Real Estate and Land Use

A wealth of hard-won experience:

Crafting complex acquisition / disposition, lease and other transactions involving commercial, office, industrial, R & D and agricultural property;

As guide through land use issues, development, and the entire cycle of real estate ownership or investment;

As local government official (councilmember and mayor, Woodside, California);

In litigation.

Brings to each project or situation the perspective from each of these roles.

Thrives on solving unique / complex problems, through collaboration where possible; through litigation where necessary.

Defines problem and solution with clarity, brevity and precision, blending "big picture" with detail.

Issues include titles, easements, boundaries, construction (delays, liens, bonds, payment disputes, scope / quality of work), finance, public - private partnerships, land use, property tax.