Law Firm Overview

The Law Office of David Barrett is located in downtown Sacramento, California. The firm represents clients in the Sacramento and Stockton regions as well as the Bay Area in the focused areas of construction law, commercial litigation, and real estate litigation. The firm is committed to providing effective, personal, and timely professional service to clients at a reasonable cost and acts as virtual in-house counsel to small and mid-sized companies. The Law Office of David Barrett aggressively represents clients in state and federal courts, at mediation, and at arbitration.

The firm takes great pride in delivering aggressive, quality legal representation to each client. We have earned the confidence of those we represent by delivering the most cost-effective, forthright, and personal attention to their matters, ranging from simple questions to complex litigation.

GENERAL COUNSELING/TRANSACTIONAL

General Business
The firm counsels businesses in the full range of formation and operational matters, including choice of entity, governance, contract negotiation, and documentation of transactions. Whether you are an individual looking to start a new business or an existing business looking to form a subsidiary or brother-sister company, the Law Office of David Barrett can help you select the entity (corporation, limited liability company or other) that is suited to your situation.

In addition to establishing the entity, we will help you put the appropriate organization, operating, and employment agreements in place so that your new company is built on a solid legal foundation.

Trade Secrets
Many businesses prefer to protect their intellectual property by keeping it as a trade secret. The primary asset of any business is the proprietary information that makes its products or services unique. Trade secrets are generally protected through employee agreements and confidentiality obligations. The Law Office of David Barrett provides prevention strategies and well as aggressive enforcement.

Copyright and Trademark
The firm represents companies as trademark counsel to obtain and enforce trademark rights. This includes state and federal registrations, trademark searches and opinions on trademark availability, and enforcement.

LITIGATION

Business Litigation
Representing clients from a cross-section of business, the Law Office of David Barrett strives to provide result-oriented and cost-effective resolution in a variety of business disputes from complex commercial litigation to routine business disputes and judgment enforcement. Commercial litigation clients include commercial property owners, corporations and business owners, and individuals serving in fiduciary capacities.

Construction Litigation
The firm's construction clients include a variety of general contractors and subcontractors. Whether the dispute involves enforcing stop notices or mechanics liens, payment disputes, or labor issues, the Law Office of David Barrett provides aggressive and personal service to its clients.

Real Estate Litigation
The Law Office of David Barrett represents a variety of landowners, including commercial landlords and individual owners. The firm routinely handles contract disputes, boundary line disputes, quiet title actions, and commercial lease disputes.

Real Estate Litigation
Real Estate Transactions
Construction Litigation
Business Litigation
Business Transactions
Trade Secrets Law
Trademark Law

The Law Office of David Barrett in Sacramento, California, protects the interests of businesses throughout Sacramento County, Yolo County, Placer County and El Dorado County, in communities such as Citrus Heights, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Davis, Woodland, Auburn, Roseville, Placerville, and South Lake Tahoe.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Litigation
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Copyright and Trademark Law
• Trade Secrets Law
• Business and Commercial Transactions
• Business Organization and Choice of Entity
• Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions
• DUI/DWI

Published Works

• The Future of the Concurrent Use of Trademarks Doctrine in the Information, 23 Hastings Commun. & Ent. L.J. 687, 2001
• The European Commission's Antitrust Analysis of High-Technology Joint, 12 Transnat'l Law. 475, 1999

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Collections & Repossessions, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Transactions, Warranties, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, DUI/DWI, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Water & Riparian Rights, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law