Karyne T. Ghantous is a California licensed attorney with close to 20 years of litigation and insurance defense experience successfully negotiating the resolution of, and trying cases in State and Federal court, in Contra Costa County, Alameda County, San Francisco County, Santa Clara County, Sacramento County, Solano County, Marin County, Monterey County and other jurisdictions in the Bay Area. Ms. Ghantous is the founder of the Ghantous Law Corporation. The Ghantous Law Corporation is a San Ramon law firm representing businesses and HOA’s in general liability, civil, commercial, insurance, contract, indemnity, construction, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, mold, toxic tort, housing, landlord-tenant, property liability, FEHA, ADA access, California Disabled Persons Act and Unruh Civil Rights Act litigation matters. Ms. Ghantous welcomes the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver a proactive and cost-effective defense, allowing you to focus on your company’s business objectives.

Horner & Singer, LLP is a business and commercial real estate law firm that focuses on all transactional and litigation aspects of the development, ownership, operation, management, leasing, finance and purchase and sale of commercial real estate as well as corporate and business formation and disputes. The Horner & Singer litigation team, led by Mr. Horner, focuses on the areas of purchase and sale litigation, lease and other contract litigation, unlawful detainer and lease remedy litigation, construction disputes and general business and commercial litigation on behalf of owners, tenants, brokers, investors, contractors and business owners. Mr. Horner has a specific expertise in the area of lease litigation and unlawful detainers as well as broker liability and represents some of the largest public and private commercial landlord and broker/management companies in all aspects of their litigation. The Horner & Singer transaction team, led by Mr. Singer, focuses on the purchase and sale, leasing and finance of all types of commercial real estate. Mr. Singer has a specific expertise in commercial leasing, is the author of some of California's leading treatises, and his practice consists in substantial part of large scale retail lease transactions. Mr. Singer has been the lead attorney on many ground-up retail lease projects throughout California, and represents several fortune 500 national landlords and tenants. As a true commercial real estate "boutique", Horner & Singer offers the highest level of client service, experience and work-product that is on par with the national law firms, and a competitive rate structure. With an average of 16 years of commercial real estate experience, the attorney working on your matter will be a fierce advocate tempered with the right amount of common sense and sharp business intuition to make them your ideal adept problem-solver.

Pete grew up in Oklahoma and obtained his BSE in Civil Engineering at Princeton University. He received his J.D in 1989 from Georgetown Law Center and returned to the Bay Area, where he'd previously worked at Hewlett Packard, to practice law. Pete has practiced law in California's state and federal courts since 1989. Prior to opening Shearer Law Offices in 1998 to concentrate on employment, real estate, and intellectual property law, he was an associate with reputable firms including Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati and Cooley, Godward (now Cooley LLP) in Palo Alto. He and former colleague Andrew Pierce merged firms to form Pierce & Shearer LLP in 2001. Pete also had worked with the Special Masters of Griffiths and Castle on complex real estate matters. Since 1998, Pete has guest lectured on legal issues at both U.C. Berkeley and Cañada College. Pete resides in San Mateo and is a long time soccer coach, theater performer, and avid baseball fan.

Personal Injury, Business, Civil Rights, Real Estate, Family Law

Anna Liu is a partner at Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, P.C. and focuses her practice on real estate and landlord-tenant litigation. She has significant experience representing clients in a variety of matters including partitions, buyer-seller disputes, and commercial and residential landlord-tenant actions. Anna has tried cases, handled appeals, mediated and arbitrated disputes, and negotiated numerous settlements on behalf of her clients. Anna is active in the legal community and serves on the on the Executive Committee of the California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Section and is the former Co-Chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco Barristers Solo and Small Firm Executive Committee. Anna was awarded the Outstanding Barrister Award from the Bar Association of San Francisco in 2020 and has been named to the “Rising Stars” list published by Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2017, a distinction reserved for only 2.5% of attorneys in Northern California.

Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, P.C. Jethro S. Busch is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, several United States District Courts, and all the courts of the State of California. Jethro received his undergraduate degree from the University of California (Berkeley), holds a law degree from Tulane University, and has been practicing law since 1981. His practice consists primarily of real estate litigation, including wrongful eviction and habitability disputes, disputes connected with buying or selling real property, and disputes between co-owners or condo owners. Jethro is also a published author in the real estate field, served for five (5) years on the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of California (which subsequently was spun off into the California Lawyers Association), and served for several years as the co-chair of the State Bar Landlord-Tenant Subsection. Jethro has taught numerous continuing legal education classes to other attorneys, including at numerous Annual Meetings of the State Bar, and at several Real Property Law Section Annual Retreats. In his free time, Jethro enjoys cooking/baking, going to museums, travel, reading, and watching movies (including at the Silent Film Festival).

I have concentrated my law practice in real property, especially landlord-tenant law, since 1982. Our firm represents landlords and tenants and is (commercial and residential) for plaintiffs and defendants. We represent individuals and Fortune 500 corporations throughout California. We appear in wrongful eviction suits for plaintiffs and defendants. We argue before local rent boards. We arbitrate, negotiate, mediate and litigate in all areas of this field. We provide pro bono services on a regular basis. I also testify as an expert in this field, and am hired as a private mediator. I have been rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

Nathan Verbiscar-Brown is an attorney at Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, P.C. He is an experienced litigator, having represented clients in federal and state courts throughout California, as well as in New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Idaho. His practice areas include complex commercial litigation, construction litigation, franchise law, trademark enforcement, employment law, trespass, catastrophic personal injury, class action, and more. Over the first ten years of his practice, he obtained settlements and judgments in excess of $14,000,000. Nathan now applies his zeal for justice to real estate litigation, with an emphasis on landlord-tenant disputes. He firmly believes in the principles of civility, both within the courtroom and without, and he strives for timely and efficient resolution of his clients’ matters. Above all, Nathan is guided by his compassion and optimism. Nathan earned his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also earned a B.A. with Honors, graduating cum laude. He is admitted to practice in the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern District Courts of California, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys swimming, skiing, and camping with his children. He is an Eagle Scout and a native son of Sonoma County, California.