The Construction Lawyers Society of America is pleased to announce that Charter Fellow Tamara L. Boeck of Stoel Rives LLP in Boise, Idaho, and Sacramento, California, has been named 2022 President of the CLSA.
Tami Boeck is a partner at Stoel Rives LLP and a member of the firm’s Real Estate Development and Construction Group. Tami has almost 30 years of experience representing clients in all areas of construction law and project development, routinely advising owners, developers, and general contractors on a wide range of construction projects including commercial, mixed-use, all manner of residential, and food processing facilities. Tami also represents clients on construction-related aspects of energy-related developments such as oil and gas, mining, solar, wind, geothermal, biofuel, and wastewater treatment, along with other industrial facility development. Tami primarily represents clients in California, Idaho, and Nevada.
Tami’s deep construction experience includes advising development clients on insurance risks and coverage disputes, bid protests, and pre-project and project contracting risk management (RM) relating to project design and development. Tami’s early background representing insurers in coverage claims has served her policy-holder clients well regarding project protection and in coverage analysis or disputes. She is deeply experienced in dispute resolution and utilizes a broad range of practical knowledge to mitigate disputes on behalf of her clients or to represent them in ADR or litigation when necessary.
Tami is the former Chair of the firm’s Real Estate, Development & Construction group, a position she held for five years. For many years she also served as a member of Stoel Rives’ Pro Bono Committee, and Coaching and Mentoring Committee. Tami has been honored to be named by Best Lawyers® as Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Sacramento, 2020 and has received numerous other recognitions including The Best Lawyers in America® & “Women in the Law” (currently: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Real Estate Law), 2010–2022; in Sacramento Magazine’s Top Lawyers, 2017–2020; in Mountain States Super Lawyers® (Construction Litigation), 2007, 2013–2015, 2020–2021; and in Northern California Super Lawyers® (Construction Litigation, Insurance Coverage, General Litigation), 2005, 2015–2018. She is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated with Martindale-Hubbell® and Preeminent Judicial Review Rated with Martindale-Hubbell®. Tami is a Charter Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America and serves on the CLSA’s Advisory Board. She is also a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Tami has been involved in a number of civic and charitable organizations, primarily related to her Christian faith. She has served on the board of a faith based credit union, and in economic and life-skill support teaching role to those in need through Love, INC.
Tami is a frequent speaker on a variety of construction topics at national construction industry conferences and seminars, in addition to continuing education seminars. She has been a frequent contributor to the Daily Journal of Commerce and was a contributing coauthor for “Solar Energy System Design, Engineering, Construction, and Installation Agreements”, Chapter 4, The Law of Solar Energy: A Guide to Business and Legal Issues, Stoel Rives LLP, Fifth Edition, 2017. Tami and her husband, Darren, have four children (and a new addition of a daughter-in-law); and they enjoy spending time with friends and in the mountains.
“We are truly delighted to name Tami Boeck as the 2022 CLSA President. Having someone at the helm with Tami’s professional standing and reputation follows each of our past-presidents who have brought outstanding credentials and experience to the post. Her achievements in the practice and specialty of construction law are known nationally and her commitment to civic and charitable organizations is exceptional. She is an author in the area of construction within the solar energy industry and a frequent speaker at national construction law events. Tami is a highly accoladed leader in the profession, with a strong commitment to family, whose balance of life is admirable. We look very forward to working with Tami as we re-engage with our international CLSA Fellowship in person in 2022,” said G. Steven Henry, Consulting Director and Counsel.