Marilyn KlingerOffice Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office of the construction/surety boutique lawfirm, SMTD Law LLP.  She is a graduate of the University of Santa Clara, B.S., cum laude, 1975, and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Thrston Society and Order of the Coif, 1978. Ms. Klinger is a past Chair of the ABA/TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, the recipient of the Los Angeles County Bar Association James Acret Lifetime Achievement Award for Construction Law Writing and the ABA/FSLC Martin Andrews Lifetime Achievement Award for dedication to Surety Law.  She is on the Governing Committee of the ABA/Forum on Construction Law and serves as the Chair of its Marketing Committee. Read More Read Less