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Andrew M. Zacks
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Andrew M. Zacks

4.8
5 reviews

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1950, San Francisco, CA 94111

Real Estate, Land Use Regulation, Land Use Permitting and 2 more

About Andrew M. Zacks

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Copyright Law, 1986.

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Real Estate
Posted by anonymous
March 07, 2012
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Andrew Zacks and his partner Scott Freedman succeeded in rescinding the purchase of a multi-million dollar house we bought that had several undisclosed defects. In the end, the arbitrator concluded the sellers had committed intentional fraud and awarded us everything we asked for. We won because Andrew and Scott left no stone unturned (sellers hid docs during discovery), hired best experts, maintained high ethics, and asked arbitrator for reasonable award. Z&F - best real estate attys in CA.

 
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October 28, 2010
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personally, Andrew is an excellent lawyer. Unfortunately, the only time you get to work with Andrew is in the initial consultation. Subsequently, the work is handed off to an associate a local attorney in the turnover is such that my initial attorney left before the issue was settled. I was expected to pay for the additional time required by the 2nd associate to get up to speed on the case. We finally settled satisfactorily, however the attorneys fees amounted to 60% of the settlement.

 
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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate 1
    • Landlord and Tenant Law
  • Other 3
    • Land Use Regulation
    • Land Use Permitting
    • Property Rights

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
    Accepted Credit Cards
    MasterCard
    Visa
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
    Video Call Options
    video conferencing software
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Founder
    Firm Name
    Zacks & Freedman, P.C.
    Firm Onwership
    Minority Owned
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Drouet v. Superior Court, 31 Cal. 4th 583, 2003
    San Remo Hotel L.P.v. City
    County of San Francisco, 27 Cal. 4th 643, 2002
    Reidy v. City
    County of San Francisco Cal. App. 4th, WL 2384436 2004
    Frye v. Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Inc., 120 Cal. App. 4th 1208, 2004
    Tom v. City
    County of San Francisco, 120 Cal. App. 4th 674, 2004
    Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Inc. v. Astoria Hotel, 83 Cal. App. 4th 139, 2000
    Ching v. San Francisco Board of Permit Appeals (Harsch Investment Corp.) 60 Cal. App. 4th 888, 1998
    San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. San Francisco City
    County, 364 F3d 1088 (9th Cir. 2004)
    San Remo Hotel v. City
    County of San Francisco, 145 F3d 1095 (9th Cir. 1998)
    Birkner v Lam, 156 Cal. App. 4th 275
    Daro v. Superior Court, 151 Cal. App. 4th 1079.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1989, Ohio
    1990, California
    1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    Memberships
    San Francisco, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Santa Clara University
    Class of 1987
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of California at Santa Cruz
    Class of 1983
    B.A.

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Founder at Zacks & Freedman, P.C.
4.8
5 reviews

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1950San Francisco, CA 94111U.S.A.

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  • Tuesday 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Wednesday 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Thursday 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Friday 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM

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    Andrew M. Zacks was admitted in 1989 to the State of Ohio.
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    Yes, Andrew M. Zacks is admitted to practice in California and Ohio.
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    Andrew M. Zacks attended Santa Clara University.
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    Zacks & Freedman, P.C. was established in 2005.
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    Yes, the firm Andrew M. Zacks is affiliated with is a minority owned business.

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