Kehr, Dan W. Esq.

Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Attorney, since June 1, 2004

Languages

• English (Primary)

Lawyer Overview

About Kehr Law 

San Diego's Kehr Law provides our clients with a single resource to address a wide variety of legal concerns present throughout every stage of life. Kehr Law takes pride in achieving unparalleled success for our clients by providing first class legal service and representation, through accessible, personalized service and technologically advanced resources. We provide our clients with tenacious, yet cost-effective legal representation. Our innovative fee arrangements and payment plans allow our clients to surpass their goals in a financially prudent and expeditious manner. Through honesty, integrity, ethics, and on our unrelenting drive to attain perfection, we seek to return the legal field to the “helping-profession” for which it was originally venerated. Our global network of professionals, advisors and consultants enables Kehr Law to meet and exceed our client's expectations. We provide our clients with the necessary framework enabling them to operate with confidence, stability, and a high-degree of predictability.

Kehr Law attorneys focus on the formation and representation of businesses, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and joint business ventures; property and investment transactions; trademark and copyright law; business and individual tax planning; domestic and international contracts; corporate finance transactions and corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. We also provide real estate litigation legal services involving both residential, commercial and land disputes, broker liability, landlord-tenant matters, unlawful-detainers, premises liability, toxic tort defense and related insurance coverage analysis. Moreover, we provide probate and trust administration legal services. In addition to personal asset protection, we also focus on estate and tax planning to provide our clients with a single, complete and comprehensive legal resource.

Kehr Law's Frequently Selected Areas of Practice

Kehr Law focuses on the formation and representation of businesses, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and joint business ventures; property and investment transactions; trademark and copyright law; business and individual tax planning; domestic and international contracts; corporate finance transactions and corporate mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. We also provide real estate litigation legal services involving both residential, commercial and land disputes, broker liability, landlord-tenant matters, unlawful-detainers, premises liability, toxic tort defense and related insurance coverage analysis. Moreover, we provide probate and trust administration legal services. In addition to personal domestic and international asset protection, we also focus on estate and tax planning to provide our clients with a single, complete and comprehensive legal resource.

Dan W. Kehr, Esq.

Mr. Kehr possesses broad and substantial experience in nearly every area of business, corporate, contract, intellectual property, tax and real estate law matters.  Well versed in business law, tax law, real estate law, and estate planning.  Mr. Kehr is proficient in handling both corporate and personal legal needs in one office.  Focusing and developing his experience in business and corporate law, Mr. Kehr has become an irreplaceable asset to the entrepreneurs, businesses and large corporations Kehr Law represents.  Mr. Kehr represents numerous clients ranging from simple start-up ventures and emerging companies, to large corporations with up to 5,000 employees as well as entities restructuring their business operations to gain greater tax advantaged structures.  Counseling clients through various business and contract law matters throughout his legal career, Mr. Kehr has cultivated extensive experience in complex business, estate and real estate transactional matters as well as in disputes, collection matters and lawsuits.

Mr. Kehr’s business and corporate practice includes the representation, organization and maintenance of foreign and domestic businesses as well as the representation of clients in both large and small corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions.  Mr. Kehr’s corporate experience not only includes the organization and maintenance of corporate entities as well as franchises, but also the preparation of a wide variety of complex business contracts.  He frequently handles acquisition and merger agreements; shareholder and buy-sell agreements; real estate investment transactions, agreements and disputes; distribution agreements; stock option agreements, employment agreements; trademark and copyright matters; and intellectual property licensing agreements.

Mr. Kehr is an Attorney, a Licensed California Real Estate Broker, a published author, and an entrepreneur himself starting his first business at the age of eight. His most recent publications include a technology article “Stepping up to Tech” found in San Diego Lawyer Magazine’s March/April edition and an article “Small Firms, Big Impact” found in the San Diego Lawyer Magazine’s September/October 2010 edition.

