$ 425-425 per hour
Robert William Sloat
About Robert
Biography
HELPING PEOPLE MAKE AGREEMENTS AND RESOLVE DISAGREEMENTS IN BUSINESS AND REAL ESTATE. Harvard Law School Class of 1978. AV (highest) rating by Martinale-Hubbell. Serving clients in Pasadena since 1981.
SERVICES
Robert Wm. Sloat focuses upon forming and preserving successful business relationships for his clients.
Mr. Sloat advises clients pragmatically, from the perspective of his broad legal and business experience. Rather than merely raising issues which obstruct a transaction, he helps his clients evaluate risks in their business context, advising creative, practical solutions. He negotiates in a spirit of productive cooperation, to reach the client's goals without undermining business relationships. Deals are documented clearly, anticipating and avoiding potential disputes. Where differences arise, he is a strong advocate, effectively articulating and advancing his client's best interests, seeking to resolve disagreements without litigation.
Negotiating and documenting real estate and business agreements and resolving disagreements–this is the major focus of Mr. Sloat's law practice. It encompasses, for example, complex contract negotiations, purchases and sales of real estate and businesses, leases, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, customer contracts, and other transactions. He often works with people caught up in a dispute, evaluating their legal rights and practical alternatives, then negotiating a realistic solution through vigorous advocacy.
Among his clients are real estate, engineering, technology, manufacturing, retail services, entertainment, advertising, telecommunications, and health care companies, and many individuals.
QUALIFICATIONS
Robert Wm. Sloat has practiced business and real estate law since 1978. He received the Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1978, after graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975 from Seattle Pacific University. He was Managing and Executive Editor of, and published an article in, The Harvard Journal on Legislation.
Mr. Sloat began practicing law with a prominent Los Angeles firm then known as Agnew, Miller & Carlson. He moved his practice to Pasadena in 1981, where he helped found a ten-attorney firm, becoming Managing Partner. His business experience includes commercial real estate brokerage, investment analysis for a real estate firm, and producing and distributing a motion picture. In 1986 he began his individual law practice.
Based upon his reputation in the legal community, Mr. Sloat has received an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, their highest rating of legal abilities and ethical standards.
A resident of Pasadena since 1963, Mr. Sloat has been active in the community as a member of the Pasadena Bar Association (Real Property Section Chairman 1998-2000), the Tournament of Roses (1989-present), and the Pasadena Unified School District school bond Citizens' Oversight Committee (2000-2004), together with other civic, church, and family pursuits with his wife and three children.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in California for 47 years
State: California
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Robert William Sloat
301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 320, Pasadena, CA, 91101-1921
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"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."
"Bob Sloat is the consummate transactional lawyer. We have worked together on legal matters and he has assisted me in my legal practice, when transactional issues have arisen, on many occasions. Bob is thorough, reasonable, wise and discerning. Perhaps most impressive is his diligent, patient technique for negotiating that almost always leads to a successful resolution. I heartily endorse Bob Sloat."
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Experience
Honors
2019
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell®
2018
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2018
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2016
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2015
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2014
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2013
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2012
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2011
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
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2009
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2008
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1992
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1991
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1990
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1989
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1988
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1987
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Work Experience
1986 - Present
Owner, Robert Wm. Sloat, attorney at law
1982 - 1986
Managing Partner, MacFarlane, Lambert, Sloat & Gallo
1981 - 1982
Associate, Boyle, Olson, Poole & Robinson
1978 - 1981
Associate, Agnew, Miller & Carlson
Associations
1989 - Present
Pasadena Tournament of Roses AssociationMember
1978 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
2003 - 2003
Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent’s Committee on Effective School Capacity and UtilizationMember
1999 - 2003
Pasadena Unified School District School Bond Oversight CommitteeChair, Communication Subcommittee
1998 - 2000
Pasadena Bar AssociationChair, Real Property Section
Education
1978
Harvard Univ Law School
Juris Doctor
1975
Seattle Pacific Univ
Bachelor of Arts
Publications
1978
Harvard Journal on Legislation
Government in the Sunshine Act: A Danger of Overexposure
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Do I need to disclose short-term rental activity in my neighborhood when I sell my house in California?
30 Sep 2016
Q&A
Change Corporate Ownership in California
30 Sep 2016
Q&A
Adding a partner to a Corporation.
08 Aug 2016