REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS LITIGATION

Areas of Expertise

Shareholder Disputes

Adverse Possession
Non-Disclosure/Fraud and Active Concealment

Civil Racketeering
Unlawful Detainers and Evictions
Homeowner’s Associations
Neighbor Litigation - Easements, Nuisances, and Boundary Disputes
Lis Pendens - or Notice of Pendency of Action
Trust Deeds, Mortgages, and Foreclosure Litigation

Commercial Foreclosures

Anti-Deficiency Statutes

Partition Sales
Title Disputes

Unfair Competition

Unlawful Employment Practices

Contract Disputes

Mechanic's Liens and Stop Payment Notices

Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Broker Liability

Civil Writs and Appeals

Representative Matters

• Obtained reversal of trial court's award of attorney's fees in matter of first impression.

• Obtained dismissal of debt collection action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in federal district court.

• Defended former employee against claims for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, and alleged violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

• Recovered elderly man's family home from attorney asserting ownership through adverse possession.

"You must not abandon the ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds… What you cannot turn to good, you must at least make as little bad as you can"

St. Thomas More