Guidance on Contractor’s Delay Damages and on Challenging a Performance Bond Surety’s ‘Lack Of Notice’ Defense,” Lozano Smith Client News Brief, January 15, 2016
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Author, “Release Me: Beware Broadly Worded Release Provisions,” The Daily Journal, June 15, 2015
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Co-Author, “Termination for Convenience, It’s All About ‘Good Faith,’” Modern Contractor Solutions, August 2012
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Author, “Contractors, Be Sure to Maintain Your Workers’ Compensation Insurance,” The Daily Journal, June 2, 2011
- Author, “Termination for Convenience: It’s All About ‘Good Faith,’” Construction Executive, September 2010
- Author, “No Damages For Delay Clauses In California In the Public and Private Works Settings,” Construction Management Association of America Southern California Chapter News, Winter 2010
- Author, “Cardinal Change and Abandonment: Applications for Contractors, Owners, Sureties,” ENR 2008 Surety Market Report, June 16, 2008
- Author, "Does the 'Pay If/When Paid' Law Circumvent a Contractor’s Right to Enforce a Contractual Two-Tier Claim Process?,” Under Construction - American Bar Association, Fall 2025
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
Other Affiliations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Contact
10880 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1015
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310-470-6110
Fax: 310-474-0931
Email: Send a message
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