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N E W S Media Contact For Immediate Release Sandra Grove Grove Media 858-565-1905 x 104 sgrove@grove-media.com HECHTSOLBERG NAMES MICHAEL “MICKEY” MAHER MANAGING PARTNER SAN DIEGO, August, 2013 –Hecht Solberg Robinson Goldberg & Bagley LLP (HechtSolberg), a San Diego-based law firm with more than 40 years of serving real estate and business clients throughout Southern…

Several recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have gained a great deal of attention, but one that did not gain as much attention will have a great impact on developers in California. In Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, the Court considered a state of Florida demand that a property owner either dedicate most…

IMPORTANT UPDATE: We recently notified you of new Mandatory Nonresidential Building Energy Performance Disclosures that were to be implemented by the California Energy Commission July 1, 2013. However, because of a scheduled upgrade to the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, the Commission has suspended enforcement of these regulations until September 1, 2013. The regulations recently adopted…

HechtSolberg Partner Darryl Solberg is featured in the 2013 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine for his leadership and pro bono legal contributions to non-profit corporations and community organizations. Over the past 40 years, Darryl has helped launch more than 80 non-profits and has been instrumental in HechtSolberg’s strong track record of community and professional involvement….

New Mandatory Disclosures Become Effective July 1, 2013 New California Civil Code Section 1938 requires that beginning July 1, 2013, all commercial property owners and lessors must disclose whether their commercial property has been inspected by a Certified Access Specialist, which is an individual certified by the State of California to inspect properties for compliance…

Regulations recently adopted by the California Energy Commission require owners of nonresidential buildings to disclose building energy performance data each time a building is sold, leased to a single tenant, or financed. Compliance with the regulations will be phased in from July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2014 based on total gross floor area as…

Paul Robinson of HechtSolberg has accepted an invitation to debate Lorena Gonzalez concerning the merits of Proposition 30. The debate will be aired live on October 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on U-T TV, the new television venture of the San Diego UnionTribune, and on the U-T’s website. Robinson, the leader of HechtSolberg’s…

The California Supreme Court today announced its much anticipated decision in a case with far reaching impact on builders, owners’ associations, owners and insurers. The ruling in the case of Pinnacle Museum Tower Association v. Pinnacle Market Development (US) LLC paves the way for construction defect conflicts with the builders of common interest developments in…

In a long-awaited decision, last week the California Supreme Court held that charter cities are not bound by the state’s laws requiring the payment of prevailing wages on public works. The decision in State Building & Construction Trades Council v. City of Vista finally closes an issue that had lain dormant for years. The decision…

On May 29, 2012, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument on a case that is critical for the building industry, Pinnacle Museum Tower Assn. v. Pinnacle Market Development (US) LLC. The case concerns whether CC&Rs can require arbitration of construction defect claims. Both the trial and appellate courts had refused to enforce arbitration, at which point Hecht…