- Divorce
- FraudOur attorneys handle all types and sizes of class action cases, including those brought by plaintiffs seeking recovery for personal injuries, securities fraud, antitrust and trade regulations, and damages arising out of defective consumer products, and those involving restitution and disgorgement issues.
- Corporate LawShareholder Donald Rez has been selected to the Super Lawyers list for the thirteenth year in the area of Business/Corporate Litigation. Rez focuses his practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation and antitrust and trade regulation. He has handled all types of commercial lawsuits, including cases involving trade regulation and antitrust, breach of contract, franchisor/franchisee issues, lender liability cases, professional malpractice, and intellectual property. He has been involved in complex multi-district litigation, and his antitrust experience has involved claims of virtually every kind.
- Mergers and AcquisitionsSullivan Hill represents a range of clients within the retail grocery industry including landlords and tenants, corporations, shareholders, directors, and investors. Our attorneys have expertise in a variety of matters that arise for their grocery clients such as commercial real estate ownership, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial lease transactions, business formations and federal and state tax disputes.
- Business DisputesSullivan Hill’s Kathleen Cashman-Kramer authored a case update on Young vs. Midland Funding, LLC, 84 Cal. App. 5th 34 (2022) published in the Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) eBulletin by the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA). The article was written by Ms. Cashman-Kramer with editorial contributions from ILC member John Kim of the Brower Law Group.
- Business TransactionsOur litigation group defends against products liability suits, environmental and other product claims. In addition, the firm is prepared to counsel manufacturers in all types of business transactions, employment law and consumer products disputes.
- Limited Liability CompaniesOur attorneys are experienced in the multiple issues that arise in structuring real estate investments. We can advise on the selection of the investment vehicle, including joint ventures, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. Our tax and transactional attorneys routinely advise clients on the wide array of issues that directly impact real estate investment, from financing, to operations to tax results.
- Construction ContractsOur firm provides comprehensive services to the industry, from negotiation of construction contracts to resolution of lien and payment disputes, and from construction defect defense to commercial litigation on virtually any aspect of the construction business.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Unfair CompetitionCalifornia has a unique statutory policy proscribing many non-competition agreements which often intersects with trade secret law. California’s Labor Code may also be implicated. And the state antitrust statute and below cost sales statute vary from their federal counterparts. Our attorneys have expertise in these critical areas and other areas of trade regulation laws. Our specialized expertise in trade regulation matters gives us a unique ability to handle disputes in unfair competition and trade regulation cases, including those brought under California Business and Professions Code Sections 17200 (unfair competition) and 17500 (false advertising.)
- AntitrustOver the past decade, manufacturing has grown to the highest contribution to economic growth, of any sector, by contributing to more than 60% of U.S. exports each month. With evolving registration strategies and marketplace expansion into the Internet, new opportunities and challenges have arisen in trademark enforcement and protection. Our robust antitrust and trade regulation practice is prepared to handle these challenges within the manufacturing industry to keep your company ahead of the game.
- Wrongful Termination
- Employment LitigationOur attorneys handle employment litigation matters at both the trial and appellate level, before federal and state courts, administrative agencies and arbitration tribunals. The firm has experience representing clients ranging from major corporations, to small businesses, to individuals.
- Real Estate LitigationPractice group. She practices in the areas of bankruptcy and other insolvency matters as well as in commercial and real estate litigation. Her representation in the Bankruptcy Court includes bankruptcy trustees, secured, priority and unsecured creditors, lessors, and bankruptcy debtors in commercial Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. She has represented a Chapter 13 Trustee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California. Ms. Cashman-Kramer currently serves as the vice-chair of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association, and is currently the secretary of the Insolvency Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. She has served on the Bankruptcy Mediation Panel for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California since 1995, and was named Mediator of the Year in September 2021. Ms. Cashman-Kramer has also served as a Pro-Tem Judge for the Small Claims Department of the San Diego Municipal Court since 1992.
- Construction LitigationWe represent owners, developers, suppliers, public entities, contractors and design professionals in major construction defect claims, owner/contractor disputes for cost overruns and delays, bid protests, mechanics liens cases and all phases of the construction process.
