Law Firm Overview

Established solo-practice in 1994, after seven years of practice at two prominent real estate and business oriented law firms. My practice emphasizes representation of small and medium sized businesses, non-profits, and fiduciaries, including start-ups, landlords, real estate brokers, commercial tenants, trustees, contractors, and others in real estate and business transactions and litigation. I especially enjoy forming corporations and limited liability companies, and representing parties to real estate or business purchase and sale agreements or parties to leases. I have had a lot of experience in handling boundary and title disputes, mechanic's liens, non-disclosure, broker-commission disputes, and in contract and lease litigation matters.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Law
• Business Law
• Litigation and Arbitration
• Business Organizations
• Buying & Selling
• Condemnation
• Condominiums & Cooperatives
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Defects
• Construction Law
• Construction Liens
• Contracts
• Conveyancing
• Eminent Domain
• Homeowners' Associations
• Land Contracts
• Landlord/Tenant
• Mechanics' Liens
• Property Taxes
• Real Estate Loans
• Renting & Leasing
• Title Insurance

Published Works

• Complying with Fair Housing Laws: Tips for Avoiding Prosecution, Apartment Management Magazine, April, 2000
• Focus on Construction Law: Contractors Find Clarity for Contracts in MW Erectors, San Francisco Daily Journal, July 21, 2005

Classes and Seminars

• Teacher, Eviction Law, Neighborhood Revitalization Program

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects, Title Insurance, Litigation & Appeals, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes