Real Estate lawyers in California Curt Craton to Daniel Kessler

Firm: Craton, Switzer & Tokar LLP

100 Oceangate Suite 1200 , Long Beach , California 90802

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Lender , Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Trusts, Business, Business, Business

My philosophy in practicing law is building relationships.  Many of my clients have become my best friends.  My longest term client I've known since elementary school--50 years.  Another I've represented for 40 years, preparing their taxes even before I became an attorney.. I enjoy wine.  Soon I own a winery in Paso Robles named Dark Star Cellars.. I love many sports.  I've been a roller dance skating competitor for over 50 years.  I've won more than 20 national championships starting in 1969 to date.. Last, I have a passion for reading books, journals, and articles on theology, philosophy, and science.  I enjoy discussing these topics with family and friends.

Firm: The Law Offices of D. Alexander Floum

2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300 , Walnut Creek , California 94597

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Corporate , Intellectual Property , Real Estate , Litigation

Alex Floum is a seasoned transactional lawyer and litigator. Alex is licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and all State and Federal Courts throughout the State of California, and is licensed to practice in the state of California as well as the District of Columbia.. Alex practices in the areas of intellectual property, entertainment law, business law, and technology and international agreements. As a transactional lawyer, he has extensive experience in trademark applications globally, copyright applications for software, music, books, photographs and all other works, trademark, copyright and patent license and assignment agreements, licensing agreements for every industry and every type of property, and all of the other contracts which a client needs.. As a litigator, Alex represents clients in all aspects of civil litigation and dispute resolution involving business, real estate, construction and intellectual property matters in all courts, government hearings, arbitrations and mediations.. Alex taught trademark and related areas of law for several years to both practicing lawyers and law school students as an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University Law School. He was the founding president of the Intellectual Property Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association.. Alex has presented Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars and published articles in bar journals regarding intellectual property.. Alex graduated from University of California Los Angeles in ed his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1990.. Alex is an enthusiastic runner, bicyclist, wine marker, guitar player, photographer and coder. He enjoys travel and spending time with his family. Alex resides in Walnut Creek, California.

Firm: Stein and Lubin LLP

600 Montgomery Street   1Fourth Floor  9 , San Francisco , California 94111

Practice Areas: Land Use & Zoning,Real Estate

555 West Fifth Street   3500  9 , Los Angeles , California 90013

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Corporate ,Entertainment & Sports ,Internet ,Real Estate

Firm: The Law Office of Daniel Friedlander

31355 Oak Crest Drive , Westlake Village , California 91361

Practice Areas: Real Estate

I represent clients in civil litigation before state and federal courts. I also represents clients in transactional, administrative, and regulatory matters. Most of my clients are land owners, developers, and builders, but I also represent commecrcial landlords and tenants in unlawful detainer litigation and proceedings. In addition, becuase of my experience with complex real propertry and business issues, I represent clients in family law matters that often involve complicated property division issues.. As former general land use counsel to one of California’s largest land developers and as land use and environmental counsel to many of the nation’s top home builders, I assist clients in navigating the complex maze of land use and environmental laws and regulations under the most challenging circumstances.. My practice also includes advising clients on the applicability of state and federal prevailing wage laws to construction and improvement projects. I have substantial experience representing both lenders and borrowers in matters involving California’s elusive usury laws. I also represent both landlords and tenants of large commercial and industrial developments in unlawful detainer proceedings and in complex landlord-tenant litigation.. In addition to my legal experience, I have a degree in City and Regional Planning and I have practiced as a land use planner and environmental consultant. I am also a certified member of the American Planning Association’s (APA) American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).. I currently serve as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Oracle Mutual Fund and am the developer of several legal software applications for the iPhone and iPad.

