Experience

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  California Apartment Association

  • Sacramento, California

  • Compliance & Legislative Counsel

    • Jun 2022 - Present
    • Sacramento, California

    Advise CAA’s state public affairs team, develop CAA education and compliance materials, assist members on CAA’s Helpline, and supplement CAA’s advocacy efforts with legal input from my years in private practice advocating on behalf of property owners and managers throughout California in litigation and real estate transactions.

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  Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP

  • Concord, California, United States

  • Senior Associate

    • Apr 2018 - Dec 2020
    • Concord, California, United States

    Represented property owners in real estate transactions, landlord-tenant disputes and business matters. Defended and prosecuted a wide variety of litigation matters involving residential and commercial real estate and landlord/tenant disputes (including matters relating to non-payment of rent, breach of lease provisions, waste, trespass, and nuisance). Drafted and negotiated numerous commercial leases. Successfully resolved hundreds of unlawful detainer actions on behalf of landlords. Taught numerous classes for residential property managers on state and local laws relating to housing codes and rent control regulations. Assisted clients with corporate formations, including filing incorporation documents, drafting operating and partnership agreements, and creating articles of incorporation and bylaws.

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  M. C. Hall & Associates, P.C.

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Associate

    • Nov 2015 - Aug 2017
    • San Francisco, CA

    • Practice emphasis in representing property owners in real estate transactions and landlord-tenant disputes with court, arbitration and mediation experience. • Negotiated and drafted numerous complex commercial leases, including ground leases with national retail tenants as well as master hotel leases and related operating agreements. • Conducted due diligence for real estate transactions, including reviewing existing leases and tenants and analyzing a property’s compliance with state and local laws concerning land use, zoning and rent control regulations. • Provided recommendations and legal guidance to residential landlords and property managers on local rent control laws and housing codes. • Favorably resolved hundreds of unlawful detainer actions on behalf of landlords. • Defended and prosecuted actions involving conflicts between co-owners, purchase-sale agreements, breach of commercial leases and contract disputes.

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  Law Office of Mark S. Friedlander

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Senior Associate

    • Oct 2005 - Aug 2013
    • Greater New York City Area

    • Represented individuals and businesses in connection with real estate acquisition, disposition, financing, management and leasing of both commercial and residential properties.• Conducted due diligence and drafted opinion letters relating to a variety of rent regulatory matters on behalf of building owners and developers in connection with their purchase, sale or financing of residential rental property.• Drafted, negotiated and reviewed real estate and corporate documents, including contracts of sale, leases (on behalf of lessors and lessees), stock and asset purchase agreements, and shareholder agreements.• Litigated a wide variety of residential and commercial landlord/tenant actions, including matters relating to non-payment of rent, breach of lease provisions, accounting, zoning and use restrictions, waste, trespass and nuisance.• Primarily responsible for hundreds of client matters; managed client relationships, including the development of legal strategies that achieve clients’ goals within their budgets for legal fees and costs.• Built excellent relationships with clients and colleagues enabling the firm to attract and increasingly complex matters and leading to an increase in client retention.