Robert L. (Bob) Taylor was born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended high school in Berkeley, California. Bob graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with high honors from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982 with an A.B. degree in Economics. Bob graduated from the Boalt Hall School of Law (UC Berkeley) in 1985, where he was a member of the California Law Review. In 1985, he was admitted to practice in the State of California and before the Federal District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He has since also been admitted...

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James Gulseth

Livermore, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 45 years experience

(925) 463-9600 373 North L Street
Livermore, CA 94551

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
UC Hastings COL

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James H. (Jim) Gulseth was born and attended high school in Devils Lake, North Dakota and graduated with an A.B. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Jim earned his JD degree at the University of California Hastings School of Law in San Francisco and is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the Federal District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He is a member of the Corporations, Business Transactions, Securities and Tax and Intellectual Property Sections of the State Bar of California. Jim’s reported cases include...

Jim Gerhart Price

Brentwood, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 34 years experience

(925) 516-4686 PO Box 1417
Brentwood, CA 94513

Real Estate and Bankruptcy
UC Hastings COL

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Marie Gisele Quashnock

Brentwood, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 28 years experience

(925) 516-1617 613 1st St Ste 202
Brentwood, CA 94513

Real Estate
McGill Univ

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John Frederick Lewman

Livermore, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 25 years experience

(925) 447-1250 373 N L St
Livermore, CA 94551

Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific

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Linda Lee Shelby

Brentwood, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 43 years experience

(415) 265-6176 1101 Burghley Ln
Brentwood, CA 94513

Real Estate
U of San Francisco School of Law

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John Fitzgerald Doyle

Livermore, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 30 years experience

(925) 224-7780 7901 National Dr
Livermore, CA 94550

Real Estate and Business
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific

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William Douglas Thomson

Livermore, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 37 years experience

(925) 606-6725 1222 Stealth St
Livermore, CA 94551

Real Estate and Business
Golden Gate Univ School of Law

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Hal Washauer

Brentwood, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 38 years experience

(925) 736-2188 1855 Viognier Ct
Brentwood, CA 94513

Real Estate and IP
Whittier Coll School of Law

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Matthew Brent Ford

Livermore, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 19 years experience

(925) 455-1072 2068 1st St
Livermore, CA 94550

Real Estate
U of San Francisco School of Law

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Celene Boggs Resong

Livermore, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 25 years experience

(559) 449-0571 2830 Lucca Way
Livermore, CA 94550

Real Estate, Environmental and Personal Injury
UC Hastings COL

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Armando Rodriguez Venegas

Manteca, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 38 years experience

(408) 318-1126 783 Morada Ct
Manteca, CA 95336

Real Estate, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Humphrey's Coll School of Law

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Robert Briant Jacobs

Livermore, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 32 years experience

(925) 831-4805 2300 1st St
Ste 336
Livermore, CA 94550

Real Estate, Business, Divorce and Family
Brigham Young Univ J Reuben Clark LS UT

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Ali Shahrestani, Esq.

San Jose, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 11 years experience

(800) 510-3916 177 Park Avenue
Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95113

Real Estate, Business, Criminal and Divorce
University of California Hastings College of the Law

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"The comfort I found in trusting my trial outcome to Ali was reinforced with every interaction. He was brilliant in the courtroom, assuming control and extracting the real truth from those who absolutely did not want to give it. He is alive and passionate and at all times I felt that the case was every bit as important to him as it was to me. With Ali, I won my case on every single issue and every single point. ... He is my lawyer for life! Do yourself the favor of getting to know him."
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Stephen Searle Rudd

Cupertino, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 46 years experience

(408) 252-5211 10455 Torre Ave
Cupertino, CA 95014

Real Estate, Estate Planning and Probate
Stanford University

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Steve Rudd is a Stanford Law School J.D. with over thirty years experience handling estate planning (trusts, wills, powers of attorney) and estate administration (trust administration, trust modification, spousal property petition and probate proceeding) for Silicon Valley clients. Steve Rudd offers quality legal services at affordable prices.

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John Secrest Richards

Danville, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 11 years experience

(925) 231-8104 261 Hartz Avenue
Danville, CA 94526

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University School of Law

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J.R. Richards' practice focuses on developing long term client relationships representing their interests in both transactional matters and in civil litigation. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants primarily in real estate and business disputes and has successfully litigated cases through dispositive motion, trial and settlement in state and federal courts. J.R. prepares each case to achieve a favorable judgment by trial or before trial, and when in the best interest of the client leverages a favorable settlement. Community Involvement: * Coach/Manager for Pre-K/K softball team the Purple Puppies 2016. * Coach/Manager for the Danville...

