Attorney at Law · Expert Witness In
Real Estate, Legal Malpractice, Broker Malpractice
Lawrence H. Jacobson practices law in Beverly Hills, California. He also serves as an expert witness and consultant in real estate, broker malpractice and legal malpractice cases throughout California, primarily in Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura, Riverside and San Diego Counties. He also has been designated and expert witness in the state of Nevada.
Lawrence H. Jacobson has nearly four decades of experience in the practice of law, and has extensive experience as an expert witness in a wide variety of matters, including real estate law, broker malpractice, and legal malpractice. He is the former Vice-President-Legal Affairs of the California Association of Realtors (CAR), and is a former president of the Association of Real Estate Attorneys.
Mr. Jacobson earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California in 1967. He has written and lectured extensively on business and real estate matters, and has taught at the University of Southern California (USC) Broker Development Program, the Graduate Realtors Institute of the California Association of Realtors, the California Continuing Education of the Bar, and the San Fernando Valley College of Law. Mr. Jacobson is the author of a recently published article, “The Expert Witness in Real Estate Litigation – A User’s Guide.”
Lawrence Jacobson is a member of several local and national bar associations, including the American Bar Association (Business and Real Estate Section), the California State Bar Association, and the Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations. He has served as Judge Pro Tem in California and Beverly Hills municipal courts. Mr. Jacobson has also served as an arbitrator in the California Superior Court.
Mr. Jacobson is an expert witness in court trials and arbitration cases involving disputes over interpretation of real estate documents, real estate and mortgage brokers’ standard of care and legal malpractice involving real estate, corporate finance, merger and acquisition and real estate transaction issues. He also serves a pre-litigation consultant, assisting counsel in better understanding and evaluating critical factors in a case and helping to structure trial strategy.
Practicing Attorney with 40 Years Experience
Mr. Jacobson also maintains an active law practice, providing experienced legal representation to individuals and businesses, on matters ranging from real estate and business transactions to mergers and acquisitions, and succession planning. Though his practice is primarily in Southern California, he has also advised clients throughout the United States and overseas.
Mr. Jacobson may be contacted by email or by phone.
