Current Employment Position(s)

Owner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Williams is the founder of The Williams Firm and has over 21 years of extensive experience in the areas of real estate, construction, business and corporate law.  Mr. Williams' practice areas include all aspects of civil litigation and dispute resolution in all courts, government hearings, arbitrations and mediations in the areas of real estate, construction and business law.  Mr. Williams also represents and advises clients in business transactions, corporate law, real property transactions, and trademark law.

In real estate matters he has represented owners and developers of residential and commercial properties, including multi-million dollar properties, negotiated sales of property and loan transactions, recovered title and damages in disputes regarding title and ownership, prosecuted foreclosures, and resolved landlord and tenant disputes. 

In the area of construction law, he has represented developers, contractors, engineers, architects, suppliers, and owners in construction contract disputes and defect cases, handled hundreds of mechanic's lien, stop notice, payment and performance bond, and Miller Act cases, advised clients regarding contractors' licensure issues and negotiated all types of construction contracts.

In business matters, Mr. Williams has formed and maintained corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, represented clients in the purchase and sale of businesses, represented businesses in the formation, financing, acquisition and dissolution of companies, successfully represented parties in scores of disputes and lawsuits regarding numerous types of business contracts, effectively represented business entities and their owners in disputes regarding the withdrawal or expulsion of other owners to avoid litigations, handled disputes regarding the sale of businesses, and filed and obtained trademarks from State, Federal and foreign jurisdictions.  In real estate, loan transactions and banking matters, Mr. Williams has represented the FDIC, the FSLIC, the RTC, title companies, lenders and borrowers.

Prior to founding The Williams Firm in 1995, Mr. Williams was a partner in the San Diego firm of Turner and Williams and an associate with Schall, Bourdreau & Gore in San Diego and Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius in Los Angeles.  Mr. Williams received his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law in May 1986 where he was a law review editor, and his undergraduate degree in Political Science, suma cum laude, from Pittsburg State University in May 1983.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Transactions
• Construction Transactions
• Corporate Transactions
• Business Transactions
• Business Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Banking Law
• Trademarks
• Contracts

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Licensing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Credit Unions, International Banking, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Public Finance, Savings & Thrifts, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Venture Capital, Bankruptcy Law, Collections & Repossessions, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Collections, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Property & Casualty, Title Insurance, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, International Intellectual Property, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, International Law, Business & Trade, Foreign Investment, Internet - Cyberspace, Computer Law, Domain Names, Electronic Commerce, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• California, 1987
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Contra Costa County Bar Association, 1995 - 2006
• State Bar of California, 1987 - 2006 (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Phi Delta Phi
• Lambda Sigma
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Sorenson Writing Award
• Corpus Juris Secundum Award

Classes and Seminars

• Mechanics Lien Remedies, San Diego Bar Association, 1990

Past Employment Positions

• Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Associate, 1986 - 1987
• Schall Boudreau & Gore, Associate, 1987 - 1991
• Turner & Williams, Partner, 1991 - 1994

Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1986
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Sorenson Wrting Award, 1985
  Honors: Corpus Juris Secundum Award, 1985
  Honors: Member, Dean's List, 1984 - 1986
  
  Law Review: Pepperdine Law Review, California Survey Editor, 1985 - 1986
• Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List Semester, 1979 - 1983
  Major: Political Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Lambda Chi Alpha

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "The Right of Publicity: You Can't Take It With You", 12 Pepperdine Law Review 999, 1985
• "California Supreme Court Survey", 12 Pepperdine Law Review 1141, 1985

Address

1850 Mt Diablo Blvd.
Ste 340
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Phones

(925) 933-9800

Faxes

(925) 933-9810

Emails

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Websites

http://www.williams-firm.com