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Jeffrey Moore

Campbell, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 28 years experience

(408) 915-8043 155 E. Campbell Avenue
Suite 121
Campbell, CA 95008

Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Divorce
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Attorney Jeffrey M. Moore has 20 years experience assisting consumers and small business in Silicon Valley. He was raised in Santa Clara County, graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law (Juris Doctor) and Santa Clara Leavey School of Business (MBA). Mr. Moore is a recognized authority in family, bankruptcy, and landlord/tenant law. Visit our website for information on how we can assist you with your legal issue.

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David L. Roth

Oakland, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 40 years experience

(510) 482-6600 1425 Leimert Blvd, Suite 405
Oakland, CA 94602

Real Estate, Business, Construction and Stockbroker Fraud
University of California Hastings College of the Law

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Real Estate Law Offices of David L. Roth. Highest rating AV by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Co-author, Chap. 10, California Easements And Boundaries: Law And Litigation (CEB). Author, Chap. 1, "Easements," Neighbor Disputes: Law & Litigation (CEB) Practice areas include: Commercial Landlord/Tenant; Boundary and Easement Disputes; Title, Partition, Quiet Title, Adverse Possession, Prescriptive Easements; Construction Defect and Mechanics Lien lawsuits; Premises Liability and Injuries; Purchase/Sale Transactions and Litigation; Deeds of Trust; Real Estate Fraud.

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Mr. Matthew J. Tuller

San Francisco, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 7 years experience

(415) 625-0773 275 Battery Street
13th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3372

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law

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We provide full-service solutions for San Francisco Bay Area families, professional or retired individuals, and business owners in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Health Care Directives, and Powers of Attorney.

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Eric Thomas Hartnett

10.0

(1 Peer Review)

(408) 290-8228 563 S. Murphy Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Sunnyvale, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
Real Estate, Business, Collections and Construction
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Eric Hartnett possesses an impressive real estate and business law background. He is a former partner at a preeminent real estate firm in Silicon Valley and has garnered a considerable wealth of experience by working his entire career at small and medium-sized firms. He has represented a wide array of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and government entities to individuals and small businesses. Eric's skills and expertise have been recognized through his repeated receipt of Super Lawyers's Northern California Rising Star award.

While the majority of his cases have been venued in the Bay Area (e.g. Santa...

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Paige Simmons Esq.

Brentwood, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 7 years experience

(925) 756-7777 131 Sand Creek Rd
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Brentwood, CA 94513

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Insurance Claims and Landlord Tenant
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

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The Simmons Law Firm is led by Paige Simmons, Esq. Paige has provided legal counsel to California and New York businesses, community associations, management companies, and building owners for close to a decade. She has also spent several years defending and suing Fortune 500 companies like Staples, Home Depot, Benihana, KB Homes and Richmond American Homes. In addition, Paige has handled hundreds of commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes, judicial foreclosures, personal judgments, and liens.

Paige brings several years of business acumen and insurance knowledge to the firm. Prior to embarking on her legal career, Paige was a licensed all-lines...

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Karyne Ghantous

San Ramon, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 21 years experience

(925) 242-2431 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 200
San Ramon, CA 94583

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Construction, Insurance Defense and Landlord Tenant
University of California Hastings College of the Law

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Karyne T. Ghantous is a California licensed attorney with close to 20 years of litigation and insurance defense experience successfully negotiating the resolution of, and trying cases in State and Federal court, Contra Costa County, Alameda County, San Francisco County, Santa Clara County, Sacramento County, Solano County and Monterey County.

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Andrew John Chan

Concord, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 10 years experience

(510) 832-7770 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 350
Concord, CA 94520

Real Estate, Construction, IP and Insurance Defense
University of Miami School of Law

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Andrew is a senior associate in the Oakland/East Bay office of Ericksen Arbuthnot. He is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star by Thomson Reuters. Andrew has extensive litigation experience representing individual and institutional clients in state and federal court. His areas of practice include insurance coverage and defense, construction defect, product liability, medical malpractice, personal injury, consumer finance, intellectual property, real estate, employment, and other commercial issues.

Andrew has B.A. degrees in Cognitive Science and History, and a minor in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley. While...

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Ernest Christopher Brown

San Francisco, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 41 years experience

(800) 832-6946 244 California St.
Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94111

Real Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Construction and Environmental
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall

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Ernest C. Brown, ESQ, PE is highly experienced in construction contracts, negotiation, claims preparation, construction litigation, mechanic’s liens, bid protests, public works law and insurance coverage. He has resolved more than 2,500 construction disputes, including complex mediations, arbitrations, litigation, court trials, jury trials, DRB's and other innovative ADR approaches. He is a graduate of MIT in Civil and Environmental Engineering and earned a MS Construction Management and JD from the University of California, Berkeley. He also did graduate coursework at Harvard Law School in International Law. He is a senior construction lawyer and licensed civil engineer. Mr. Brown has...

