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Lawrence H. Jacobson

Lawrence H. Jacobson received his Bachelor’s degree in political science in 1964 from U.C.L.A and his Juris Doctorate in 1967 from the U.C.L.A. School of Law. While at the U.C.L.A. School of Law, Mr. Jacobson was a senior editor of the U.C.L.A. Law Review and graduated as a member of the Order of the Coif. He is a Past President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has served as a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Municipal Court Systems as well as having been an adjunct professor of law in the area of real estate secured transactions and administrative law, earning a lifetime Community College Instructor Credential in the area of Law. In his over 47 years of practice, he has extensive experience in real estate and business matters, including business entity formation and restructure, purchase and sale of business, succession planning, purchase, sale, management and refinance of commercial and residential real estate, and tax free exchanges. He has written and lectured extensively on business, real estate and ethics related matters including having taught for the U.S.C. Broker Development Program and Graduate Realtors Institute of the California Association of Realtors, as well as having lectured for the California Continuing Education of the Bar, and is the recipient of the California Continuing Education of the Bar’s 2011 “Spirit of CEB” Award. His article “Brokers Liability for Sale of Defective Homes” was cited with approval by the Appellate Court in the seminal decision of Easton v. Strassburger . He is a contributing author to the California Continuing Education of the Bar two volume treatise “California Real Estate Brokers: Law and Litigation” (winner of the award for outstanding achievement from the Association for Continuing Legal Education) including writing the chapter on “Standard of Care Experts”. He is the former Vice-President of Legal Affairs of the California Association of Realtors, Legal Counsel to the Beverly Hills Board of Realtors, the San Fernando Valley Board of Realtors, and California counsel to an international real estate brokerage firm. He is currently legal counsel to the Newport Beach Association of Realtors and a member of the California State Bar Real Estate Sales and Brokerage Steering Committee, all giving Mr. Jacobson extensive expertise in real estate brokerage custom and practice and all real estate related issues. He has testified numerous times as an expert witness in cases involving the interpretation of real estate documents, real estate and mortgage brokers’ standard of care and legal malpractice involving real estate, corporate finance, merger and acquisition, legal ethics and fee disputes.

Education

U.C.L.A. LAW SCHOOL – Juris Doctorate 1967
U.C.L.A. – A.B. (Political Science) 1964
U.C.L.A. Extension, Certificate in Archaeology (earned with distinction) 2009

Honors

Senior Editor, U.C.L.A. Law Review
Insurance Counsel Journal Award
Order of the Coif

Publications (Partial)

“Inverse Condemnation, Foreseeability Abandoned in California,” U.C.L.A. Law Review 871, 1966;
“Lessor’s Bankruptcy: The Draftsman’s Response to the Tenant’s Plight” Real Estate Law Journal 152, 1972;
“State Regulation of Stock Cooperatives,” 7 Beverly Hills Bar Journal 12, 1973;
“The California Lottery Law,” 48 California State Bar Journal 58, 1973;
“Independent Motion Picture Productions,” 9 Beverly Hills Bar Journal 33, 1975;
“Broker’s Liability for Sale of Defective Homes,” 52 Los Angeles Bar Journal 346, 1977*;
“Resolving Real Estate Disputes Through Arbitration,” 27 Am. Jur. Trials 621, 1980;
“Appraiser’s Liability for False or Negligently Prepared Appraisal,” 12 Appraisal and Mortgage Underwriting Journal 20, 1990;
“Acquisition of Mortgage Banking Assets,” 36 San Fernando Valley Bar Bulletin 10 (1993);
“Phantom Income – Understanding Taxable Gain From Foreclosure,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, Real Property Law August 3, 1995;
“The Expert Witness in Real Estate Litigation: A User’s Guide,” Real Property Law Reporter March 2004;
“Tax-Free Exchange of Tenancies in Common,” California Lawyer, February 2007;
“On Wearing Two Hats: Ethical Considerations for the Attorney-Expert Witness,” California Civil Litigation Reporter, February 2007; Contributing Author, “California Real Estate Brokers: Law and Litigation” (Cal CEB 2009 )”. **
“Tenancy-in-Common: An Old Dog Learns New Tricks,” 25 California Real Property Journal 25 (2007)* Cited with approval by the Appellate Court in the seminal decision of Easton v. Strassburger, 152 Cal App.3d 90, 199 Cal Rptr 383 (1984)** Won an award for Outstanding Achievement from the Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA)

Admissions & Associations

California State Bar 1968
United States Supreme Court 1977
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1982
Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Municipal Courts
Arbitrator, Los Angeles Superior Court
American Bar Association (Business and Real Estate Section)
California State Bar Real Estate Sales and Brokerage Steering Committee
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trustee, 2008-2009
Los Angeles County Bar Association Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee
Beverly Hills Bar Association, President 2011-2012
Association of Real Estate Attorneys, President 1978-1979
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, 2016 – Present
California Real Estate Expert Witness Group (CREEW)
California Real Estate Broker License 1978
Newport Beach Association of Realtors, Realtor
California Notary Public, March 28, 1973
Southern California Super Lawyer 2006 – Present
Madison Who’s Who
“Spirit of CEB” Award Winner, 2011
Beverly Hills Bar Association Fee Arbitration Program, 2013-Present
State Bar of California Fee Arbitration Program, 2014-Present
Los Angeles County Bar Association Client Mediation and Arbitration Service, 2015

Teaching Experience

University of San Fernando Valley College of Law, Adjunct Professor of Law
(Real Estate Secured Transactions / Administrative Law)
Graduate Realtor’s Institute (Instructor))
U.S.C. Broker Development Program
Continuing Education of the Bar:
- Real Estate Brokerage Practice
- Current Developments in Real Estate Law 1991-Present
Guest Lecturer, Pepperdine School of Law
Guest Lecturer, U.S.C. School of Law