California real estate law firm
About Us
Weaver Land Law is a full service real estate law firm. The firm’s practice focuses on land use and zoning law, real estate transactions, development and construction law, tax and estate planning issues of foreign investors in California real estate, and commercial tenancy issues.
LAND USE AND ZONING
rights of way / easements /
licenses for use of property
municipal law
CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act)
business permits
coastal zone review
Mello Act Compliance (aka affordable
housing for development in coastal areas)
foreign purchases of California real estate
(including estate and tax planning)
boundary disputes/issues
Community associations law
(Davis-Stirling Act)
Litigation arising
from real property transactions
real property development law
due diligence property review
Practice Areas
International Division
Assisting Resident and Non-Resident Aliens, businesses located outside of the United States, foreign trusts, and other Non-US entities with estate planning and taxation issues when purchasing/investing in California Real Estate.
International Investment in California Real Estate
Attorney Profile
Stephen Weaver
Principal Attorney
Stephen Weaver is the principal attorney of Weaver Land Law. He brings years of experience in drafting and reviewing real estate deals as well as obtaining rights for companies seeking to develop, manage, or sell their land.
Stephen began his practice with the East Coast law firm of McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP. There, he primarily practiced surety/construction law and land use law, representing large commercial surety and insurance companies. Since coming to California, he has successfully chaired numerous trials, not only resulting in large judgment awards, but also obtaining six figure attorneys' fee awards for his clients.
His litigation experience greatly enhances his abilities in advising clients on property transactions. By virtue of having litigated hundreds of cases throughout the country, Stephen knows the issues in agreements that frequently become points of contention. These issues, when given insufficient attention at the outset, often lead to otherwise avoidable lawsuits. He can best prepare his transactional clients to avoid costly, future litigation.
EDUCATION
› BOSTON UNIVERSITY, J.D./M.S., (Dual Degree Law-Communication) 2005
› CORNELL UNIVERSITY, B.A. in Economics, 2002
Professional activities & memberships
› Past President, 2016-2017
Santa Monica Bar Association
› Board Member
Santa Monica Sister Cities
› Chairperson
Santa Monica Bar Association P.o.r.t. Program
› Member
Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
› Member
Malibu Chamber of Commerce
STATE Bar
Admissions
› California
› New Jersey
› New York
FEDERAL Bar
Admissions
› CDCa
› EDNY
› SDNY
› DNJ
› 2d and 3d Cir. Ct. App.
› Fluent Italian
› Licensed CA real estate broker
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