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.
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
Best Lawyers in America©, Ones to Watch, 2022 – 2024 (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate)
Northern California Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2020-2022, Real Estate
J.D., Golden Gate University, School of Law, San Francisco, 2014
B.A., San Francisco State University, 2010
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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.
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