Northern California Business and Real Estate Attorney
About Lawrence R. Jensen
Admitted to practice in California on December 11, 1987, California State Bar Number 132330. Established solo-practice in 1994, after seven years of practice at two prominent real estate and business oriented law firms. My practice emphasizes representation of small and medium sized businesses, non-profits, and fiduciaries, including start-ups, landlords, real estate brokers, commercial tenants, trustees, contractors, and others in real estate and business transactions and litigation. I especially enjoy forming corporations and limited liability companies, and representing parties to real estate or business purchase and sale agreements or parties to leases. I have had a lot of experience in handling boundary and title disputes, mechanic’s liens, non-disclosure, broker-commission disputes, and in contract and lease litigation matters.
Areas of Practice
- Broker & Transaction Litigation
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Buying & Selling
- Commercial Real Estate
- Condemnation
- Condominiums & Cooperatives
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Defects
- Construction Law
- Construction Liens
- Contracts
- Conveyancing
- Eminent Domain
- Homeowners’ Associations
- Land Contracts
- Landlord/Tenant
- Mechanics’ Liens
- Property Taxes
- Real Estate Law
- Real Estate Loans
- Renting & Leasing
- Residential Real Estate
- Title Insurance
- Title Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1987
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1991
Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1987 – Juris Doctor – Honors: Cum Laude – Honors: Winner, Leo A. Huard Intramural Moot Court Competition
- University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, 1984 – Bachelor of Arts – Honors: With Honors – Major: Psychology
Published Works
- How to Change the Terms of the Tenancy: Recorded Program for California Association of Realtors On-Line Continuing Education Program, Nov. 2016
- Anatomy of a Lease: Presented at the Bay Area Income Property Expo Oct. 13, 2016. Also presented to Cal. Apt. Association, Tri-County Division, on October 25, 2012
- Dual Agency and Fiduciary Duties:Presented to the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors on 11/15/2015
- Focus on Construction Law: Contractors Find Clarity for Contracts in MW Erectors, San Francisco Daily Journal, July 21, 2005
- Complying with Fair Housing Laws: Tips for Avoiding Prosecution, Apartment Management Magazine, April, 2000
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Teacher, Eviction Law, Neighborhood Revitalization Program, City of San Jose
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of California, Real Estate Law Section
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section
- Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Santa Clara County Association of Realtors
- Tri-County Apartment Association
- California Apartment Association
Past Employment Positions
- City of San Jose, Independent Contractor, 1998 – 2015
- Liccardo, Rossi, Sturges & McNeil, 1992 – 1994
- Hallgrimson, McNichols, McCann & Inderbitzen, 1987 – 1992
Birth Information
- 1959, Oakland, California, United States of America
Conference Speaker
- Rent Control, Just Cause Evictions and Fair Housing : Current issues in residential landlord-tenant practice – 2017
- Home Buying Soup to Nuts : Legal Aspects of Purchasing California Residential Real Property – 2016
- Bourbon and Commercial Leasing : Negotiating and Drafting Commercial Leases – 2016
- City of San Jose : Evictions – 2015
- Project Blossom : Unlawful Detainers – 2012
- CAA Education Center : Unlawful Detainers: The Nuts and Bolts of Removing Undesirable Tenants – 2012
- Rental Owners Council : Limited Liability Companies: The Preferred Entity for Landlords – 2011
- Rental Owners Council : Eviction Procedures Overview; Recent Changes in Law – 2007
- Networking Luncheon : Eviction Procedures Overview; Current Legal Issues – 2006
- City of San Jose Code Enforcement Seminar : Eviction Law Overview – 2006
Award
- Rated “Distinguished” by Peer Review, Martindale-Hubbell – 2017
- Rated “Distinguished” by Peer Review, Martindale-Hubbell – 2016
- Rated “Distinguished” by Peer Review, Martindale-Hubbell – 2015
- Rated “Distinguished” by Peer Review, Martindale-Hubbell – 2014
- Rated “Distinguished” by Peer Review, Martindale-Hubbell – 2013
L. R. Jensen & Associates, Attorneys at Law
Serving the San Francisco greater Bay Area since 1994.