Practice Areas

Real Estate Law
RHRC's attorneys are skilled in all aspects of real estate law. They represent a wide range of corporate, small business, and individual clients in transactions, staffing each in order to deliver effective results consistent with their client's objectives. Their areas of practice include the following:

• Residential real estate

  Helping homeowners with the purchase, sale and ownership of their residence.

• Commercial real estate transactions

  Handling commercial real estate purchases and sales, options, leasing, entitlements, and land development.

• Commercial real estate litigation

  Securing recourse in commercial real estate disputes including non-disclosure, breach of contract, fraud, lease disputes, construction defects and zoning issues.

• Broker negligence

  Suing real estate agents and brokers for negligence, fraud, failing to advise and counsel and non-disclosure issues.

• Broker defense

  Defending real estate brokers and agents against lawsuits and complaints to the Department of Real Estate (DRE).

• Real estate development and land use

  Assisting developers through all stages of acquisition, planning, financing, construction, leasing, or selling.Providing advice, advocacy, and litigation services regarding zoning and permitting matters, subdivision processing and approvals, general plan amendments, entitlements, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) issues.

• Finance and Lending

  Assisting clients in all aspects of commercial lending including acquisition, construction, and loan documentation; security instruments; negotiable instruments, secured and unsecured loans, deeds of trusts, and guaranty agreements for institutional and private lending.

• Title and escrow companies

  Prosecuting and defending claims relating to escrow and title insurance issues.

• Construction litigation

  Representing clients in matters involving construction contracts, environmental issues, construction defects, soil movement, property lines, and mold.

• Business litigation

  Advising clients regarding business formation and contracts,

• Business formation

  Advising clients regarding entity formation based upon liability concerns, partnership structure and tax implications.

• Appeals

  Assisting clients in all aspects of civil appeals in California State and Federal Courts of Appeal.

Rossi, Hamerslough, Reischl & Chuck

1960 The Alameda, Suite 200 · San Jose, CA 95126 · (408) 261-4252