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Michael William Malter

Santa Clara, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 39 years experience

(408) 295-1700 2775 Park Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Landlord Tenant
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Eric L. Toscano

San Francisco, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 9 years experience

(888) 235-8582 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-4128

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Consumer, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
University of California, Davis, School of Law

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I am a San Francisco-based trial lawyer passionate about representing tenants in disputes with landlords and individuals who have been injured. I am a founding partner at Toscano Kellogg & Van Aken LLP, where I pursue claims against landlords arising out of illegal evictions from rent-controlled apartments, tenant harassment, defective conditions and repair issues, rodent and other pest infestations, and floods. I also counsel tenants about their rights under federal, state, and local laws, particularly the San Francisco Rent Ordinance and the Oakland Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance, and negotiate buyouts for tenants interested in relocating from their...

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Erik J Christensen

San Francisco, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer

(415) 278-9400 505 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business and Employment
University of California - Hastings College of the Law and University of California - Irvine

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Erik is rated one of California's rising stars in the field of Labor and Employment Law by the American Institute of Legal Advocates. In addition to labor and employment, his practice areas include appeals, real property litigation, and business formation and transaction.

Erik is a graduate of UC Hastings, College of the Law, where he worked at the California Supreme Court and at the First District Court of Appeal, two of the most prestigious opportunities provided to law students in California. Erik also served as a law clerk for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Victim Impact Program (sometimes referred to...

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George W. Wolff Esq.

San Francisco, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 46 years experience

(415) 788-1881 505 Sansome St
Suite 1525
San Francisco, CA 94111

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
University of California Hastings College of the Law and Northwestern University School of Law

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Jacob Harker

San Francisco, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 10 years experience

(415) 624-7602 582 Market, Suite 1007
San Francisco, CA 94104

Real Estate, Business, Criminal and Family
University of California - Hastings College of the Law

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Jacob Harker is a San Francisco Bay Area attorney. Mr. Harker has set up and run his law practice in a cost-effective and practical manner. He has done so in an effort to pass on the savings to his clients. As an attorney, Mr. Harker sees his practice as taking the lead in a new era of legal services.

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Hanlen J. Chang

San Francisco, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 13 years experience

(415) 757-3422 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94105

Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and International
Southwestern University School of Law

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Hanlen J. Chang provides legal services in Business Law, Real Estate, Estate Planning, and International Tax matters. He was recognized as a Super Lawyers rising star in 2015. Prior to establishing his own practice Hanlen was a research attorney at the San Mateo County Superior Court Probate Department. He has also worked for several Southern California and Bay Area law firms as a litigation attorney representing business owners and professionals . Hanlen grew up in Bubendorf, Switzerland and attended...

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Mark R. Figueiredo Esq.

San Jose, CA Real Estate Law Lawyer with 24 years experience

(408) 441-7500 1754 Technology Dr
Suite 135
San Jose, CA 95110

Real Estate, Business, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University School of Law

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Jean Claude Bernard Mallein

Danville, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 12 years experience

(925) 905-9050 244 Front Street
Danville, CA 94526

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law

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Jean Claude (JJ) B. Mallein Jr. is an experienced business, tax and trusts and estates attorney. Dedicated to wealth preservation, he has focused his education and practice on helping California residents secure their estates and prepare for the future. As a partner at boutique tax and estate planning firm in the Silicon Valley, Mr. Mallein gained valuable experience in wealth management, estate planning, tax planning, business succession planning, trust and estate administrations, tax controversy, real estate transactions and like-kind exchange cases. He is fully prepared to tackle complex business and estate planning cases. Mr. Mallein is a Dual Certified...

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Karl Olson

San Francisco, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 37 years experience

(415) 409-8904 100 Pine Street
Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94111

Real Estate, Environmental, Products Liability and Trademarks
University of California - Hastings College of the Law

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Merrisa L. Coleman-Bishop

San Jose, CA Real Estate Law Attorney with 27 years experience

(408) 217-8506 1035 Minnesota Ave
#H
San Jose, CA 95125

Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Western State College of Law at Argosy University

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Attorneys in this field may handle leasing issues, landlord-tenant disputes, eviction proceedings and homeowner association (HOA) problems. Other matters within this practice area include title disputes, mortgages, covenants, easements, and equitable servitudes. Many real estate issues can affect both commercial and individual renters and landlords. Real estate lawyers who represent commercial interests may also focus on land use, zoning, environmental law, or eminent domain issues.

Some states provide a certification for lawyers who have demonstrated experience and competency in the practice of real estate law. These attorneys must meet certain educational, experience, and examination requirements to receive the certification as a specialist.

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