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Real Property Section Meeting (in person)

2025 Year in Review: Significant Developments in California Real Property Law

SPEAKERS:
Elizabeth Brekhus | Brekhus Law Partners
Neusha N. Ghaedi | DeMartini Walker & Ghaedi LLP
Riley F. Hurd III | Ragghianti Freitas LLP
Timothy S. Galusha | Thompson Welch Soroko & Gilbert LLP
Spencer P. Scheer | Scheer Law Group, LLP
David F. Feingold | Ragghianti Freitas LLP
Mark J. Rice | McNeil Silveira Rice & Wiley
Edward Villanueva | DeMartini Walker & Ghaedi LLP

The MCBA Real Property Section will present: 2025 A Year in Review: Significant Developments in California Real Property Law on Thursday, March 12th from 12:00PM - 2:00 PM at The Club Restaurant at McInnis Golf Park in San Rafael.

Join the Real Property Section for this Annual presentation reviewing the significant updates from last year with an esteemed panel. This event sells out each year. Your Registration Fee includes: Networking, Syllabus, CLE, and Lunch

MODERATOR: Timothy S. Galusha

LANDLORD/TENANT - Neusha N. Ghaedi, MCBA Section Chair
EASEMENTS, BOUNDARY DISPUTES & INVERSE CONDEMNATION - Elizabeth Brekhus
COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS - David F. Feingold
LAND USE - Riley F. Hurd III
CONSTRUCTION & CONSTRUCTION DEFECT - Mark Rice
FINANCE - MORTGAGE LOANS & FORECLOSURES - Spencer P. Scheer
REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE - Edward Villanueva

Schedule:
11:30 AM: Check-in & Networking
12:00 PM: Lunch and Presentations begin
2:00 PM: Adjournment

Limited Seating Available, Register Early!

***This presentation will NOT be recorded.***

Early Bird Registration ends on FRI February 27th; Regular Registration Closes on MON March 9th.
No Cancellations after WED March 4th, you may do a Substitution (additional fees may apply).

Photographs and/or video will be taken at this Event. By taking part in this Event, you consent to having your image captured by official photographers and videographers for the Marin County Bar Association (MCBA). You also grant the MCBA full rights to use the resulting images for publicity or other purposes to help promote the MCBA, without any compensation to you. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use images in the MCBA’s printed and online publicity, website, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed at this event, please inform the MCBA Executive Director.

MCBA IS AN APPROVED PROVIDER AND CERTIFIES THAT THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR MINIMUM CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT BY THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA IN THE AMOUNT OF 2.0 HOUR TOWARDS GENERAL MCLE Credit.

This activity is approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. MCBA is a certified provider: Provider #411.

People with disabilities and/or special requests should contact MCBA regarding reasonable accommodations.

2.0 CLE | General

Lunch

Entree's (select one):

-- Grilled Salmon with mango papaya salsa served with starch and vegetables
-- Chicken Marsala: marsala wine, garlic, mushrooms, served with starch and vegetables
-- Mushroom Risotto (v) served with vegetables

Contact

Denise Belli | Email
Kerry Enright | Email

03/12/2026 11:30 AM 03/12/2026 2:00 PM America/Los_Angeles Real Property Section Meeting (in person) 2025 Year in Review: Significant Developments in California Real Property Law The Club Restaurant at McInnis Park, 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA, 94903 Marin County Bar Association info@marinbar.org false MM/DD/YYYY

Registration

Member Registration

Non-member Registration

Registration ends Mar 09, 2026

Early Bird Members: $ 90
Early Bird Non-Members: $120

Members: $ 100
Non-Members: $130

Real Property Section Member discounted pricing; Early Bird Ends on FRI Feb 27th; Registration Closes on MON March 9th

Date and Location

Thursday | March 12, 2026
11:30A-2:00P

The Club Restaurant at McInnis Park
350 Smith Ranch Road
San Rafael, CA94903
415-491-5990

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Speaker Information

Elizabeth Brekhus

Brekhus Law Partners

Elizabeth Brekhus has practiced civil litigation and land use in Marin County since 1997, with a focus on real property litigation, municipal law, and related property disputes. She is an experienced trial attorney who tries approximately two cases per year, giving her clients the strategic advantage of seasoned courtroom advocacy.

Elizabeth is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell for professional excellence and ethical standards and is known for her tenacity, creativity, and practical problem-solving.

A dedicated community leader, she has served multiple terms as Mayor and Council Member for the Town of Ross, President and Board of Directors for the Ross Valley Fire Department, and she is a past President of the Marin County Council of Mayors and Council Members and Past President of the Marin County Bar Association.

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Neusha N. Ghaedi

DeMartini Walker & Ghaedi LLP

Neusha Ghaedi is a Partner at DeMartini, Walker, & Ghaedi LLP. 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. Her focus is on landlord-tenant disputes.

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Riley F. Hurd III

Ragghianti Freitas LLP

Riley is Marin County’s go-to land use attorney. For nearly two decades he has successfully represented high profile clients in one of the most challenging development regions in the Country. As a Marin native, he is intimately familiar with the physical and political landscapes that define local land use policies.

Riley has appeared multiple times in front of every Planning Commission and City Council in Marin, and has previously served as the Deputy City Attorney for various local cities. He has been a part of some of the County’s most sophisticated and noteworthy development projects, ranging from the largest multifamily residential development to the region’s most expensive home.

His clients include celebrities of Silicon Valley and Hollywood, as well as some of the Country’s biggest developers. He has been at the tip of the spear implementing the State’s newest housing laws in a rapidly changing regulatory environment.

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Timothy S. Galusha

Thompson Welch Soroko & Gilbert LLP

Tim is the managing partner of Thompson Welch. 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 and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is a former Co-Chair of the Marin County Bar Association’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.

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Spencer P. Scheer

Scheer Law Group, LLP

Spencer Scheer is an AV rated lawyer and a managing partner of the Scheer Law Group, LLP. He has over 30 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.

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David F. Feingold

Ragghianti Freitas LLP

Dave Feingold is a partner with Ragghianti Freitas LLP, and has practiced common interest development law for over thirty years. He is a recognized expert in the field and represents Associations throughout the Bay Area. He publishes and speaks extensively at legal seminars on the subject of CID law and also serves as a mediator and standard of care expert in CID disputes. Dave has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubble, is a former President of the Marin County Bar Association, a former reserve police officer, and has consistently been named as a Northern California “Super Lawyer.”

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Mark J. Rice

McNeil Silveira Rice & Wiley

Mark Rice has been practicing construction law for 37 years, from public works, deep foundations, high end home building, defect and delay, landslide, collections, liens, stop payment notices and bonds. His trial and arbitration practice also encompasses real estate, business, partnership and family trust disputes. Mark currently is a panel arbitrator with the State of California Office of Administrative Hearings, involving public road and bridge projects.

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Edward Villanueva

DeMartini Walker & Ghaedi LLP

Edward Villanueva is a Senior Associate at DeMartini, Walker, & Ghaedi LLP. He has over 26 years of experience in the real estate industry as an attorney, real estate broker and a FINRA licensed securities Principal. During his career, he has originated over five hundred million dollars in commercial real estate loans and serviced commercial real estate loan portfolios in the billions. He’s also advised real estate investors on 1031 exchanges, residential and commercial purchases and sales, and residential and commercial leasing. He has also been an Adjunct Professor at two local community colleges since 2011, where he has taught Real Estate Law, Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice, and Real Estate Finance to students seeking their DRE sales or broker license.

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