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Partner
Kenneth R. Stone’s practice involves complex business, construction and real estate litigation. In addition, Mr. Stone has counseled individuals and companies in a broad range of matters concerning real estate contracts, business and shareholder agreements, contractor disputes, bonding and surety matters, commercial lease disputes, eminent domain and related issues.
Mr. Stone graduated cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972 and received his Juris Doctor degree from the School of Law at the University of California, Davis, in 1975. During law school, he was a Research Assistant to Professor John Whelan, and assisted in the research and publication of the widely used law school textbook, “Government Contract Law”. Since 1976, Mr. Stone has been practicing law at Hefner, Stark & Marois, LLP. He became a partner of the firm in 1982.
During his 30-plus years of experience in handling business, real estate and construction litigation throughout Northern and Central California, Mr. Stone has tried or arbitrated dozens of cases, and successfully negotiated settlements in substantially more than that. Over the past several years, Mr. Stone has represented a wide spectrum of clients in a variety of matters, including real estate transactions involving properties in excess of $100 million; complex business and shareholder disputes with significant damage claims; several lawsuits concerning commercial construction projects and bonding claims; and extensive consultations concerning employment related issues.
Using this experience from a wide variety of matters, Mr. Stone has served as a Pro Tem Settlement Judge, as a court-appointed arbitrator and as a mediator (both privately and under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association) for several years. In those capacities, he has assisted many attorneys and their clients in resolving all types of real estate, business and construction related disputes.