Firm: Rogers Sheffield & Campbell

427 E. Carrillo Street , Santa Barbara , California 93101

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Estate Planning, Probate , Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal

Mr. David is one of the top tax and estate planning attorneys on the Central Coast. He also has substantial experience and expertise advising U.S. clients on wealth preservation, trust and estate administration and real estate, finance and business transactions, and advising foreign clients on structuring inbound purchases and investments and U.S. estate and gift tax planning.Mr. David is well versed in all aspects of advanced estate and gift tax planning. The primary focus of his estate planning practice, however, is advising clients on personal family issues, including assisting with clients' philanthropic goals, helping to educate heirs about legal and financial matters, establishing trusts to create incentives for heirs to be self-sufficient, protecting family assets from heirs' creditors (including potential future ex-spouses) and providing tools to trustees to deal with substance abuse issues.. Before moving to Santa Barbara from Los Angeles in 1999, Mr. David's practice included representing clients in real estate and corporate equity and debt financings. As a result of his knowledge of finance and capital markets, Mr. David has a unique ability to work with clients' money managers to ensure that financial risk is being adequately assessed and addressed.Mr. David's career accomplishments include acting as California counsel for the Commercial Lending Division of Bank of New York, and, in 2006, requiring changes to the standard escrow terms under the Master Derivatives Agreement then used by investment banks in diversification transactions involving concentrated stock positions. These changes avoided the risk of losing over $70 million of a client’s stock from investment bank bankruptcies during the 2008-2009 financial crisis.. Mr. David received his B.A. with High Honors and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia. He went on to receive his law degree in 1983 from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). He started practicing law as a tax attorney in the Tax Department of the international law firm of Loeb and Loeb, which was at the time one of the preeminent Tax Departments in the country.

Firm: Daniel C. Morgan Attorney at Law

1591 Spinnaker Drive   205  930 , Ventura , California 93001

Practice Areas: Adoption,Animal Bites,Automobile Accidents,Bankruptcy,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Domestic Violence,Estate Planning,Family ,Mediation,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury,Prenuptial Agreement,Probate ,Real Estate ,Sexual Abuse,Slip and Fall,Taxation - State & Federal,Trusts,Wills

507 Polk St #410 , San Francisco , California 94102

Practice Areas: Real Estate

DANIEL BORNSTEIN; Founding Partner of the Bornstein Law with over 20 years experience handling complicated real estate and civil litigation related disputes.. Areas of expertise:. Daniel is also broker and Founding Partner of Bay Property Group, one of the Bay Area's premiere property management and real estate purchase/sales agencies. In addition to having successfully resolved countless landlord/tenant disputes, Daniel manages rental property and assists in completing real estate transactions, and is well known for his educational seminars and expert witness testimony. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Law, with specialization in landlord/tenant disputes, civil litigation, property management, and real estate sales. Contact Daniel at  or visit

Firm: Case, Knowlson, Jordan and Wright LLP

2029 Century Park East   2500   , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Corporate ,Leases and Leasing,Real Estate

Firm: Sack Rosendin, LLP

One Kaiser Plaza Suite 340 , Oakland , California 94612

Practice Areas: Business Formation, Construction , Corporate , Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Business

Firm: Cynthia E. Fruchtman

2530 Wilshire Boulevard   310   , Santa Monica , California 90403

Practice Areas: Biotechnology,Business ,Civil ,Construction Defects,Contracts,Corporate ,Discrimination,Entertainment & Sports ,Landlord & Tenant,Real Estate ,Sexual Harassment,Wrongful Termination

Firm: Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP

355 South Grand Avenue 3Fifth Floor  90 , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Land Use & Zoning,Leases and Leasing,Real Estate

Firm: Law Offices of Philip L. Hummel

500 N State College Blvd , Orange , California 92868

Practice Areas: Business, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate

611 Anton Boulevard   Fourteenth Floor Californi , Costa Mesa , California 92626

Practice Areas: Government Agencies,Land Use & Zoning,Municipal ,Real Estate

Firm: Chambers Law Firm

404 West 4th Street , Santa Ana , California 92701

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Business & Commercial, Business , Construction , Copyrights, Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor , Insurance , Intellectual Property , Landlord & Tenant, Real Estate , Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

The founder of Chambers Law Firm, Dan E Chambers, has been in practice for 30 years. He served as a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney for six years and was in private practice at other firms for approximately 15 years, handling a wide range of highly complex litigation matters. Dan’s primary area of practice now involves the representation and defense of individuals and businesses in all types of criminal and administrative matters, in both federal and state court throughout southern California. As a former prosecutor, Dan has unique insight into the criminal justice system that enables him to provide his clients with quality representation for charges ranging from DUI, petty theft, domestic violence, and other misdemeanors to homicide, kidnapping, sex crimes, and other serious felonies.. I pay referral fees to attorneys who refer matters to me.

