Top Rated California Real Estate Lawyers

Real estate lawyers handle property transactions, title searches, contracts, closings, and financing. They handle boundary disputes, zoning and land-use issues, easements, landlord/tenant conflicts, and title defects. They draft purchase agreements, represent buyers and sellers, and litigate or negotiate to protect clients’ property rights and investments.

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Review: "Mark Hiller is at the top of the list of all the attorneys I've dealt with in the past. He is a true professional that directly approaches the issues and develops a game plan that addresses them."

Rating: 7.4

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 48 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Litigation

Review: "I have been involved in real estate my whole life. I am a third generation real estate broker and have been licensed to sell since 1982. My business encompasses everything from property management and selling apartment buildings to developing prop..."

Rating: 7.2

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Employment & Labor and more

Bio: Mr. Glazer possesses a wide range of experience in complex business litigation, specializing in cases involving trade secrets, unfair competition, trademarks, and business torts. Mr. Glazer also specializes in employment matters and real estate di...

Rating: 8.7

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant

Review: "I recently worked with Chris Mills when a tenant attempted to sue me, and I couldn’t be more grateful for her help. She was incredibly easy to work with—professional, responsive, and efficient throughout the entire process. Thanks to her strong ne..."

Rating: 7.1

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more

Bio: Mr. Arthofer graduated from the Pepperdine University School of Law in 1989, where he was named to the Dean’s Honor List and a recipient of the Dean’s Merit Scholarship Award. Mr. Arthofer began practicing law in Fresno, California in 1989. He the...

Rating: 8.4

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Lawsuits & Disputes and more

Bio: Michael Zar is an Orange County native who earned his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from California State University Long Beach. During his undergraduate studies, Michael was a recipient of the prestigious Peccorini Scho...

Rating: 7.4

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Family, Landlord & Tenant and more

Bio: Megan S. Bazurto handles a variety of legal issues, ranging from landlord/tenant law, family law, eminent domain/inverse condemnation, transportation litigation and transaction, real property and real estate law, environmental litigation and trans...

Rating: 7.8

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Business

Bio: I enjoy working with clients to reach a satisfactory conclusion to their cases whether its in civil court, bankruptcy, or some other forum. If a judge denies a motion, I enjoy finding an alternative route to meet the client's goals. It is this pro...

Rating: 7.4

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning

Bio: Cynthia found her legal passion practicing land use, real estate and lobbying transactional work. She loves how land use intersects law, policy and politics. She drafts, negotiates, and processes development agreements; conditions of approval; ame...

Rating: 7.2

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Insurance

Review: "Ben is very professional with a strong eye for detail. His quick response and quick action to resolve the issue makes Ben a key part of our business."

Rating: 7.0

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Employment & Labor, Litigation and more

Bio: General Advisory and Trial Counsel with over 25 years experience in Business, Administrative, Government, Tort, Real Estate, Employment, Labor, Constitutional and Civil Rights Litigation and 19 civil jury trials. Ms. Knefel most recently served as...

Rating: 9.8

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate and more

Review: "In 2010, I retained Ms. Alexandra Gadzo to complete a living trust document for myself that included a request for several nonstandard beneficiary clauses which met my specific family needs. Ms. Gadzo was extremely detailed in explaining the pros ..."

Rating: 9.1

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and more

Review: "We would like to know if you handle estate planning ....... WE WERE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE EASE AND SIMPLICITY YOUR GROUP MADE A DIFFICULT SITUATION APPEAR TO BE DUE TO YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND CRE FOR OTHERS"

Rating: 7.5

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business

Bio: Scott E. Shapiro is a successful business litigator and trial attorney. He is admitted to practice law in all California State and Federal Courts. Mr. Shapiro has represented the prevailing parties in several seven figure actions, jury trials, cla...

Rating: 7.0

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Litigation, Business and more

Bio: My practice at James Waddle PC includes the aggressive representation of clients in litigation matters. I have successfully represented individuals, and the family's of individuals, who have suffered personal injury or wrongful death, usually in a...

Rating: 8.4

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California Real Estate Attorney

Real Estate Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury and more

Bio: With over 35 years of legal experience, I am a dedicated, tenacious and creative attorney. I believe in pouring myself into everything I do and am committed to improving and maximizing my skills so that I can serve my clients to the best of my abi...

Rating: 8.9

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