Dustin Amrein is a senior attorney in the Firm’s Construction and Litigation practice groups.
An experienced litigation attorney, Dustin represents contractors, subcontractors, owners, and material suppliers in complex construction and real estate disputes.
Dustin regularly assists construction clients in actions involving mechanics liens, stop notices, construction delays, and construction defects disputes. His experience in helping contractors navigate and secure construction contracts helps him understand the complexities that often to lead to litigation in the construction industry.
Dustin also represents commercial real estate clients through easement and quiet title actions, encroachment disputes, breach of lease and unlawful detainer actions, and complex contract disputes.
He is active with many local industry organizations, including the Sacramento Regional Builder’s Exchange, where he sat on the Construction Legal Committee from 2021-2022; the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Sacramento, where he sat on the Emerging Leaders Board from 2019-2021; and the Sacramento County Bar Association, where he was Chair of the Real Property Law Section from 2015-2017.
North State Building Industry Association
Member
Sacramento Regional Builder’s Exchange (SRBX)
Member
Sacramento Regional Builder’s Exchange, Construction Legal Committee
Member, 2021 – 2022
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Member
Association of Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)
Member
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), Emerging Leaders Board
Member, 2019 – 2021
Sacramento Bar Association
Board Representative for Six Legal Sections
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member at Large, 2019 – 2022
Sacramento County Bar Association, Real Property Law Section
Section Chair, 2015 – 2017
Sacramento County Bar Association’s E-Communications Committee
Board Member, 2015 – 2016
Sacramento County Bar Association’s Legal Referral Services
Vice-Chair, 2016 – 2017
Sacramento County Bar Association’s Real Property Law Section
Secretary, 2016 – 2017
Placer County Bar Association, MCLE Planning Committee
Member, 2018-2019
Awards
Sactown Magazine’s Top Lawyers List – Construction, 2024
Best Lawyers in America©, Ones to Watch, 2022 – 2025 (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate)
Northern California Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2020-2022
J.D., Golden Gate University, School of Law, San Francisco, 2014
B.A., San Francisco State University, 2010
In an article for The Daily Journal, Weintraub senior attorney Dustin Amrein writes about legislative changes from the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) and what subcontractors and contractors need to know to stay compliant and avoid violations. His suggestions include: Don’t “rent” a qualifier Elimination of paper subcontractors The…
The California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) has long warned against the dangers of “renting” a qualifier—where a licensed individual allows their name and license to be used by a construction company without actually overseeing its operations. This practice has not only led to a rise in consumer complaints but…
In an article for The Daily Journal, Weintraub senior attorney Dustin Amrein writes about legislative changes from the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) and what subcontractors and contractors need to know to stay compliant and avoid violations. His suggestions include: Don’t “rent” a qualifier Elimination of paper subcontractors The…
Weintraub Tobin is honored to announce that 34 of its attorneys have been selected to the inaugural Sactown Magazine Top Lawyers 2024 list. Attorneys from Weintraub Tobin are recognized in over a dozen practice areas on this year’s list, including Real Estate, Employment & Labor, Business Litigation, and Estate Planning…
Dustin Amrein of the Weintraub Tobin Construction Group succeeded in reducing a mechanics lien against his client, Oroville Hospital, from $16.8M to $5.4M after proving that the claimant had wrongfully inflated the lien. The court, after a thorough review of the parties’ briefing, removed $11.4 million in improper charges from…
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 41 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. 32 Weintraub attorneys are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, of which six…
Weintraub Tobin was proud to support Habitat for Humanity’s 2023 Hard Hats and High Heels Gala. The annual event, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, raised a record-breaking $497k to help support the work of Habitat for Humanity in addressing the affordable housing crisis in the Greater Sacramento Region. Several…
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 25 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and eight attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Three attorneys have also named “Lawyer of…
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to welcome Dustin Amrein as a senior attorney in the Firm’s Construction and Litigation practice groups, where he represents contractors, subcontractors, owners, and material suppliers in complex construction and real estate disputes.