Mr. Kehr’s team is also the 2010 and 2011 champions of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Annual Golf Tournament.

Mr. Kehr grew up in Huntington Beach, California before attending and receiving his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  As a NCAA intercollegiate baseball athlete, Mr. Kehr was honored with 11 awards for academic achievement as a student athlete. Mr. Kehr earned his Juris Doctor Degree from California Western School of Law.

Mr. Kehr is the Chairman of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Law Practice Management and Marketing Section. He was the Chairman for 2010 and was re-elected as Chairman for 2011.

Shanna Welsh, Esq.

Ms. Welsh is an attorney practicing Landlord/Tenant law at Kehr Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California, and the San Diego County Bar Association. Ms. Welsh is a licensed real estate broker and a member of the San Diego Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. Recently, Ms. Welsh has participated in many HOME Clinics around San Diego County, specifically those taking place in downtown, Escondido, and Camp Pendleton. The clinics are sponsored by the Housing Opportunities Collaborative, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and attorneys who participate are called upon to consult with homeowners who are threatened by foreclosure, or whose homes are already in foreclosure.

Ms. Welsh achieved skills to assist clients with litigation matters during law school, working as a file clerk and law clerk for Federal Multi- District Litigation and class action attorneys at the San Diego office of Buchanan Ingersoll, LLP. Also during law school, Ms. Welsh spent a semester in Washington, DC, doing an internship at the Federal Communications Commission, where she learned about administrative and communications law, while soaking in the political environment of our nation's capital.

Ms. Welsh holds the degree of Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in both Anthropology and Jazz Music. During college she worked as a professional jazz and pop musician, and taught private saxophone lessons. She was encouraged by her music teacher, Dr. Nathan Davis, Ph.D., to pursue a career in law because of the leadership that she exhibited in the Pitt Jazz Ensemble. She graduated with honors from North Allegheny Senior High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  In her spare time, Ms. Welsh enjoys surfing, indoor sport climbing, and jogging.

You can reach Attorney Welsh via email at mailto:%20%20swelsh@kehrlawgroup.com.

Ruth Ryan-Cruz

Ruth Ryan-Cruz is a post-graduate legal clerk at Kehr Law. Although Ms. Ryan’s principal interest is in business and corporate law, Ms. Ryan has immersed herself throughout different student organizations and associations including the San Diego County Bar Association to expand her familiarity with different areas of law. Ms. Ryan obtained previous legal experience from a business and corporate law firm located in Orange County, California.

While completing her High School education, Ms. Ryan developed herself as an independent web designer by customizing, developing, and maintaining web sites for local San Diego businesses in various industries. Throughout her undergraduate studies Ms. Ryan worked at two local companies ultimately reaching management roles furthering her understanding of business operations. Licensed by the California Department of Insurance, Ms. Ryan  moved on to assist a new insurance agent develop his book of business and focused primarily on marketing, information systems, and commercial accounts counseling business owners by helping them customize unique insurance coverage plans for their business needs. By working closely with business owners throughout the years, Ms. Ryan expanded her business knowledge.

Ms. Ryan earned her Juris Doctor Degree from California Western School of Law and received a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration.

Ms. Ryan speaks fluent Spanish.
Education includes: California Western School of Law, CSU San Marcos, San Diego State University
Special Designations include: Notary Public (inactive) and California Fire and Casualty & Life Broker-Agent  (inactive).

April Luttrell

April Luttrell is a Legal Assistant to owner Dan W. Kehr, Esq. Ms. Luttrell joined Kehr Law in July of 2010. Prior to her employment with Kehr Law she worked in the Real Estate field as a mortgage loan processor. She holds an Associates of Arts degree in Liberal Arts and will begin the Paralegal Certification program in August of 2011. Ms. Luttrell has experience in the fields of business law, real estate transaction, administration, and customer service.

