Best Lawyers Near You in Sherman Oaks, California for Litigation - Real Estate
Michael Berger is one of California’s preeminent appellate lawyers and is a partner in Manatt Real Estate and the appellate practice. One of the top land use and condemnation lawyers in the United States, his appellate cases have involved planning, zoning, eminent domain, various kinds of business litigation, landslides, contract, due process, equal protection, defective construction, nuisance, insurance and environmental law. Michael has argued four cases before the United States Supre...
George Soneff is a partner in the Los Angeles office. He has over 30 years' experience in complex litigation in state and federal courts, and administrative tribunals. He has an extensive background handling real property litigation, including real estate development and valuation, land use restrictions and governmental regulation of property rights, eminent domain/inverse condemnation, ownership disputes, construction-related claims, water rights, and insurance. His clients have included maj...
James W. Hill is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Real Estate. James W., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Betty Shumener is one of the three founding partners of Shumener, Odson & Oh LLP. Ms. Shumener represents some of the nation’s elite private equity firms, opportunity funds and financial institutions. As a commercial litigator, Ms. Shumener has protected billion of dollars of real estate and corporate assets for equity and debt investors dating back to the Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980’s and evolving into the opportunity funds and investment banking firms. Ms. Shume...
Kevin Brogan specializes in the trial of real estate and business cases, with a particular emphasis on eminent domain and inverse condemnation matters. He has substantial experience in the trial of jury and nonjury matters in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative tribunals and other forums. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Chair of its Foundation Board.
Dan Miller is a founding member of the firm. His success as a trial lawyer has been recognized by the Daily Journal which named him one of the Top 20 Lawyers Under 40 in the State of California. Dan is recognized in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate by the Best Lawyers in America® 2024. In 2022, he was named among Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence: Litigators and Trial Attorneys , and in 2021, was named among Leaders of Influence...
Norman H. Levine is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate. Norman H., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Norman H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ms. Salata is an associate attorney in BWB&O’s Los Angeles office. She previously worked in-house as a corporate paralegal while attending Loyola Law School. During her time at Loyola, Ms. Salata was on the board of the Evening Student Bar Association for all four years and received the Dean’s Services Award for doing so. Ms. Salata volunteered to do pro bono work in the sentencing and post-conviction area, submitting a clemency petition for a federal inmate. She was also the ...
Catalina V. Kelly is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate. Catalina V., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Catalina V. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kirsi Luther joined the firm in 2022, following five years of service to the federal judiciary. Kirsi first served as an extern and clinical intern for then-Chief Judge Dana L. Christensen of the District of Montana. Following law school, Kirsi went on to clerk for the Honorable Judge Christensen for two years. From 2021 to 2022, she clerked for the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Kirsi earned her law degree from the University of Montan...
David A. Taran is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction and Litigation - Real Estate. David A., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Anoush D. Sarkissian is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law. Anoush D., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anoush D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Brian L. Taylor is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Real Estate. Brian L., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brian L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Serj Daniel focuses his practice on handling matters of business litigation, premises liability, product liability, and real property litigation. Serj has represented clients in large and small organizations and handled a broad spectrum of legal matters, including drafting contracts in the construction and real property disciplines, reviewing insurance policies and preparing coverage opinions, resolving mechanic’s liens disputes, handling landlord-tenant disputes, and litigating product...
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