Online legal services part of changing landscape
Online legal services are not going away, so traditional attorneys need to adapt to the changing marketplace, according to panelists at a San Diego Law Library event last month.
Education
Law School/Year: California Western School of Law, 1975
College/Year: University of California Santa Barbara, 1971
Bar Admissions
California
Practice Areas
Construction; Corporate Business; Real Estate
Major Cases
I am a real estate and business transactional attorney. My real estate practice involves representing public and private companies and individual investors in the acquisition, structuring, financing, entitlement, sale and leasing of all types of real estate. In addition, I represent numerous real estate professionals including design and architectural consultants and various contractors and subcontractors. As I have in each negative real estate cycle over the last three decades, my current practice also focuses on representing lenders, borrowers, and guarantors in restructuring of loans, loan workouts and in analyzing and structuring opportunistic real estate acquisitions, and sales of single assets and portfolios of assets.
My business practice includes representing clients in the planning, formation, expansion, ongoing operation, acquisition and disposition of their businesses. The business clients include companies providing professional and other consulting services, restaurants, hotels, car dealerships, and a wide and diverse range of other businesses.
Professional Background
In 1975, I started my legal practice as the founding partner of Kolodny & Pressman, a boutique real estate and business transactional firm. I have an outstanding group of clients who have afforded me the opportunity to grow a hands-on practice by allowing me to play a meaningful and on-going role with their companies. I feel very fortunate to be able to represent our firm's clients in analyzing the viability of potential ventures, helping structure, negotiate and ultimately document significant transactions.
Professional Affiliations
My professional affiliations have included the San Diego County Bar Association, the California State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Homebuilders, Urban Land Institute, the Building Industry Association of San Diego, Lambda Alpha International, the New Car Dealers Association, Restaurant Tavern Associations and other trade organizations.
Personal Affiliations
The personal affiliations I am most proud of are the long-term professional and personal affiliations I have with many of our clients whom I have worked with closely for many years. To be an attorney for such a highly diverse and successful group of clients is the most fulfilling and rewarding component of practicing law.
Personal Background
I have been married to my wife, Martha, for 30 years. Martha owns a local landscape design and contracting company. She also created MAKI International, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) entity that works with women in South America. I have two wonderful daughters. Lauren, who graduated from Brown University, spent a year working for the Clinton Foundation in New Delhi, worked for Google and is starting the MBA Program at Stanford University. Carina, who graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, has worked for MTV creating a new social media project and is completing her Master's Degree in Media Studies at the New School in New York. My passion is cooking. A perfect evening is cooking and enjoying food and wine with good friends and family.
Online legal services are not going away, so traditional attorneys need to adapt to the changing marketplace, according to panelists at a San Diego Law Library event last month.
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