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Dee A. Ware is a partner at Cooper, White and Cooper, LLP, specializing in complex construction, real estate and commercial litigation. She is a founding member and co-chairperson of the firm's Green Practice Group. Ms. Ware is one of the few attorneys nationwide certified as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) by the U.S. Green Building Council. She assists clients in all phases of the green building process, including rating system selection, navigation of the certification process and rapidly emerging government regulations, management of design and construction teams, implementation of risk management strategies, and advocacy of client interests in the event that a dispute arises concerning design, construction, certification, operation or purchase and sale of a green project. Since 1991, Ms. Ware has represented some of California’s largest lenders, developers and general contractors in all facets of residential and commercial construction litigation, including claims of defective construction, mechanic’s liens and contract disputes. In addition, she has counseled numerous property owners, real estate agents and investment companies in connection with real estate disputes concerning development, zoning, financing, sale and acquisition and commercial leasing.Ms. Ware graduated cum laude from Syracuse University in 1988, earning bachelor’s degrees in political science and public relations, and holds a juris doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California and has previously been appointed to its Committee on the Administration of Justice. She has also served on the California Association of Realtors’ Tort Advisory Committee and as a Judge Pro Tem for the Alameda County Superior Courts. | 