- Real Estate TransactionsSullivan Hill has extensive experience in each material legal discipline touching on today’s complex real estate transactions. We handle real estate transactions, large and small, for buyers and sellers, and understand the complexities of modern real estate financing structures. We are deeply involved in retail, commercial and industrial leasing. Our construction group is known for its expertise in handling disputes among owners and contractors, and we advise contractors and subcontractors, construction companies, developers of commercial, industrial and residential projects, investors, financial institutions and insurance companies regarding insurance coverage issues in construction disputes. Our litigators handle construction and real estate cases in mediations, in arbitrations and in the State and Federal Courts.
- Land Use and ZoningAs the 2000 era boom of commercial real estate winds down, capitalization rates rise and underwriting standards become more and more stringent, it is imperative for companies to enlist legal counsel that is well-versed in the changing real estate and land use markets.
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesOur litigation attorneys represent owners, developers and contractors in connection with an array of disputes pertaining to real property, ranging from breach of contract disputes, and commercial landlord-tenant disputes, foreclosure of liens and deeds of trust, unlawful detainer actions, condemnation proceedings, adverse possession disputes, partition suits, and construction litigation.
- Property DamageShareholder Timothy Earl has been selected to the Super Lawyers list in the area of Insurance Coverage. Earl is chair of Sullivan Hill’s Construction and Insurance practice group and is an experienced litigation attorney practicing primarily in the areas of construction litigation, insurance coverage, and business litigation. His insurance coverage practice involves representation of policyholders and insurance companies in a variety of insurance coverage disputes primarily involving property damage or bodily injury arising out of construction defect and asbestos claims.
- Personal InjuryCandace Carroll, of counsel to the firm, has been selected to the Super Lawyers list for the fourteenth year in the field of Appellate Law. Carroll is a highly regarded appellate practitioner with more than 40 years’ experience handling appeals in the federal, state and bankruptcy appellate courts. Her cases have encompassed a wide range of subjects, including contract disputes, insurance and indemnity issues, wrongful termination, intellectual property, personal injury, constitutional issues, and complex family law matters.
- Estate PlanningWe handle estate planning and succession planning. A highly experienced estate attorney will walk you through the entire estate planning process. Our experience in providing counsel and assistance for high net worth individuals and families allows the development of sophisticated planning.
- Wills
- TrustsOur attorneys are also experienced in estate and trust administration as well as trust, estate and probate disputes and litigation.
- Power of AttorneyBasic planning typically includes preparation of wills, revocable trust agreements, durable powers of attorney, health care directives and other core documents. Advanced planning is a detailed process by which estate plans are carefully designed to preserve capital and protect the family. Our attorneys are experienced in providing solutions towards protecting family assets; minimizing transfer taxes such as estate taxes, gift taxes and generation skipping taxes; passing family businesses to subsequent generations and transferring wealth to subsequent generations and/or charities.
- Probate
- Bankruptcy
- ForeclosureOur attorneys frequently advise clients in such diverse yet related areas as creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, financial workouts and restructuring, judicial and statutory foreclosures, receiverships, and rights and remedies of creditors under the Uniform Commercial Code. We have represented on a continuing basis federal bankruptcy trustees in California and Nevada. Our recognized command of these disciplines allows us to quickly assess our clients’ needs, and suggest and implement efficient and effective solutions, even in the most complicated situations.
- Tax LawTax laws are often complex, thus a thorough understanding of the tax consequences is essential in almost every legal matter. The objective is to create a comprehensive, customized tax plan for each situation, whether it involves an individual, a start-up, a multi-national corporation, a closely held business, or a fiduciary. Some of the areas in which we can help assure the right tax results are: tax planning for structuring business relationships and transactions; stock option plans and other executive compensation programs; managing tax aspects of the purchase and sale or merger of businesses; partnership planning for syndications as well as for entities doing business as partnerships or limited liability companies; estate and gift planning and estate tax minimization, including use of family partnerships and limited liability companies; tax-advantaged charitable and non-charitable giving; and individual income tax planning.
- Debt CollectionIn the article, Ms. Cashman-Kramer analyzes the case, and discusses how the California Court of Appeal, First District, Division 4 reversed the trial court’s anti-SLAPP order striking the complaint filed by Kacie Lynn Young (“Plaintiff”), and held that Cal. Civ. Code § 1788.17 incorporates into the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act the strict liability standard of 15 U.S.C. § 1692(e) for false statements made in collecting a debt/regarding the legal status of the debt.