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.

Olivia Dopler is a partner at Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, P.C. Her practice focuses on real estate litigation, primarily residential and commercial landlord-tenant disputes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Olivia has tried cases in civil court, represented clients in rent board arbitrations, mediated disputes, and negotiated numerous settlements on behalf of her clients. Olivia earned her B.A. in political science from the University of California, Davis, where she graduated with highest honors and received the Clyde Jacobs and Larry Peterman Distinguished Scholar Award. She received her J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California, and she served as an associate editor on the Golden Gate University Law Review. Olivia is a member of the State Bar of California. She has also been named to the Northern California “Rising Stars” list published in the Super Lawyers Magazines from 2018-2022. Each year, no more than 2.5% of attorneys in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

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.

Tiffany W. Yee is a Partner at Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, P.C. Her practice focuses on real estate litigation primarily in residential landlord-tenant disputes in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically tenant buyout agreements, Owner Move-In and Ellis Act evictions. Tiffany believes in resolving cases through buyout or settlement and has successfully handled numerous negotiations as a cost-effective solution for her clients. She regularly handles matters arising before the San Francisco Rent Board and San Francisco Human Rights Commission. Tiffany also speaks conversational Cantonese and is able to communicate with and put Chinese-speaking clients at ease. Tiffany earned her B.A. from San Francisco State University and her J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California. She is a member of the State Bar of California and is also admitted to practice before the Northern Federal District Court of California. Tiffany is an active member of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, Solo & Small Firm Committee, and was a past Committee Co-Chair for three years. She was named to the Northern California “Rising Star” list published by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2018 – 2022, a peer nominated distinction reserved for only a small percentage of attorneys in Northern California.