Lerman Law Partners, LLP

Law Firm Overview

The real estate and estate planning lawyers at Lerman Law Partners, LLP have devoted over 25 years to understanding and addressing the unique legal needs of California real estate investors. The Firm represents privately held small businesses, high net-worth individuals and industry entrepreneurs in their activities of acquiring, developing, financing, leasing, managing and disposing of real estate assets. In the course of those activities you, our valued client, may need one or more of our transactional, litigation, estate planning and probate services.

We are not only real estate and estate planning/probate lawyers. Many of our lawyers are investors and real estate brokers as well. We speak your language. We understand you, your business, and your objectives at the deepest, broadest and highest level possible. With this understanding, we can most effectively and efficiently anticipate, plan for, and deal with your legal issues.

As part of our estate planning services, we will guide both families and individuals through planning for future events and provide several alternative approaches to ensure the client is presented with the best options for their situation.

The attorneys at Lerman Law Partners, LLP possess strong academic credentials, a dedication to their community, and a proven track record of success. We use state-of-the-art technology and cost-effective methods to provide the highest quality services cost-effectively to our clients. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Banking & Finance Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Consumer Protection
• Contracts
• Business Organizations
• Civil Rights
• Construction Law
• Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Wills
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Acquisitions and Sales
• Commercial Leases
• Construction Documents
• Entity Formation
• Loan Documents
• Loan Work-Outs
• Syndication
• Unfair Business Practices Litigation

Published Works

• Defamation: The Plight of Celebrity Relatives, Los Angeles Lawyer, September, 1983

Representative Clients

• Real Estate Developers
• Real Estate Investment Companies
• Individual Real Estate Investors
• Real Estate Syndicators
• Real Estate Management Companies
• Institutional Lenders
• Private Lenders
• Commercial Mortgage Brokers
• Commercial Mortgage Bankers
• Satellite Telecommunications Company

Representative Cases

• Keimer v. Buena Vista Books, Inc., 75 Cal.App 4th 1220, 89 Cal Rptr. 2nd 781 (1999)

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Banking & Finance Law, Lending & Secured Transactions, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Construction Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Leasing, Land Use & Zoning