Evans, John P.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member

Lawyer Overview

John Evans is a member in the Seattle office. He focuses his practice on the representation of property owners whether corporations, limited liability companies, individuals or homeowners associations. He is chair of the Construction Practice Team, serves on the Williams Kastner board of directors and is chair of the Loss Prevention Committee. His recent trial success includes representation of General Metals of Tacoma, Inc in a contract dispute with its general contractor, Bean Environmental, LLC, on an environmental dredging project to remediate the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Washington. Following a five week jury trial in the United States District Court in the Western District of Washington, the jury awarded Mr. Evans’ client $6.37 million for damages sustained as a result of the general contractor’s failure to perform its contract obligations. The decision in General Metals of Tacoma, Inc. v. Bean Environmental, LLC was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in November, 2008.

Mr. Evans was named to Super Lawyers from 2006 – 2008 by Washington Law & Politics magazine, and in 2003 was named one of Seattle’s “Top Lawyers” in construction law by Seattle Magazine.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Defect
• Intellectual Property & Technology
• Land Use
• Real Estate Litigation

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial, Construction, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate, Tax

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1979
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1979
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Seattle-King County Bar Association (Member)
• Washington State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property)
• Associated General Contractors (Legal Affairs Committee)
• King County Mandatory Arbitration Panel

Honors and Awards

• Top Lawyers, Construction Law, Seattle Magazine, 2003 - Present
• Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine, 2006 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Mediation: Making it Work, Washington State Bar Association, 1996
• Trial Practice Issues, Williams Kastner in-house seminars
• Construction Law, What do you do when . . ., National Business Institute Seminar, 1999
• Advanced Construction Law in Washington, National Business Institute Seminar, 1998
• Advanced Construction Law in Washington, National Business Institute Seminar, 2000
• Assessing and Managing Risk in Capital Project Delivery, Northwest Construction Consumer Council, 2009

Education

• University of Idaho College of Law, Moscow, Idaho, 1979
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Law Review: University of Idaho Law Review, Member
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1974
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Economics

Published Works

• Co-Author, "New Laws Have Yet to Stem Tide of Condo Suits - The Legislature's Goal was to Curb Litigation, Lower Costs and Promote Multifamily Housing Projects", Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, March, 2004
• "Legal Compiance Checkups: Business Clients", Chapter 6, Business Housekeeping, Callagen and Co., 1985
• Author, “Construction Law, What do you do when . . . ,”, National Business Institute Seminar
• Author, “Advanced Construction Law in Washington,”, National Business Institute Seminar, 1998
• author, “Advanced Construction Law in Washington”, National Business Institute Seminar, 2000
• Co-author: “New Laws Have Yet to Stem Tide of Condo Suits - The Legislature’s Goal was to Curb Litigation, Lower Insurance Costs and Promote Multifamily Housing Projects”, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 2004

Address

Two Union Square
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101-2380

Phones

(206) 628-2405

Faxes

(206) 628-6611

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