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Zacks Utrecht & Leadbetter
A Professional Corporation
The Russ Building
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94104 |
Our firm of eleven lawyers offers a full array of legal services including representation in civil litigation in trial and appellate courts, with an emphasis on real estate cases, including property rights and land use disputes, residential and commercial landlord-tenant disputes, purchase and sale, co-ownership and neighbor disputes, and mediation services. The firm also represents clients in real estate transactions including tenancy-in-common agreements, condominium conversions, residential and commercial landlord-tenant counseling, and zoning and permitting issues.
For the past 15 years, we have been dedicated to protecting the rights of property owners through effective representation in lease negotiations, dispute settlements and legal actions in the state and federal courts, including the California Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.
Using the buttons on your left or clicking on the text here, you can find information about our firm and our attorneys. News and links regarding some of the recent cases we have been associated with can be found below. As one of the most successful firms in our area of practice and because we often try cases in which new case law is established, we are often featured in local, regional and national media. You can read more about what the legal and other media think about our work.
We have also provided you with helpful links to other websites that might assist you in resolving your legal questions without an attorney.
If you are interested in seeing how we can help you with any area of Civil Litigation, please contact us via phone or email.
| LATEST NEWS |
The 2008 San Francisco Condominium Conversion Lottery is here.
We now offer a service to assist owners with the condo lottery application
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANDREW ZACKS,
RE-SELECTED AS “SUPER LAWYER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA”
(2005, 2006, 2007) FOR THE FIELD OF REAL ESTATE LAW!!
10/22/2007 - Another important appellate victory for San Francisco property owners. In a newly published opinion, Division Three of the First District Court of Appeal held that a tenant’s lawsuit over an attempted eviction arises from the exercise of the right to petition, and therefore triggers the anti-SLAPP statute. Click here
10/22/2007 - Zacks Utrecht & Leadbetter, “super group of attorneys” as described by Rosario Perry, wins another difficult case on behalf of San Francisco Landlord. From Mission Dispatch. Click here
8/27/07 - Nonprofits Could Be Off the Hook - Told You So... A State Bar task force is following arguments our named Shareholder, Paul Utrecht, used before the Supreme Court in 2006. From The Recorder – Click here
6/6/07 - Major Court of Appeal victory for property owners. Tenderloin Housing Clinic trial injunction reversed. Ellis Act right to go out of business reaffirmed. Click here - Congratulations to Andrew Zacks and James Kraus on briefing, and to Paul Utrecht for oral argument.
4/25/06 - Read the Petition for Review in Pieri v City and County of San Francisco - Click here
2/2/06 - Part of SF Rent Ordinance overturned in appeal - From the San Francisco Chronicle - Click here
Read the Courts opinion in Johnson v CCSF - Click here
1/25/06 - Tenant Buyout Provision Appears Safe, For Now - From the Daily Journal. Click here
Law, Precedent Argued in Renter Case - From The Recorder. Click here
1/19/06 - Unintended Evictions - An attempted solution to rental evictions may actually force more people out of rent-controlled apartments in an already tight San Francisco housing market - From the SF Weekly. Click here
1/12/06 - Nonprofit Law Groups Could Win Reprieve - From The Recorder. Click here
1/9/06 - Nonprofit Law Firms Can't Ignore Rules - On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that will decide whether nonprofit corporations engaging in the practice of law are subject to oversight by the State Bar of California... From The Recorder. Click here
12/12/05 - The Superior Court of the State of California granted in its entirety a Special Motion to Strike in Drouet v. Broustis. Click here
Daro v. Superior Court: California Court of Appeal issues Order to Show Cause as to why a writ of mandate should not be granted overturning the decision of a trial judge stopping an Ellis Act eviction on Francisco Street in San Francisco. Click here
4/27/05 - Court sides with landlords on eviction payouts - From the San Francisco Examiner - Click here
Read the Order Granting Petition for Writ of Mandate
10/28/04 - State court rules for residential hotel owners - Owners of residential hotels in San Francisco have a right to convert them to nonrental housing or demolish them, despite a city ordinance that requires replacement of the lost housing... More Read the Court's opinion
S.F. Property Law Overturned
From The Daily Journal - A San Francisco ordinance designed to limit tenancies in common violates the California Constitution's privacy guarantee, a state appeal court ruled Tuesday.
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The Court of Appeal ordered the opinion in Tom v. CCSF published on July 13, 2004 - Click Here to read the opinion
Read the California Supreme Court opinion in Drouet v. Superior Court - Click Here
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