Real Property Section Meeting

David F. Feingold

Ragghianti Freitas LLP

Dave is a partner with Ragghianti Freitas LLP, where he practices real estate and construction law and litigation, with an emphasis on representing common interest developments. He is a frequent presenter at CID law seminars sponsored by owner and community management trade groups. Dave is a past president of the Marin County Bar Association (2003), and has practiced in Marin County since 1993.

Neusha N. Ghaedi

DeMartini Walker & Ghaedi LLP

Neusha is a Partner at DeMartini, Walker, & Ghaedi LLP, where she has successfully litigated many cases since joining the firm in 2017. Her clientele ranges from Marin County’s largest property managers and real estate developers to individual property owners and trustees. She advises clients on a wide variety of legal matters pertaining to real estate transactions, property management, probate litigation, and commercial and residential properties.

Riley F. Hurd, III

Ragghianti Freitas LLP

Riley is a partner with Ragghianti Freitas, where his practice focuses on land use and municipal law. A graduate of Hastings College of the Law, Riley has had the pleasure of appearing multiple times in front of every Planning Commission and City Council in Marin. He has served on the Board of the Marin County Bar Association and was born and raised in Mill Valley.

Timothy S. Galusha

Thompson Welch Soroko & Gilbert LLP

Tim is a managing partner of the firm. His practice focuses on real estate, business, and partnership law, and he specializes in property tax issues. Tim is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (1990) and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1993). He externed at the California Court of Appeal for Justice Ming Chin, a California Supreme Court Justice.

Tim is a member of the Real Property and Business Law sections of the State Bar of California, the San Francisco Bar, and the Marin County Bar. From 2011-2015, Tim served as the Co-Chair of the Marin County Bar’s Real Property Section.

Since 2003, Tim has lectured on property tax issues concerning Proposition 13 and reassessment. He is the co-author with Wayne Gilbert of “Understanding Property Tax Treatment of Trusts” (Winter, 2007) Vol.12, No. 4, Trusts and Estates Quarterly. He has volunteered pro bono services on behalf of Marin Legal Aid since 2003.

Tim lives in Marin with his wife and three children, and his activities also include tennis, Crossfit, skiing, soccer, and coaching soccer.

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Leonard A. Rifkind

Rifkind Law Group

Len is the principal of the Rifkind Law Group, with practice areas in real property transactions and related litigation, commercial leasing, land use, landlord-tenant, and construction law, and has been selected to Northern California Super Lawyers (2012-2020). Len is a past president of the Marin County Bar Association (2005), served on the Larkspur City Council from 2009-2013 (Mayor 2012), and president of the Marin County Council of Mayors and City Councilmembers (2013). Len is also a principal and general counsel with Grand Partners, LLC, a real estate development company specializing in acquiring and stabilizing environmentally contaminated commercial property.

Spencer P. Scheer

Scheer Law Group, LLP

Spencer is an AV rated lawyer and a managing partner of the Scheer Law Group, LLP. He has over 25 years of experience in real estate, creditor bankruptcy, and general business litigation and transactional matters. He has handled over 200 jury and non-jury trials on a wide variety of matters. He has been a speaker for the California State Bar-Real Property Section at seminars and webinars and is also a noted speaker on Lender rights for lender associations throughout the state of California. He is an avid New England sports fan, who plays in a local band named Factor 11 (2.0).

Derek A. Weller

Law Offices of Derek A. Weller

Derek is the principal of Law Offices of Derek A. Weller specializing in real estate transactions, land use and development, Map Act and subdivisions, and general business transactions and entity formations. He is a graduate of University of California Davis and received his law degree from Hastings College of the Law. Derek is the co-chair of the Real Property Section of the Marin County Bar Association.

Scott Williams

Williams & Gumbiner LLP

Scott is a partner with Williams & Gumbiner, LLP. He graduated from McGeorge School of Law in 1977 and has been practicing in Marin County since then. He specializes in construction defect litigation and regularly lectures on the subject.