Richard Wayne Greenbaum

Richard Wayne Greenbaum

5.0
Rating: 8.1

Licensed for 45 years

Contracts and agreements Lawyer at Torrance, CA
Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements, Business, Real Estate

19829 Hamilton Ave Ste 201, Torrance, CA

About Richard

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Contracts and Agreements 40%

The practice is heavily involved in assisting individuals and business entities with the drafting, reviewing and negotiating of all types of agreements, including leases, licensing, personal services, employment, independent contractor, non disclosure, non solicitation, purchase and sales, etc.

40%
Business 30%

The practice includes operating as an outside legal department to small businesses, who require attorney services on less than a full time basis.

30%
Real Estate 30%

The firm assists with purchase and sales, leases, and other real estate related matters.

30%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 45 years

State: California

Acquired: 1980

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Richard W. Greenbaum, PC

19829 Hamilton Ave Ste 201, Torrance, CA, 90502

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Richard Wayne Greenbaum's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

18 Client Reviews

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Posted by Karen | January 26, 2014 | Mergers & Acquisitions

Highly Recommended, Trustworthy Attorney

Finding a corporate attorney that is trustworthy, easy to work with, and responsive is a challenge. Working with Richard Greenbaum not only encompasses all of these things, but is also a very enjoyable experience. Rich has provided legal guidance for several businesses that I have worked with o...ver the last eight years. Reviewing everything from partnership agreements to articles of incorporation to client contracts, he is always available to provide feedback and make suggestions in a way that is easily understandable. He also can easily interpret contract language to make it easy for a layperson like myself to understand. This has been beneficial on multiple occasions, as our staff is able to articulate the concerns that we have when needed. In addition to providing guidance as General Counsel to these businesses, Rich has also supported both the sale and acquisition of two of the businesses. In both instances, there was a need to ensure that communications and negotiation materials remained confidential through the multiple months of negotiations. He handled all of these matters in the strictest confidence and was able to provide suggestions that strengthened our negotiating position in several instances. Both the sale and acquisition were completed successfully with Rich’s guidance. In addition to his legal guidance, Rich has a wonderful personality that makes you feel instantly comfortable in confiding in him. He genuinely cares about his clients and is great about checking in to see how things are going. He is always happy to help and can balance the seriousness of some legal situations with his wit. Each of the businesses that I have been responsible for has started as a small business, which would make it easy to become just another file for an attorney with as many clients as Rich. However, I always feel that he gives us dedicated attention and thorough reviews, ensuring that we always feel like his most important client. When combining that with his wonderful personality, I would not hesitate to recommend him to any business in need of an attorney. You will not need to look for one again.

Posted by Michael | January 07, 2014 | Contracts & Agreements

Excellent professional attorney that is detail oriented, cost effective, and down to earth

I have had the pleasure of working with Mr Greenbaum on a few occasions. I had a few clients that we had contractural disputes with that involved different interpretations of the same contract. After spending a long time trying to get resolution myself with our clients, I decide that I needed to get ...a professional that specializes in business contracts. I explained to Mr. Greenbaum the nature of our situation and that while we needed help on collecting of past due balances owed to us in the tens of thousand of dollars, we also needed to ensure that our client understood the contractual agreement and continued to be our client. I provided Mr. Greenbaum the details, emails, and conversations between myself and the CFO and president if our client. He reviewed it in only a few days, pulled some case law that helped our argument, and reached back out to me. We went over everything as well as Mr. Greenbaums strategy to collect in the payments as well as working to leave our client fully understanding that they were wrong in their interpretation of the contracts. He was able to get our payments and after two conference calls he left our client happy. We received our monies and we continue to get business from our client on a daily basis. I was highly impressed as it was a difficult challenge to get paid and for us to retain our client. Mr. Greenbaum made it happen and we are highly satisfied as we thought that we would loose our client forever. The fees we paid Mr. Greenbaum for,his services were some of the best monies we have ever spent for an attorney. I highly recommend him. If you reach out to him you will see his detail oriented methods and feel at ease that you called the right person to handle your contractual disputes. Regards, Michael

Posted by Patricia | December 20, 2013 | Corporate & Incorporation

Charismatic Corporate Attorney With Profitable Solutions

Much more than just another "Corporate Attorney", clients always leave with a smile on their face, a sense of relief, and as part of the firm family—as I have for nearly a decade. I have entrusted Richard with my personal/professional associates, clients, family, friends, and myself. On several oc...casions, Richard has skillfully crafted and negotiated contracts that safeguarded our best interest and maximized benefits. Richard’s impeccable negotiating skills and charisma have enabled the comeback of many clients—myself included—by interceding with creditors to create more fiscally sound and profitable situations. We have utilized Richard’s services for, but not limited to, the following: • Business structure and formation/incorporation • Legal business planning • Contract drafting, review and negotiations • Partnership agreements I know that what Richard says he will do, will happen. Richard's extensive background affords him the ability to take large corporate legal issues and create cost effective preventative solutions that apply to all business structures small and large. I highly recommend Richard Greenbaum and his firm.

