Attorney Profiles

William C. Last, Jr. is a licensed California attorney whose practice primarily emphasizes transactions, litigation, arbitration, and mediation on behalf of companies and individuals involved in the construction industry.

Mr. Last has represented developers, lenders, design professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in a wide range of matters relating to mechanics' liens, stop notices, construction failures, latent defects, general contract and bidding disputes, and professional liability, as well as in disputes concerning delays, acceleration, disruption, and payment. Mr. Last has drafted and reviewed numerous construction contracts. He has been successful as lead defense counsel in numerous latent defect cases, including one in which plaintiff's claim exceeded $19.5 million. In a recent matter, a client he represented in a construction delay claim won an award of damages in excess of $1.8 million, including $50,000 in punitive damages.

Mr. Last is also is a mediator and arbitrator on the Arbitration Works panel.

Mr. Last is a member of a number of construction trade associations. As a result, he is familiar with the issues and problems that the construction industry encounters.

Contract Bidding, Negotiation, and Preparation
Payment and Collection
Construction Related Disputes
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Areas of Practice

• Construction Law

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• California Contractor's License, (A&B)

Bar Admissions

• California, 1978
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court

Education

• San Francisco Law School, San Francisco, California, 1978
  J.D.
  
  
• Golden Gate University, 1982
  M.B.A.
  Major: Tax
  
  
• University of Nevada, 1972
  B.A.
  
  

Published Works

• Incorporated California Real Property Reporter (Contributing Editor, Matthew Bender)
• California Construction Forms Manual

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Arbitration Association
  Member, Construction Industry Panel of Arbitrators
  
  
• Associated General Contractors
  Member
  
  
• Association of Builders and Contractors
  Member
  
  
• Builders Industry Association
  Member
  
  
• Peninsula Builders Exchange
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Defense Research Institute
  Member
  
  
• San Francisco County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• San Mateo County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of California
  Member
  
  

Birth Information

• November 30, 1948, San Francisco, California, United States of America