Areas of Expertise —

►   Administrative Law
►   Contract / Business Litigation
►   Collections / Judgment Enforcement
►   Construction Law
►   Employment Law
►   Estate Planning
►   Landlord / Tenant
►   Mediation
►   Personal Injury / Plaintiff
►   Real Estate
►   Telemarketing Law

Administrative Law – Professional License Disciplinary Law [Top]

Mr. Redenbacher represents professionals who are being disciplined or who have been denied a professional license.  These include, for example, contractors, nurses, doctors, real estate agents, and architects.  The world of professional discipline has its own unique rules and procedures.  Mr. Redenbacher has represented countless professionals before their respective licensing boards on accusations ranging from drug abuse to failure to have a written contract.

Contract / Business Litigation [Top]

Mr. Redenbacher and Mr. Brown have each handled countless business litigation matters. Both partners have tried cases involving breach of contract, fraud, unfair business practices, unlawful conduct and related claims. Mr. Redenbacher and Mr. Brown also offer "preventive" ongoing counsel to businesses.

Collections / Judgment Enforcement [Top]

Both partners have significant experience collecting monies from deadbeat debtors pre-judgment and then enforcing the judgments they, or other attorneys, obtain. See Mr. Redenbacher's article on Enforcement of Judgments on the "Publications" page for more information.

Construction Law [Top]

Mr. Redenbacher is widely regarded as a premier construction litigator in Northern California. He has expertise in every aspect of construction litigation, including defect cases, mechanics liens, stop notices, public works, issues of nonpayment, and breaches of contract/warranty. He represents owners, contractors and suppliers. Mr. Redenbacher is a licensed (presently inactive) general contractor. Mr. Redenbacher provides mediation/arbitration services and both plaintiff and defense services in construction cases.

Employment Law [Top]

Mr. Brown represents employers and employees in resolving compensation disputes, severance negotiations, and all other matters related to employment agreements. Although Mr. Brown has recently focused his practice on wage and fraud claims, he has also handled a laundry list of wrongful termination actions, including those involving unlawful discharge, breach of employment contract, interference with contract or economic advantage, fraud, retaliatory termination, defamation, infliction of emotional distress, and other federal, California, and local laws.

Estate Planning

Mr. Redenbacher does estate planning, including the preparation of revocable trusts and wills.  Although there are general guidelines for putting together an estate plan, every plan is unique to the individual.  Mr. Redenbacher is experienced in assessing the factors that go into drafting individualized estate plans. [Top]

Landlord / Tenant [Top]

Mr. Redenbacher and Mr. Brown each handle all matters related to both commercial and residential evictions. They have tried many eviction cases. Mr. Brown has particular experience in cases involving the San Francisco Rent Control Ordinance.

Mediation [Top]

Mediation has been shown to be more effective than litigation in the vast majority of disputes. Parties report greater satisfaction with the results and mediation is nearly always significantly faster and cheaper than litigation. Mr. Redenbacher is a trained and experienced mediator. He serves on the Santa Cruz County Superior Court Mediation Panel. Mr. Redenbacher mediates construction, commercial and real estate matters. The vast majority of mediations settle after a single four to eight hour session, although more complex mediations can take several days. Mr. Redenbacher has also served as an arbitrator, most commonly on construction matters.

Personal Injury - Plaintiff [Top]

Mr. Redenbacher and Mr. Brown each have significant experience in the litigation of major personal injury claims. Mr. Redenbacher, in particular, tries cases for wrongful death, loss of limb, accidental maiming, paralysis, and other like tragedies. Mr. Redenbacher has settled suits for sums in excess of $1,000,000.

Real Estate [Top]

Mr. Redenbacher and Mr. Brown litigate many different real estate controversies: property divisions, fraudulent disclosures, refusals to perform, construction defects, evictions, nuisances, boundary disputes, quieting of title, easements, commission disputes, etc. They also give preventive advice to clients, who include property developers, property managers, landlords, purchasers, sellers, brokers, contractors, and even other attorneys.

Telemarketing Law [Top]

Mr. Brown is known throughout the country for his successful prosecution of claims against violators of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which prohibits the sending of most prerecorded telemarketing messages and unsolicited facsimile advertisements.  Mr. Brown has collected well over $2,000,000 from telemarketers and junk faxers and obtained injunctions against some of the most flagrant violators of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

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