| About
the Attorneys and Staff
Our practice is designed with a single purpose in mind:
to help you with construction related legal matters.
With attorneys and staff that have direct construction
or construction law related experience, we can immediately
address your situation in the most efficient way.
Pamela J. Scholefield Attorney
Carleigh L. Gold Attorney
Bryan Weaver Construction &
Engineering Technical Advisor
Pamela
J. Scholefield-Attorney
Ms. Scholefield started her career as an engineer
for General Electric in 1984. During that time she fulfilled
numerous positions such as manufacturing engineer, automation
engineer and electrical power distribution product sales
engineer, eventually becoming the Area Manager for the
Electrical Distribution and Control division working
with contractors involved in large commercial and public
works projects. While attending law school at the University
of San Diego she continued working full time for local
electrical distributors as a GE equipment specialist.
After receiving her J. D. in 1998, she resisted the urge to work for a large
law firm, knowing that she would be able to make more
of an immediate impact working closely within the construction
industry. She practices in markets where she is able
to capitalize on her already extensive construction
Academics and Memberships
- University of Florida 1984
- B.S. Industrial & Systems Engineering with
Honors
- Tau Beta Pi- National Engineering Honor Society
- Alpha Pi Mu- National Industrial Engineering
Honor Society
- University of San Diego School of Law 1998
- Juris Doctor-Cum Laude
- San Diego Law Review- Executive Editor
- Academic Support Instructor in Contracts
for at-risk law students
- Admitted State Bar of California 1998
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court,
Southern District of California
- American Bar Association
- ABA Construction Law section
- ABA Law Practice Management section
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Construction Law Section
- General Civil Litigation Section
- American Inns of Court. Barrister-Oliver Wendell
Holmes Chapter
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) Currently
Active (15 yrs. Registered in Colorado)
Carleigh
L. Gold-Attorney
Carleigh Gold practices construction
law litigation, handling public and private works clients.
Ms. Gold is experienced in construction defect litigation,
defending construction clients in multi-million dollar
lawsuits. Additionally, she was a legal intern with
the California Department of Insurance where she explored
possible ways to end bad faith insurance practices.
Prior to joining Scholefield & Associates, Ms. Gold
worked for the law firm of Lorber, Greenfield &
Polito LLP as a construction defect defense litigator.
Her experience also includes a position as a government
contracts Business Manager with SAIC
Academics and Memberships
- University of California at Los Angeles 2000
- Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco
2005
- Juris Doctor- Deans List
- Intellectual Property Specialization
- Admitted State Bar of California 2005
- San Diego County Bar Association
Bryan
Weaver-Construction and Engineering Technical Advisor
Mr. Weaver is an integral part of the firm as an in-house
consultant for construction and engineering questions
and case evaluation. Rather than bring in an industry
"expert" for general evaluations, the firm
provides clients with this expertise as part of the
overall client value package. True to the firm's philosophy
of providing client oriented benefits such as hands-on
construction experience, Mr. Weaver has an active California
General Engineering Contractors License and has been
a project manager for multi-million dollar factory and
industrial projects ranging from extensive rework of
baggage handling systems at O'Hare Airport and Detroit
Airport, as well as new ride installation at Disneyland.
He has factory automation and robotics project experience
that includes, Sony, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Philips,
Panasonic, JVC, Sharp, Sanyoand others both domestically
and internationally. He also has design and project
experience for numerous semiconductor manufacturing,
appliance manufacturing, assembly, drilling, mining
and refinery projects.
Prior to joining Scholefield & Associates, Mr.
Weaver was the North American Business Development Manager
for a well-respected multinational factory automation
manufacturer.
In addition to engineering and construction experience,
Mr. Weaver has an extensive background in business marketing,
sales and entrepreneurial ventures. Bryan is responsible
for business development, marketing and ligitation technology
at the firm.
Bryan plays a key role in the firm by performing in-house
evaluation of construction documents, timelines, critical
path analysis and other factors influencing contract
disputes. His experience and training provides a unique
asset to the clients of the firm, in that the firm is
able to obtain real world construction perspectives
without resorting to outside paid experts.
Education:
- University of Florida 1985
- BS Industrial & Systems Engineering
- University of South Florida 1978
- BA Business Administration- Marketing
- California General Engineering Contractors License
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