Business Law

Real Estate Law

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California

Our firm focuses on litigation (lawsuits) related to real estate and business.

Real estate litigation can involve issues such as property boundaries and easements, or acts or omissions which have affected the state of title.

Business litigation can include investment fraud, partnership dissolution, vendor disputes and contractual issues.

We also handle probate litigation, such as disputes between trust beneficiaries.

Established 2005

Case # 1: Client Sellers sold house to Buyers with bank financing and seller financing (i.e., Sellers "took back a note.") Buyers asked Sellers not to record deed of trust for a while, so Buyers could get financing for improvements. Unfortunately, Sellers agreed. Buyers refinanced several times, defaulted on note and disappeared.

Clients came to us. We found other property owned by Buyers which was on the market. We got the Court to issue an injunction to allow the sale of the other property, but to hold the proceeds in escrow until our lawsuit was resolved. Buyers settled the case with our clients.

Case # 2: Client worked for Boss for many years. Boss told Client "I want to leave you my house." Boss and Client went to Title Company to deed house from Boss to Boss and Client, so Client would inherit. When Boss died, Client found out that Title Company used incorrect vesting language in deed, and Client now co-owned house with Boss' estate.

Client came to us. Title Company refused to acknowledge or correct mistake. We sued Title Company, and settled with Boss' estate. Mediation failed. We filed motion, won, filed another motion, Title Company settled with Client while second motion pending.

Case # 3: Client received "cold call" from "investment broker" touting "oil spot market" as "safe investment." Client lent money to company. Never repaid, letters ignored, "big deal" that would "pay everyone off" always just around the next corner.

Client came to us. Borrower — out of state company with no assets — employed standard disclaimer in loan contract "Lender is aware of the risk ..." Broker did not have a license to sell "securities," and a loan is a "security." We sued Broker, filed Motion for Summary Judgment, case settled at mediation with motion pending.

(925) 934-5208

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

No

Mandarin Chinese

No, our cases are billed hourly.

Eric Mewes $250 per hour. Andrew Steinfeld $200 per hour.

We will generally offer a free half-hour initial consultation.

$5,000.