About Shashauna Szczechowicz
Shashauna Szczechowicz, a partner at Wolkin Curran, primarily practices out of Wolkin Curran’s San Diego office. She specializes in representing surety clients in all aspects of litigation involving surety bond claims. Ms. Szczechowicz assists sureties with developing cost effective strategies to minimize risk and loss.
Ms. Szczechowicz has significant experience with fiduciary bonds involving probate estates, trusts, conservatorships and guardianships. She has represented sureties throughout California in a variety of probate matters, including defending against surcharge claims in breach of fiduciary duty, malfeasance, defalcation and negligence actions.
Ms. Szczechowicz also regularly represents surety clients in the defense of complex construction surety bond claims. Her experience includes litigating public and private construction disputes involving sureties, such as negotiating completion obligations in bond default situations, analyzing and defending against public works wage claims, enforcing payment defenses, securing collateral, and pursuing indemnity rights. Ms. Szczechowicz successfully enforced the surety’s rights under a set-aside letter against a bank and obtained a $2.1 million dollar judgment in favor of the surety. Gulf Insurance Company v. First Bank, 2010 WL 4069086 (9th Cir. 2010).
Ms. Szczechowicz’s practice includes bankruptcy experience representing sureties in pursuing secured claims, lifting the automatic stay and protecting cash collateral, and litigating adversary proceedings, including objections to debtor’s discharge.
Ms. Szczechowicz is actively involved in the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. She Co-Chaired the Surety Program for the 2020 Midwinter Meeting, serves as a Vice-Chair on the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee and serves as a Co-Chair on the Payment Bond Subcommittee.
Ms. Szczechowicz has significant experience with fiduciary bonds involving probate estates, trusts, conservatorships and guardianships. She has represented sureties throughout California in a variety of probate matters, including defending against surcharge claims in breach of fiduciary duty, malfeasance, defalcation and negligence actions.
Ms. Szczechowicz also regularly represents surety clients in the defense of complex construction surety bond claims. Her experience includes litigating public and private construction disputes involving sureties, such as negotiating completion obligations in bond default situations, analyzing and defending against public works wage claims, enforcing payment defenses, securing collateral, and pursuing indemnity rights. Ms. Szczechowicz successfully enforced the surety’s rights under a set-aside letter against a bank and obtained a $2.1 million dollar judgment in favor of the surety. Gulf Insurance Company v. First Bank, 2010 WL 4069086 (9th Cir. 2010).
Ms. Szczechowicz’s practice includes bankruptcy experience representing sureties in pursuing secured claims, lifting the automatic stay and protecting cash collateral, and litigating adversary proceedings, including objections to debtor’s discharge.
Ms. Szczechowicz is actively involved in the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. She Co-Chaired the Surety Program for the 2020 Midwinter Meeting, serves as a Vice-Chair on the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee and serves as a Co-Chair on the Payment Bond Subcommittee.
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Details
Location
San Diego, CA
Years of Experience
21
Expertise Area
Construction Law
Licenses
California Bar
Languages
English