Real Estate Law

KSC’s Real Estate Group is well-positioned to serve the firm’s diverse clientele. Decades of working with real estate projects and various local and state agencies has resulted in substantial expertise which enables our attorneys to handle both common and unique real estate problems.

The services we provide range from reviewing simple purchase and sale agreements to negotiating and drafting contracts for highly complex residential subdivisions and commercial developments. The Group is experienced in preparing and modifying leases and subleases from residential rentals to complex shopping center leasing arrangements. The Group also has substantial experience in drafting consensual easements and rights-of-way agreements between parties and has utilized its expertise to assist clients in purchasing large rural tracts of land.

The Group skillfully assists parties in negotiating difficult and troublesome problems as well as complex real estate litigation involving such issues as boundary disputes, nuisance issues, encumbrance and lien priority problems, mechanics liens and contract fraud.

The San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys are a fertile source of real estate related legal matters. The state’s growth has given rise to an abundance of residential, commercial construction and the state’s vast agricultural resources also frequently require real estate expertise concerning parcel or lot splits, sales, estate planning, family limited partnerships and other overlapping legal areas.