Firm: Freeman Freeman & Smiley, LLP

1888 Century Park East, Suite 1900 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Real Estate , Real Estate

Damon M. Juha specializes in transactional real estate matters with an emphasis on assisting clients in buying, selling, developing, finance and lease all types of real property (industrial, retail, office, multi-unit housing, hotel and residential).  His clients, which include publicly traded companies, start-up businesses, developers and other individuals, retain him to negotiate and document the various stages of a real estate transaction: from acquisition to construction to leasing and management to disposition of the property.  Mr. Juha handles real estate matters throughout the United States, as well as abroad, and has acted as lead real estate counsel for transactions in Canada, Mexico, Australia and parts of Asia.. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Juha worked at Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, representing lenders, developers and REITs.  Previously, he was a Border Patrol Agent.. Mr. Juha has been listed in the Southern California Super Lawyers magazine as a "Rising Star" since 2009, an honor earned by only 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40 in Southern California.  He was also named “One To Watch” by Hastings’ Magazine.

Firm: Whittaker Law

453 S. Spring Street Suite 400 , Los Angeles , California 90013

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Cyrus Whittaker is a California and Nevada-licensed trial attorney and the principal of Whittaker Law, a litigation-focused firm that represents clients in employment law, tenant rights, personal injury, and judgment enforcement matters. In addition to direct client representation, Cyrus is frequently retained by other attorneys and law firms as co-counsel or Of Counsel on complex litigation and trial-stage matters, particularly when experienced courtroom advocacy is needed on short notice. He accepts a limited number of direct cases at a time to ensure each receives hands-on attention and trial-focused preparation.. Since becoming licensed in 2016, Cyrus has tried more than 25 jury trials to verdict across both civil and criminal courts in California and Nevada. He is often brought into litigation at critical stages to drive favorable outcomes well beyond pre-trial offers.. His litigation background includes positions at two international law firms, several trial-focused boutique firms, and service as a criminal prosecutor with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, where he handled numerous jury trials through a post-graduate fellowship program.. Cyrus earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Washington and his Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law, a law school consistently ranked among the top 15 in the country. He has taught California and Federal Civil Procedure as an adjunct professor and is fully fluent in Spanish, frequently representing monolingual Spanish-speaking clients.. Whittaker Law does not operate as a volume-based practice. Cases are carefully screened before acceptance, and all clients work directly with Mr. Whittaker throughout the life of their case. His practice is focused on delivering results through aggressive litigation strategy, trial execution, and post-judgment enforcement.

Firm: Greenacre Law, LLP

337 N. Vineyard Avenue, Suite 300 , Ontario , California 91764

Practice Areas: Real Estate

2907 Shelter Island Drive, Suite 105-5509 , San Diego , California 92106

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning

2020 Main St Ste 600 , Irvine , California 92614

Practice Areas: Employment, Real Estate, Litigation, Employment & Labor

Daniel Kessler is the head of the firm’s litigation department and one of the firm’s founding partners. Mr. Kessler has litigated and tried a wide variety of business cases ranging from employment terminations to real estate development disputes to fraud and conspiracy to water rights. Mr. Kessler has secured multiple million-dollar jury verdicts for his clients, including significant punitive damage awards. Mr. Kessler has successfully defended clients before, during and at trial, including prevailing on several motions to dismiss the opposition’s case in its entirety, saving the expense of further trial. Mr. Kessler is a strong advocate for alternative dispute resolution, as well, participating both as an advocate, and a neutral mediator. Mr. Kessler has guest lectured on mediation at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law. Mr. Kessler has also served as an adjunct professor of law at Whittier Law School, teaching trade secrets.. Mr. Kessler was born in New York City, but grew up in Los Angeles. Mr. Kessler received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991. Mr. Kessler attended Whittier Law School in Los Angeles, California where he graduated magna cum laude and ranked fourth in the law school class. During law school, Mr. Kessler was the recipient of numerous honors, competed nationally on moot court and served as an editor of the school’s law review. Following law school, Mr. Kessler was clerk to the Honorable Kenneth R. Harkins of the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. Mr. Kessler has been a past board member for the Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court. Mr. Kessler is admitted to practice in all courts in California, and has appeared in courts across the nation. Mr. Kessler is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell’s peer review rating system, the highest ranking (5.0 out of 5.0) in legal ability and ethics. Additionally, Mr. Kessler has been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer for Business Litigation each year since 2011.