Firm Profile
Katzoff & Riggs specializes in representing real estate owners and developers, contractors, and design professionals. The firm currently represents prominent developers and real estate owners in San Francisco, Emeryville, Berkeley, Contra Costa County, the Peninsula and the entire San Francisco Bay Area. The firm's practice extends to:
- civil litigation business law construction law design professional law intellectual property law real estate law probate & complex marital dissolution land use law
- appeals and writs
Founding partners Kenneth S. Katzoff and Robert R. Riggs have been practicing law in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1982. The firm has achieved a record of success through the energy and experience of its attorneys, aided by a quality support staff, modern database and automation technology. We operate a small practice that is highly responsive and cost effective in meeting the needs of clients.
The firm has an AV Rating as evaluated by Martindale-Hubbell, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.
We assist clients with documents and agreements for all aspects of construction management including:
Project acquisition; site development; real estate financing, purchases, sales, and exchanges; real estate leases; construction contracts; design professional contracts; limited liability company operating agreements, residential and commercial property management agreements; lien claims; delay claims; claims for defective, extra or changed work; claims for intellectual property misappropriation; partnership and joint venture agreements; limited liability company agreements; land use planning law; formation and operation of for-profit corporations, limited liability companies; handling claims of premises liability and real estate related torts.
Our clients include:
Homeowners, businesses, tenants, landlords, developers, contractors, employees, real estate agents and brokers, local boards of realtors, architects and other design professionals. Click here for a partial client list.
We assist these clients with matters involving real property and building projects located throughout the Bay Area, Lake and Mendocino Counties, as well as Southern California and Nevada.
Katzoff & Riggs staff is presently composed of five attorneys and eight support and paralegal professionals. The firm's main office is located in Emeryville, California. The firm's second office is located in Lake County, CA.