John P. Evans
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Phone: 206-628-2405 Fax: 206-628-6611 Email: jevans@williamskastner.com |
Two Union Square 601 Union Street, Suite 4100 Seattle, WA 98101 |
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 and 2011 by Washington Law & Politics magazine, and in 2003 was named one of Seattle’s “Top Lawyers” in construction law by Seattle Magazine.
Experience:
Multiple jury and non-jury trials in each of the following areas:
- Construction Claims
- Commercial Contract and Uniform Commercial Code
- Real Property Litigation
Memberships:
- Washington State Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
- American Bar Association (Litigation Section, Trial Practice Committee; Construction Trials Subcommittee)
- Associated General Contractors Legal Affairs Committee
- King County Mandatory Arbitration Panel
Presentations and Publications:
- Speaker, “Assessing and Managing Risk in Capital Project Delivery,” Northwest Construction Consumer Council, March, 2009.
- 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, March, 2004.
- Speaker and Author, “Advanced Construction Law in Washington,” National Business Institute seminar, January, 2000 (defects in performance, express and implied construction law warranties).
- Speaker and Author, “Advanced Construction Law in Washington,” National Business Institute seminar, December, 1998 (defects in performance, express and implied construction law warranties).
- Speaker and Author, “Construction Law, What do you do when . . . ,” National Business Institute seminar, October, 1999 (changed conditions, change orders, liens and bonds).
- Speaker and Author, Construction Law, Continuing Legal Education seminars, 1991, 1993.
- Author, “Legal Compliance Checkups: Business Clients,” Business Housekeeping, Callagen and Co., 1985.
- Speaker, "Trial Practice Issues," Williams Kastner in-house seminars.
- Speaker, “Mediation: Making it Work,” Washington State Bar Association seminar, 1996.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Construction Defect
- Intellectual Property & Technology
- Land Use
- Real Estate
Bar Admissions
- Washington 1979
- U.S. District Court (Western Washington, Eastern Washington) 1979
- Various Pro Hac Vice admissions
Education
- University of Idaho Law School (JD) 1979
- University of Washington (BA) economics 1974