William Stanger

William "Bill" Stanger's legal philosophy is to provide cost-effective representation, straight-talk advice, and to keep his clients' reputations and business relationships intact.

Prior to striking out on his own in 2021, Bill represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of real estate, construction and insurance litigation throughout California with the Los Gatos law firm Sweeney Mason LLP, and the now-closed Oakland law firm Boornazian, Jensen & Garthe. Bill has been a licensed California attorney since 2014.

Bill earned his JD at the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Business Law Journal Volume 14, won the 2013 Doremus/Anthon Writing Prize and clerked for the California Attorney General's Office, the Governor's Office of Legal Affairs, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Energy Commission and the Law Revision Commission.

Before moving to California, Bill had a nine-year career in commercial real estate development and asset management in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bill is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, class of 2002.

For a complete list of Bill's experience, education and publications, please visit his LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/in/wstanger/

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate

Construction Law

Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation

Insurance Claims

Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Property Insurance

Foreclosure Defense

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California

State Bar of California

ID Number: 301061

Since 2014

9th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Principal

Law Office of William Stanger

2021 - Current

For more information about my services and rates, please go to www.williamstanger.com

Associate Attorney

Sweeney Mason LLP

2018 - 2021

Civil litigation practice including real estate, construction and insurance cases.

Associate Attorney

Boornazian, Jensen & Garthe

2015 - 2017

Civil litigation including construction defect and insurance defense.

University of California - Davis

J.D. (2014) | Environmental Law

2011 - 2014

Honors: 2013 Doremus/Anthon Writing Prize

Activities: Editor-in-Chief, Business Law Journal Vol. 14

University of Pennsylvania

B.S. (2002) | Business & Computer Science

1997 - 2002

Honors: Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology

Activities: Alumni interviewer

Doremus/Anthon Environmental Law Writing Prize

UC Davis Environmental Law & Policy Center

2013

State Bar of California  # 301061

Member

Current

The Colorado River Delta and Minute 319: A Transboundary Water Law Analysis

37 Environs Envtl. L. & Pol'y J. 73 (2013)

January 31, 2014

California Wastewater Rates — Life after Bighorn v. Verjil

California Water Law Journal

July 9, 2013

Environmental Law Certificate

University of California, Davis School of Law, Environmental Law & Policy Center

2014

Q. neighbor issue

May 11, 2021

A: Nuisance claims require that a plaintiff prove the defendant acted (or failed to act) unreasonably, and as a result the plaintiff suffered some kind of harm/annoyance or interference with the use and enjoyment of their property, and that an ordinary person would be annoyed or disturbed by Plaintiff's conduct (that's the short version). I can imagine a judge or jury finding that weeds are a nuisance that need to be abated. The defendant only "must" abate the nuisance and remove the weeds if the Court orders them to as part of a judgment or order after a dispositive motion. When it comes to settling a claim, everything is negotiable.

Q. Neighbors turning on double flood lights which trespass directly into my second floor apt, all the way to my back wall.

May 4, 2021

A: Depending on where you live, it may be a violation of a local law and contacting the City and waiting would be your cheapest option. I would also expect that you have a claim for private nuisance against the neighbor, and you could seek an injunction, but that would be expensive.

Q. Landlord ?: can I technically give “1 day leases” with 0 tenant/landlord obligations to have a gathering during covid?

May 4, 2021

A: The one day lease isn't the problem. A contract (including a lease) is not valid if it has zero obligations. You are also limited in the number of legal tenants to two per bedroom. Further, it seems likely that such a lease would be deemed to have an "illegal purpose" and be void for violating public policy, if the only actual viable purpose is to violate COVID restrictions. You may also inadvertently violate a local Airbnb ordinance, if any. Note that if you are found to have violated an anti-gathering COVID restriction or Airbnb ordinance, you're going to have to be able to explain it to a judge. That is a lot of risk.