Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
• Business Transactions
  I am a principal in the law firm of Graves & Allen, with a practice that since 1973 has emphasized negotiation, structuring and documentation of real estate, loan and other business transactions, receiverships, civil litigation and bankruptcy.

Employment Law

• Employment Litigation
  Service with: Alameda County Superior Court Panel of Civil Arbitrators; American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators; Alameda County Bar Association Panel of Arbitrators, and NASD Public Arbitration Panel. Member, California State Bar Special Masters Panel, Alameda County. I have actively served as an arbitrator for over 27 years and have arbitrated cases in various areas including: personal injury, business disputes, contract disputes, real property matters; landlord-tenant matters, construction disputes; securities transactions and employment disputes. I have taken numerous training courses respecting arbitration including those offered by the NASD and the American Arbitration Association. I have presented at programs on arbitration.

Property Law

• Construction Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
  Representative clients include: banking institutions, title companies, institutionaland private lenders, borrowers, developers, contractors, real estate brokers, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, receivers, hotel operators and other general business interests. I have handled numerous major real estate transactions and many large loan transactions.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  A landlord’s right of entry into the dwelling unit of a tenant is usually based on state and local landlord-tenant laws, which can vary significantly. As such, the specifics of when a landlord may lawfully enter a rented dwelling are typically governed by the terms of the lease or rental agreement.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Alameda County Bar Association Panel of Mediators; member, American Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (Mediation Committee) member, Association for Conflict Resolution (Board of Leaders, Commercial Section). I have actively served as a mediator for over 14 years. I also regularly present at programs on mediation and work as an instructor in training programs for mediators. I have mediated numerous cases in various areas of practice including: business disputes, real property matters, construction disputes, contract matters and personal injury cases. I enjoy a very high settlement rate in mediation matters.

Trusts and Estates

• Wills

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy