Theresa Crawford Tate is a partner in the firm. Her areas of practice include construction litigation, corporate and business law.

Currently, Ms. Tate serves as an executive committee member of the real property section of the Los Angeles County Bar, and is a former co-chair of the construction subsection. Ms. Tate is a past president for the City of Industry Lions Club, a member of the Building Industry Association and serves on the board of directors for several charitable organizations. Further, she is a frequent author on construction related topics which have been published by many trade publications such as F. W. Dodge-McGraw-Hill’s Construction Link, ASA California newsletter, SMACNA The Industry Reporter, Builder and Developer magazine and BICA CreditLine Quarterly.  To view these articles visit our "Articles" section.

Ms. Tate graduated with honors from both the California State University at Fullerton and Loyola Law School. While attending law school, Ms. Tate was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu and served as Vice President of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. She also held the position of staff editor on the International and Comparative Law Journal.

Ms. Tate's legal skills and expertise are benefited by her employment prior to becoming a lawyer. She was employed for several years in a construction litigation firm as a legal assistant and office manager before attending law school. Thanks to this experience, Ms. Tate is well versed in drafting persuasive legal pleadings and also has an understanding of the importance of cost-efficient legal services to the small-and moderate-sized business.

Ms. Tate is admitted to practice before all the state courts of California and the U.S. District Court for the Central District. She is a member of the State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and City of Industry Lions Club.

Ms. Tate resides in Hacienda Heights with her husband, Alan, a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California, and their two sons.