What we do.

We represent clients in transactional matters and litigation, with a focus on early dispute resolution when the same is consistent with our client’s cost-benefit objectives.

Lowenthal APC is a simple, streamlined practice focused on delivering results through savvy, experience, and superb client service. As a Davis real estate attorney and broker since 2010, Justin Lowenthal has advised, counseled and represented seemingly countless clients in Davis, Yolo County and throughout Northern California. Naturally, Justin’s focus has been on matters involving real estate and “real estate adjacent” practice areas, such as construction and business law. He has represented clients successfully in difficult and protracted negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and litigation involving:

Real Estate

  • C.A.R., A.I.R. CRE, CABB, and First Tuesday form sets

  • Residential real estate purchases and sales

  • For sale by owner (FSBO) transactions

  • Seller non-disclosure, misrepresentation, and concealment actions and defense, mediation and arbitration (contingent-fee options may be available)

  • REALTOR board and interboard mediations and arbitrations

  • Commercial (gross/NNN), restaurant, and shopping center leases

  • Farmland and issues unique to rural property

  • Crop leases and water access agreements

  • Real estate broker disputes, professional negligence, exclusive listing and procuring cause matters

  • Real estate purchase and sale disputes

  • Earnest money deposit disputes

  • Partition actions

  • Co-ownership and tenancies in common

  • Tenancy in common (TIC) agreements

  • Title clouds

  • Private loans

  • Fraud actions and rescission

  • Easements, licenses and restrictions

  • Equitable and prescriptive rights

  • Boundary disputes

  • Neighbor trees, roots, and vines

  • Lease workouts

  • CC&Rs and restrictive covenants

Construction

  • Contractor disputes

  • Construction (private works), home improvement, pool, and service and repair agreements

  • Construction notices

  • Mechanics liens

  • Lien release petitions

  • Unlicensed contractors and subcontractors

Administrative

  • CSLB complaints and defense

  • CRD (Civil Rights Department) complaints and defense

  • DRE complaints and defense

  • CSLB and DRE licensing matters

Business

  • Purchase and sale of businesses (asset and stock sales) and related assets

  • General B2B and B2C contracts

  • Group investments (and syndication)

  • Partnerships, joint ventures and limited liability companies (LLC)

  • Corporations and professional corporations

  • Partner, member and shareholder rights

  • Inspection and production rights and demands

  • Holding-operating company organizations

  • Shareholder (buy-sell) agreements

  • Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR)

Schedule a Consultation.

We know that finding the right attorney to represent you is a choice not to be taken lightly and we take your decision to consider our firm very seriously. That’s why we offer free preliminary consultations to make sure we are the right fit for your case. Once that is established, we will sit down with you to assess your needs, help you determine the scope of your objectives, and collaborate on an engagement plan and budget for legal services. Click here to make an appointment.

Need an alternative?

Sometimes clients don’t need an advocate, or perhaps they already have one. That doesn’t mean we can’t help. Justin has worked with seemingly countless clients over his career as both an attorney and broker, and has gained significant experience in real estate, business and construction law matters. If you are interested in learning more about Justin’s mediation, consulting and neutral evaluation practice, please contact us.