Veronica Jimenez

Veronica Jimenez joined Kehr Law as a Paralegal. Ms. Jimenez is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego's accelerated paralegal program, class of 2007. Ms. Jimenez received her undergraduate degree and majored in Jazz Guitar at California State University, Long Beach.

Prior to joinging the team at Kehr Law, Ms. Jimenez worked as a paralegal in the areas of insurances defense litigation, bankruptcy, probate, real estate, property management, and business law.  

For a consultation or additional information please contact us by telephone at 619-400-4942 or via email at dan@kehrlaw.com or visit us on the web at http://www.kehrlaw.com/. 

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Real Estate Law
• Estate Planning & Probate
• Land Use & Zoning
• Landlord/Tenant
• Contracts
• Contract Law
• Partnerships
• Deeds
• Estate and Trust Planning
• Legal Structures
• Intelluctual Property
• Landlord and Tenant Law
• Limited Liability Companies
• Living Wills
• Mergers and Acquistions
• Operating Agreements
• Trademarks, Copyrights & Brand Management
• Wills and Trusts

West Practice Categories

Adoption, Animal Bites, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation, Aviation & Mass Transit Accidents, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Car Accident, Collections, Contracts, DUI / DWI, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Franchising, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, Internet, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord-Tenant, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate, Sexual Harassment, Tax, Tax Increment Financing, Toxic Mold, Trademarks, Traffic Ticket, Transportation, Trusts, Whistleblower-Qui Tam, White Collar Crimes, Wills, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death

Professional Associations and Memberships

• San Diego County Bar Association, 2010 - Present (Co-Chairman)

Honors and Awards

• DAN W. KEHR, ESQ. AND THE FOURSOME SPONSORED BY KEHR LAW win the 2010 SAN DIEGO BAR ASSOCIATION’S GOLF TOURNAMENT and fund raiser for the San Diego County Bar Foundation
• DAN W. KEHR, ESQ. was nominated for San Diego’s Best Young Attorneys 2010
• DAN W. KEHR, ESQ. and his team win the 2011 SAN DIEGO BAR ASSOCIATION’S GOLF TOURNAMENT and fund raiser for the San Diego County Bar Foundation.
• Chairman of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Law Practice Management and Marketing Section (2010 & recently re-elected for 2011 term).

Classes and Seminars

• Building Your Law Practice, San Diego County Bar Association and San Diego Padres, June 15, 2010

Past Employment Positions

• Kehr Law Group; Kehr & Snow, Managing Partner & Principal
• Teeple Hall, LLP, Attorney
• Kehr Real Estate Group, Inc., Founder & Broker
• Blackthorn Real Estate, LLC, Manager
• Superior Court, Civil Mediation Department, Law Clerk
• Leal, Olivas, & Jauregui, LLP, Law Clerk

Education

• California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, September, 2003
  Juris Doctor
• University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, May, 2001
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Psychology

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta

Ancillary Businesses

• Kehr Real Estate Group

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Eximex, Inc. hires Dan Kehr of Kehr Law as its Chief Legal Counsel, San Diego Business Journal, July 12, 2010
• Corporate Insights: Estate Planning/Trust/Probate, San Diego Daily Transcript, May 4, 2010
• SMALL FIRMS, BIG IMPACT, San Diego Lawyer Magazine, September/October , 2010
• Stepping Up to Tech, San Diego Lawyer Magazine, March/April , 2011
• Law Practice Management and Marketing Section, San Diego County Bar Association Bar Report, June, 2011
• The App of Your Eye, The San Diego Lawyers Magazine, July/August, 2011

Address

KEHR LAW
501 W. Broadway
Suite 800
San Diego, CA 92101

Office Hours

9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Phones

619-400-4942 (Office)
619-400-4952 (Fax)
619-823-8230 (Mobile)

Faxes

619-400-4952

Emails

dan@kehrlaw.com
dan@dankehr.com

Websites

http://kehrlaw.com