Paul E. Stansen

Paul E. Stansen

4.9
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 41 years

Real estate Lawyer at Montecito, CA
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning

1187 Coast Village Rd #701, Montecito, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 32 years

State: California

Acquired: 1993

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Licensed in Colorado for 41 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1984

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No misconduct found

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Paul E Stansen, APC

1187 Coast Village Rd #701, Montecito, CA, 93108

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Paul E. Stansen's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

37 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Lawsuits & Disputes

Posted by Shannon | December 31, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Paul is Amazing!

From the moment of our first contact, Paul was immediately responsive, and had already done homework on our property, and the sellers. We had found ourselves in the midst of massive non-disclosures on the property we had purchased, facing a huge amount of money to make it habitable and functional, an...d were at a total loss on how to handle it all. We finally decided that we needed to do something about it legally, and reached out to Paul, who had been referred by a close friend. Paul worked tirelessly with us over the next few months, sending information to us, responding immediately to all questions, and making us laugh when we wanted to cry. He is quite the detective, searching out every angle possible until he finds the key that fits. Paul would not let us give up, and when we finally said we just wanted OUT of the nightmare, he said let's go for that angle. In the end, we achieved the unheard of...the sellers agreed to purchase back the property! With this incredible turn of events, we were able to immediately start looking for another property, which we found that same week. Paul navigated us forward and through it all...juggling back and forth as we sold back our property and purchased our new one (in the midst of our being on vacation out of the country!). We are now very happily living in our new home/property...something that would not have been possible without Paul, who has now become a dear friend as well as Attorney. We cannot thank him enough for all he did for us.

Posted by Miles | November 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Miracles do happen.

Paul is a miracle worker. Referred from a friend, he guided us through the difficult, drawn-out process of rescinding a home purchase due to non-disclosures. Fortunately things were resolved in mediation, with Paul advising us throughout. Paul's expertise, persistence and wit was invaluable during ...the journey to the resolution of our predicament. Paul went above and beyond in representing us as a Realtor in both the sale of one property and the purchase of another, closing both of the deals smoothly.

Posted by Blake | September 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Mold/Lease Agreement

My wife and I found 2 places of potential mold within in our rental property after being there nearly 5 years. We have a 2 year old and 8 month old, so I wrote a letter to the Property Manager asking to get out of the lease due to potential mold in 2 places. This was not the first time we found mold ...in this home, the first of which we had to move out for 2.5 months on our own dime. Having dealt with this Property Manager previously, I was inclined to use Professional help as I knew the communication with the Prop Mngr was poor and the responses would not be in my favor. I asked Paul to get involved and get me out of my contract. Most importantly, I did not want to be involved with the communication and dealing with this Property Manager. He took the reigns like a pit bull and started shooting off letters left and right. The Property Manager made this as difficult as possible but in the end Paul was able to not only get me out of my lease but created a settlement in which the owner owed me a half months rent back with full security deposit within 2 days of MIMO. Never once did I have to fear the big bad Property Manager who never even replied to my initial letter. Live and learn, always use a professional like this when they know what they are doing. Worth every penny and I'd do it again ten times over.

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Patricia Rodriguez

Real estate lawyer | May 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jeff Berke

Real estate lawyer | Feb 28

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"If you have issues relating to any aspect of real estate matters, Paul is the expert. I highly recommend him."

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Work Experience

1984 - 2014

Attorney / Broker-Realtor, Paul E Stansen, A Prof Law Corp

Associations

1993 - Present

State Bar of California

Attorney

1986 - Present

California Department of Real Estate

Broker / Realtor

1984 - Present

Colorado Bar Association

Attorney

1984 - Present

National Association of Realtors

Realtor Broker

Sample of Legal Cases

Santa Ynez CA Real Estate Sale

CLOSED ESCROW

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Education

1983

Pepperdine Univ SOL

JD - Juris Doctor

1980

Fort Lewis Coll

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2014

Real Estate Sales Meeting

Distressed Real Estate Sales

Publications

2019

Self Age 50+ Home Ownership: Options, Opportunities, Solutions

2019

Self Cash Flow Challenges that Lead to Foreclosure

Languages

English

Activity

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