Real Property Law Section

he Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Two, recently upheld a trial court’s finding that a later purchaser or encumbrancer for value seeking protection under the Quiet Title Act from the invalidation of an earlier quiet title judgment may only do so if it lacked constructive knowledge of some “defects or irregularities in [the earlier quiet title] judgment or proceedings” at the time it obtained its interest in the property. Read more

Often property owners believe that old mortgages, deeds of trust or other instruments creating a security interest in real property to secure a debt simply go away on their own with time. While this is partially true, an “ignore it and it will go away” mentality is not always the best policy. Read more

The Department of Real Estate regulate licensed real estate activity in California. Brokers are required to supervise salespersons. Read more

This course will address new case law and recent statutory revisions which promise to affect the practice of construction law in California in the years to come. Read more

This presentation will outline the top ten issues in partition cases for real property practitioners. Read more

The Legal Malpractice statue of limitations, C.C.P. Section 340.6 protects attorneys from stale claims. Read more

In public contracting, public entities must comply with bidding requirements in awarding contracts. Failure to strictly comply with requirements, including criteria stated in the bid solicitation, may allow a bidder that is not selected for contract award to “protest.” Read more

On this month’s What’s Up With Us, we will discuss Salisbury v. City of Santa Monica, a 9th Cir. case which held the FHAA is not applicable to occupants of a property who don’t sign a lease and don’t pay rent, and the case Gil v. Winn Dixie, an 11th Cir. case which held websites are not places of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Read more

In a year where everything we know has changed, attorneys need to continue to grow their practices and increase their visibility in the marketplace. Read more

This first part of the presentation will focus on substance abuse and provide highlights from Abraham Twerski's Book "Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception", as well as offer tips about how to identify other's behaviors , attitudes, and emotions as they journey through addiction. Read more