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January 10, 2023

Sean Ponist Named to Both the San Diego Super Lawyers List and the Northern California Super Lawyers List for 2022

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The Ponist Law Group is pleased to announce that founding partner Sean E. Ponist has been selected to both the 2022 San Diego Super Lawyers List as well as the 2022 Northern California Super Lawyer List. Mr. Ponist’s selection to multiple regions of the State is unique and reflects his presence and accomplishments throughout California. The Super Lawyer award is bestowed upon those who “demonstrate the highest degree of professional achievement and peer recognition” and is awarded to less than 5% of attorneys based on peer nomination and evaluation as well as independent research.


Real Estate Standard of Care
September 12, 2022

Real Estate Standard of Care

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Please join us on September 21, 2022 to hear from Sean Ponist and others as they discuss “Real Estate Standard of Care.” The seminar examines standard of care in real estate transactions for agents and brokers as well as duties of buyers/sellers. It will cover duties of agents/brokers in real estate transactions; agency law and dual agency problems; out-of-state problems—out-of-state brokers and out-of-state properties; buyer/seller obligations; and new case law update.

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December 9, 2021

The New Look of Trials

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As the Chair of the Civil Litigation Section of San Diego County Bar Association, Sean Ponist invites you to attend the section’s upcoming seminar entitled “The New Look of Trials:  Perspectives From the Bench and Trial Attorneys” which takes place December 15, 2021.  While trials are back in full swing, they don’t “look” entirely the same.  This presentation explores new issues and challenges, as well as means of overcoming them, in the pandemic. 

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November 19, 2021

With the Holidays Approaching, Here is a Quick Reminder to be Grateful for Your Family

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With the holidays fast-approaching and, with it, the opportunity for family to get together, we wanted to provide you with a not-so-nice family situation, so that you may better appreciate your own situation.  Happy holidays!  The recent case of McMillin v. Eare, Case No. B298990, 2021 WL 4949007 (Sept. 30, 2021) is an intriguing matter, involving a family dissolution and an ensuing fight over the family’s real estate.  The decision reminds us of two important (legal) lessons and a third (value) lesson:  first, you don’t owe a fiduciary duty to your family members, just because they are family (sorry Mom!); second, when you deed a property to another, you have transferred it and longer have any right to it, regardless of any purported conditions of the transfer; and, third, be nice to your family and grateful for your loved ones.

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November 2, 2021

Closing Arguments with Renowned Trial Attorneys

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Sean Ponist serves as the Chair of the Civil Litigation Section of San Diego County Bar Association and invites you to attend the section’s special seminar entitled “Closing Arguments with Renowned Trial Attorneys:  James Brosnahan and Don Rushing” which takes place November 9, 2021. Closing argument is the attorney’s final statement to the jury before deliberation begins. An effective closing argument is one of the most critical parts to any trial. Together, renowned trial attorneys James Brosnahan and Don Rushing have tried well over 200 cases to verdict. In this seminar, they will help attendees understand the purpose of a closing argument, as well as the art of developing an effective closing argument.

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October 13, 2021

Sean Ponist Named to Both the San Diego Super Lawyers List and the Northern California Super Lawyers List for 2021

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The Ponist Law Group is pleased to announce that founding partner Sean E. Ponist has been selected to both the 2021 San Diego Super Lawyers List as well as the 2021 Northern California Super Lawyer List.  Mr. Ponist’s selection to multiple regions of the State is unique and reflects his presence and accomplishments throughout California.  The Super Lawyer award is bestowed upon those who “demonstrate the highest degree of professional achievement and peer recognition” and is awarded to less than 5% of attorneys based on peer nomination and evaluation as well as independent research.

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October 13, 2021

The Ponist Law Group Obtains a Complete Dismissal of Action on Behalf of Clients

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The Ponist Law Group (“PLG”) represented clients wrongly accused of failing to pay back a purchase money loan and of fraud in connection therewith.  Attacking the merits of the action, PLG moved for dismissal (judgment on the pleadings).  Based on the strength of PLG’s moving papers, the other side dismissed the action and agreed to a full release of all claims against our clients.  The great result—i.e., a complete dismissal of the action early in the proceedings—saved our clients significant time, expense and aggravation of protracted litigation. 

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October 13, 2021

A Cautionary Tale to LLC Members with Minority Interests

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In the recent decision in the matter of Cheng v. Coastal L.B. Assocs., LLC, Case No. B303519, 2021 WL 4305054 (Sept. 1, 2021), the Court of Appeal for the Second District upheld the trial court’s “order confirming [the] appraisers’ award valuing the parties’ respective 25 percent interests in the LLC at a discounted fair market value.” In the foregoing matter, “Appellant filed an action for involuntary dissolution of the LLC in October 2017. Respondents moved for an order staying the dissolution action and electing to purchase appellant’s [] interests in the LLC pursuant to section 17707.03” which permits the remaining LLC members to purchase the selling interests at fair market value (“FMV”). 

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October 8, 2021

Sean Ponist Named to the 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers List

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The Ponist Law Group is pleased to announce that founding partner Sean E. Ponist has been selected as a 2021 Northern California Super Lawyer.  Earlier this year, Mr. Ponist had also been selected as a 2021 San Diego Super Lawyer.  This unique selection in multiple regions of the State reflects the Mr. Ponist’s presence and accomplishments throughout California.  The Super Lawyer award is bestowed upon those who “demonstrate the highest degree of professional achievement and peer recognition” and is awarded to less than 5% of attorneys based on peer nomination and evaluation as well as independent research.

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October 1, 2021

Are Investment Notes “Securities” Under Federal Securities Laws?

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In the recent decision of Shaper v. Zadek, Case No. 21-cv-00493-EMC, 2021 WL 3885958 (N.D. Cal. Aug., 31, 2021), the court addressed whether loans purchased by investors were “securities” under federal securities laws and, if so, whether the seller of the notes had violated federal securities laws by failing to, among other things, register as an investment adviser and/or broker-dealer.  The answer is lawyerly and, perhaps, unsatisfactory, i.e., it depends!  Where the notes were purchased for investment purposes, offered and sold to a broad segment of the population, reasonable investors would view them as securities and not merely notes, and there is no other statutory scheme directly regulating the transaction, they should be treated as “securities.”  Nonetheless, additional considerations will determine whether the party offering the note must register as an investment adviser or broker-dealer under federal securities laws. 

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