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            I receive a lot of requests for my election recommendations columns. Hard to believe, huh. Last year I received an email from one reader who was most appreciative of my support column. It made it easy for him to know who NOT to vote for. Glad to help.             [...]

            Homeowner associations and other landowners must maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition. An accident on a landowner’s property does not necessarily make them liable. When does the owner, perhaps you, have an obligation to warn of a dangerous condition? RUNNING RAINWATER ON HOA PROPERTY             Susan Nicoletti [...]

If you live in California, have a child under the age of 18 or not legally emancipated, and do not cohabitate with the other parent, you may have come across the term "guideline child support.”  You may wonder what it means and how “guideline child support” is determined.  While child support is dependent on numerous [...]

You’re engaged. Congratulations! You and your fiancé are regaling friends and family with details about the magical moment the question was popped, and you are both head-over-heals with excitement about the pending nuptials. Hours will be spent planning the wedding, reception, honeymoon, etc. Everything will be planned to a tee, with the event coordinator on [...]

For many years the real estate sales market in the US has operated under a system of broker compensation structured around a buyer’s broker and agent being compensated by the commission charged to the seller by the seller’s broker.  Sounds confusing already, doesn’t it? Typically, sellers of property will contract with a licensed real estate [...]

Our case today is about two men in their thirties who separately sued Michael Jackson and his corporations for sexual abuse Jackson perpetrated on them when they were young boys. Their lawsuits, filed many years after the egregious acts, were found timely because the statute of limitations deadline to sue for sexual abuse was [...]

Hamlet’s famous soliloquy “To be or not be to: that is the question” is an evocative line.  Whether one views Shakespeare’s character as melodramatic or contemplative, Hamlet captures the importance of a decision when the stakes are high, and in matters of divorce, the stakes are usually high. One of the first things to determine [...]

            As a full-service law firm handling real estate, estate planning, and land use matters, we see this factual circumstance often: a buyer of real estate purchased the property in their individual capacity before creating an estate plan. Once talking with an estate planning attorney, the buyer/owner wants to transfer [...]

            Governor Gavin Newsom has now signed AB 12, changing laws related to residential tenancy and security deposits. The amendments to California law concerning security deposits will become effective next year. No longer will landlords have authority to obtain two months of rent as a security deposit or three months [...]