Posted by robby | December 19, 2013 | Business

EXCEPTIONAL LITIGATION ATTORNEY

I am a small business owner. Our Company has utilized Richard since the early 1990's. Richard is a very talented,intelligent,and competent Lawyer. He is tough,charismatic,and results oriented. We have used Richard for routine legal matters which have always been satisfactorily resolved. We ha...ve also used Rich on a number of Lawsuits throughout the years. He is exceptional litigator who presents intelligent,articulate arguments to juries and WINS! We were wrongfully sued and compelled to defend an action which Richard ultimately was able to get dismissed. It was a very stressful two year ordeal. Throughout this period Richard provided realistic counsel and presented alternatives and scenarios which helped us to get the case dismissed without going to trial. I have recommended Rich to many businesses and Individuals throughout the years. Invariably those I referred Richard to thanked me for the referral and expressed appreciation for the referral and the satisfactory results. I wholeheartedly without reservation recommend Richard to anyone needing legal counsel from a competent,compassionate,,experienced Lawyer.

Posted by anonymous | November 21, 2013 | Business

One word: AWESOME!

Trustworthy, responsive, knowledgeable, and kept me informed - Yes. Yes. Yes. And Yes. Richard Greenbaum may look intimidating but he is everything but that. Being that I am a small business owner, I needed someone who I can run to for my legal business concerns and problems. I was introduced to R...ichard by a friend who highly recommended him. He listened to all my questions and they were answered, not just promptly, but very thoroughly. Richard assured me that he would handle all my worries - and that he did! I recommend Richard to anyone looking for advice for their business. He's great at what he does and it's visible in the work and dedication that he puts in it. He's just... AWESOME!

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Lesley Montion-Garcia

Business lawyer | Jun 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Richard is one of the most careful and scrupulous lawyers you will ever have the pleasure to come across. His affable demeanor puts everyone at ease. I am truly amazed with his exceptional skills and deep knowledge of business law. He is an excellent attorney, and I would have no trouble hiring him myself to handle any business law matter. I endorse this lawyer."

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Amanda Goodman

Business lawyer | Jan 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. He does quality work and is reliable"

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Jennifer Sawday

Contracts and agreements lawyer | Dec 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"He listens to his clients and offers appropriate legal advice as they may need. He's one of the good guys."

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William Brown

Litigation lawyer | Dec 09

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I worked with Mr. Greembaum on a high stakes intellectual property trial in federal court. Our clients started the case as copyright infringement defendants with their company in jeopardy. They ended owning the copyrights and were awarded a multimillion dollar verdict and judgment. Richard played a key role in forming the successful strategy and implementing it with the client."

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Janet Park

Business lawyer | Nov 25

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  8.1 (Excellent)

Honors

1980

JD Cum Laude, Pepperdine University School of Law

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Managing Partner, Richard W. Greenbaum, PC

2008 - 2013

General Counsel, DTM Services, Inc.

2005 - 2006

Adjunct Professor, Cerritos College

1999 - 2005

Partner, Greenbaum & Champ, LLP

1981 - 1999

Partner, Herzfeld & Rubin

Associations

1999 - Present

Long Beach Bar Association

Los Angeles County Bar Association

American Bar Association

2012 - 2013

MADA

Board of Directors

2005 - 2008

Handel on the Law

Business Lawyer

Sample of Legal Cases

Gomez vs. Volkswagen, etc. et al.

Successfully argued appeal of an automotive warranty claim judgment against a major automobile manufacturer

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Education

1980

Pepperdine University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1975

University of Cincinnati

undergraduate

Speaking Engagements

2007

IEA Real Estate Seminars

Business start ups and contracts

2006

Small business legal symposium

Business law for start-up businesses

2006

Legal Question and Answer

Business contracts

Publications

2006

Long Beach Business Journal "Just tell me where to sign"

2006

Long Beach Business Journal "I've been running my business for years and never needed an attorney"

Languages

English

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