Walnut Creek and San Francisco Bay Area Business Litigation Attorneys
Reiser Law's Bay Area office is at 1990 North California Boulevard in Walnut Creek, in Contra Costa County. Our California trial lawyers represent individuals, founders, businesses, investors, property owners and homeowners' associations in business and real estate disputes, as plaintiffs and as defendants. We litigate in California superior courts, in the federal district courts in California, including the Northern District of California, and in arbitration.
Business and Commercial Disputes
We handle breach of contract, fraud, and unfair competition claims under Business and Professions Code section 17200, for plaintiffs and defendants. We also bring and defend civil RICO claims.
Partnership, LLC and Shareholder Disputes
We represent partners, LLC members, minority shareholders and founders in disputes over control, distributions, compensation, fiduciary duty, books-and-records demands and dissolution. Our article on minority shareholder rights in California explains the inspection, derivative and dissolution rules. For how we handle these cases, see partnership, LLC and shareholder disputes in California and co-founder and startup disputes in the Bay Area. Our article on the implied covenant of good faith in California explains a claim that often accompanies these disputes, and our page on breach of fiduciary duty litigation covers claims against partners, managers, directors and those who aid them.
Claims Against Developer-Controlled Associations
We represent sub-associations, independent directors and owner groups in claims against developers, hotel owners and commercial owners who control an association governed by the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act and use it to shift costs, pay their own affiliates or fund their own business. These are association-wide cases; we do not handle individual owner disputes over fines or architectural approvals. See claims against developer-controlled HOAs and master associations.
Investor Fraud and Ponzi Scheme Claims
We represent investors in claims against brokers, advisers, auditors and others whose conduct contributed to their losses, including claims in FINRA arbitration. We have represented groups of investors in suits against professional services firms alleged to have aided and abetted investment fraud. For how these claims work, see investor fraud and Ponzi scheme recovery, our representative cases and our article on Ponzi scheme recovery. Bay Area investors can also read about our investment fraud practice in the Bay Area. For federal and state securities claims, see securities litigation for investors.
Real Estate, Easement and Co-Ownership Disputes
We represent property owners in real estate, easement and co-ownership disputes in Contra Costa County and throughout California. See real estate, easement and condo-hotel litigation and fractional interest and timeshare litigation.
Class Actions and Arbitration
We litigate class actions in state and federal court, and we handle arbitrations, including petitions to compel, confirm or vacate awards. We are also investigating vacation rental pricing in Palm Springs and California's other resort markets for guests who paid for their stays; see our vacation rental pricing investigation.
Our California Attorneys
Michael J. Reiser, the firm's founder, has been a member of the State Bar of California since 1988 and is admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Northern, Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California.
Sean Svendsen, a member of the State Bar of California, practices from our Bay Area office and handles California litigation with the firm.
Matthew W. Reiser and Isabella Martinez, based in our Miami office, are also members of the State Bar of California, so matters that span California and Florida stay with one team. Meet our attorneys.
Serving the Bay Area and All of California
From our Walnut Creek office, we represent clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, and across California, in superior courts statewide and in the federal district courts in California.
Questions Clients Ask
Do you represent plaintiffs or defendants?
Both. We represent individuals, businesses, investors, property owners and associations on either side of a dispute.
Can you handle a dispute that also involves Florida?
Yes. Matthew W. Reiser and Isabella Martinez are members of both the State Bar of California and The Florida Bar, so matters that span both states stay with one team.
How soon should I act after being sued?
Right away. Deadlines to respond run from the date of service, and some defenses are lost if they are not raised early.
Contact Our Bay Area Office
Reiser Law, P.C.
1990 North California Blvd, 8th Floor
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 256-0400
Email Michael J. Reiser at michael@reiserlaw.com or Sean Svendsen at sean@reiserlaw.com.
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