Wood Smith Henning & Berman is proud to announce that Sheila Fix, a partner in the firm's Glendale, California, office, has been selected for the Los Angeles Business Journal's prestigious Woman of Influence in Construction, Engineering, and Architecture. The January 20, 2025 issue will feature Sheila among a distinguished group of women who had made significant contributions to their industries through significant expertise, leadership, and innovation.

Bringing decades of experience as a high impact trial attorney and a former active-duty judge advocate in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps, Sheila focuses her legal practice on catastrophic injury, employment, construction, professional liability, and toxic tort litigation. She frequently handles complex actions involving sureties, including payment and performance bond claims, defaults on construction projects, and mechanics lien release binds. Her extensive construction law experience includes successfully litigating cases involving public works projects, residential construction, and landslide and subsidence claims.