Presenter, San Diego and San Francisco, County Bar Associations (May 28, 2014 and September 16, 2014)
A legal education seminar which looked at the duties and obligations of commercial real estate agents and brokers who, unlike their residential counterparts, are not presently bound by strict statutory requirements.
Moderator, San Francisco Bar Association (July 19, 2013)
A legal education seminar covering private investigator techniques to assist lawyers in the prosecution and defense of their actions as well as the identification of critical persons and assets in litigation.
San Francisco and San Mateo County Bar Associations (May 15, 2013)
A legal seminar covering the existence and scope of agency relationships, including a discussion of agency agreements, ostensible agency, ratification, negligent supervision and the legal relationship between agents and principals.
Women’s Council of Realtors(February 14, 2013)
Presenter, a presentation to realtors covering general duties of real estate agents and brokers, traditional and novel legal issues arising in real estate transactions and “rogue” agent issues.
Presenter, San Francisco Bar Association/San Mateo County Bar Association (September 19, 2012)
A legal education seminar covering the best and most effective uses of experts in litigation and at trial, including a detailed discussion of expert depositions and approaches to direct examination and cross-examination at trial.
Forensic Expert Witness Association (March 14, 2012)
A presentation to expert witnesses covering of all aspects of the relationship between experts and counsel, including the role of an expert in litigation and at trial as well as the key issues for experts to be aware of in discovery and at trial.
San Francisco Bar Association (September 14, 2011)
A legal education seminar covering pre-closing remedies, post-closing remedies, equitable remedies and broker commissions.
Real Estate Quarterly Supplement to the Daily Journal (April 27, 2011)
This article discusses the recent Greenwich decision which has opened the door to the recovery of lost profits, but just slightly. As explained in the article, “Aggrieved investors should seek lost profits, but need to be mindful that courts are still skeptical of lost profits damages and will not allow them where even remotely uncertain or speculative.”
San Mateo County Bar Association (Oct 19, 2010)
A legal education seminar covering issues arising in real estate transactions, including preventative measures aimed at avoiding problems commonly encountered in real estate transactions, obligations and duties of parties in real estate transactions, and problems occurring after the close of escrow.
“In many transactions, the seller requires that the buyer pay earnest money in the form of a non-refundable deposit. The deposit is one way the buyer can communicate to the seller that he or she really means business. Indeed, such deposits have for years been commonplace. Recently, however, the court of appeal ruled that a non-refundable deposit is in reality a form of liquidated damages and voided the practice despite the clear contractual documents that called for it…”.