Barak Lurie

Extremely knowledgeable, professional and I highly, highly recommend Mr. Lurie and his team. I had an URGENT legal matter pertaining to a Real Estate transaction in which I was a buyer. On the day of our Closing, the Seller threatened to pull out of the Sale (just hours before the deadline to close)... if I (as the buyer) did not agree to sign a specific document releasing the Seller of any Liability, after the Seller was in Breach of Contract. Painted into a corner, I had no idea what to do or what my rights were and what next steps I should take. I contacted Mr. Lurie's office at about noon with my urgent matter (deadline of 4pm). Within 30 minutes, I heard back and had a scheduled call with Mr. Lurie within the hour. Mr. Lurie listened to my situation and immediately provided me the legal guidance as to what I should do next and how we should legally proceed. Mr. Lurie calmly assured me that he was an expert in Real Estate matters and guided me to a VERY successful resolution. Aside from closing the deal, I got everything I wanted , and more. I could not be more thankful to Mr. Lurie and his team for helping me in a very timely manner for a very urgent matter. I highly recommend Mr. Lurie's law firm and will definitely turn to him again for any Real Estate matters I encounter. Thank you for the great service!

I never thought that I would be involved in litigation. I’ve always found a path to common ground. However, after doing my best to manage an escalating real estate situation alone, I was quickly reassured after I consulted with and retained Barak. Barak and team provided continued professionalism, ...insight and patience that was tailored to address my situation and the cast of characters that emerged during my case. In the future, I will not hesitate to call Barak for proactive consultation, negotiations and/or litigation. I am so grateful for the outcome, as well as, the expertise and sensitivity to my specific situation.

Barak and his partners are now the only counsel I would trust with any business matters/issue. Barak helped me reach settlement quickly and very cost effectively on a very difficult tenancy situation with my previous landlord. His knowledge, trustworthiness, and integrity is unparalleled in any pro...fession. I can't stress the fact enough how well he kept me informed and abreast on every legal facet and strategy we encountered from initial claim to final settlement details and negotiation. If you have a difficult business or real estate legal matter you believe you have a case on you must talk to Barak and his excellent staff. Thank you so much Barak you are simply the best!

I hired Barak Lurie to represent me in a case that did not appear to be too difficult as it should have been time-barred. The main issue of this case was that the government had accused me of a fraudulent transfer of real estate into a trust some eight years ago. He sold himself as an expert in this ...area but then was not able to go the straightest route to a dismissal bun instead filed a nonmeritorious motion for a more definite statement,which was not only unsuccessful, but he charged me thousands of dollars for this disservice. This motion was denied because plaintiff US Department of Justice answered all questions in the reply to the motion. In other words, the need for a motion could have easily been avoided by a few phone conversations and e-mails. The government had sued under UFTA abd ee did not know that there is an absolute claims extinguishment period of seven years under the California UFTA, Civil Code section 3439.09 while the government had sued after 8 years. The government had told him they were right and Mr. Lurie just went with it. He told me several times what a pleasure it was to work with me while at the same time draining my resources (that was probably the source for his pleasure) and if I would not have pulled the plug after $15,000 I would certainly have lost the case. All the details and a copy of a bar complaint being filed can be found at www.RealBadLawyers.com.