Whole-home remodel3,200 sq ft · 9 months
Riviera Hillside Remodel
The Riviera, Santa Barbara
A 1920s Spanish Colonial brought up to current code without losing a single tile of its character. Structural retrofit, new systems, restored arches.
Santa Barbara's dual-licensed builder & attorney
Build it.
Defend it.
Under one sun.
Most owners hire a contractor and a lawyer who never speak. Here they are the same person. Jonathan holds an active California contractor license and an active California law license, so your project is protected from the first drawing to the final permit.
(805) 555-0142Serving the South Coast since the 2000s
Licensed Builder
General Contractor License
California State License Board (CSLB)
№ 1098334
Class B, General Building Contractor
Attorney at Law
Attorney License
State Bar of California
№ 284417
Active, Good Standing
Custom homesConstruction lawRemodels & additionsMechanics liensADUsReal estate disputesTenant improvementsContract reviewPermittingLand useCustom homesConstruction lawRemodels & additionsMechanics liensADUsReal estate disputesTenant improvementsContract reviewPermittingLand use
Two practices, one professional
Pick the door you need. The same person is behind both.
Sunshine Build handles the construction. Sunshine Law handles the contracts, property and disputes. Because it is one licensed professional, the two never work against each other.
Why this is different
The problem usually lives in the gap between the build and the paperwork
Hire two firms and that gap is yours to manage. Hire one licensed professional and the gap closes.
One person reads both sides
Your contractor and your attorney usually speak different languages. Here they are the same person, so nothing falls through the gap between the plans and the paperwork.
Advice grounded in the job site
Legal opinions written by someone who has poured a foundation land differently than ones written from a desk. The counsel is practical because the builder is real.
Fewer hands, lower cost
You are not paying a contractor to explain the build to a lawyer who bills to learn it. One licensed professional, one conversation, one invoice you can actually follow.
Problems caught early
A risky clause or a shaky budget gets flagged before you sign, not after the dispute. Prevention is the whole point of having both licenses in one room.
20+
Years on Santa Barbara job sites
2
Active state licenses, one professional
100%
Projects delivered with permits closed
1
Point of contact, start to finish
How we work
Four steps, whichever door you came through
01
Sit down
A real conversation about what you want to build or the problem you are facing. No script, no pressure, no clock running on the first call.
02
Map the risks
Before anything moves, we walk the plans, the budget and the contract together and mark every place a project like yours tends to go sideways.
03
Do the work
Build the thing or handle the matter, with one point of contact who answers the phone and tells you the truth about where things stand.
04
Stand behind it
Permits closed, paperwork clean, and a professional who is still here if a question comes up next year. The relationship does not end at final payment.
Recent work
Built on the South Coast, permits closed
New accessory dwelling unit740 sq ft · 5 months
Mesa Detached ADU
The Mesa, Santa Barbara
A detached rental unit permitted through the city in a single plan-check cycle, delivering income for the owner inside the same calendar year.
Commercial build-out2,100 sq ft · 4 months
State Street Tenant Improvement
Downtown Santa Barbara
A restaurant space taken from bare shell to open doors on schedule, with health-department and ADA sign-off handled in-house.
Project names and details shown are representative of the type of work handled. Swap in your own photos and addresses before launch.
Always current
Every license, bond and policy. On one page you can verify.
People hire professionals they can trust. So the contractor license, the bar number, the liability policy and the city permit all live on a single Credentials page, each with the issuing authority and a way to check it yourself. When a number renews, it updates in one place and the whole site stays accurate.
View credentials- № 1098334
General Contractor License
California State License Board (CSLB)
- № 284417
Attorney License
State Bar of California
- № SBGL-2291045
General Liability Insurance
Commercial Policy
- № IBI-09844121
Contractor's Surety Bond
California Contractors Bond
- № 2026-08831
City Business License
City of Santa Barbara
Last verified June 2026.
In their words
The wins clients remember
We almost signed a contract that would have cost us a fortune in change orders. Jonathan caught it in ten minutes, then built the addition himself. That is a rare combination.
Having one person who could read the plans and the lien notice saved our family weeks of back and forth. Straight answers, no jargon, no runaround.
He told us what we did not want to hear before the build started, and he was right. The project came in clean because of it.
Representative client comments. Replace with named, dated reviews before launch.
Before you call
One name, two licenses, zero runaround
Straight answers to what most Santa Barbara owners want to know first.
Santa Barbara Sunshine
Two licenses. One trusted name under the Santa Barbara sun.
Whether you are ready to build or you have a problem that needs a clear head, the first conversation is free. Let us find out if this is the right fit.