Attorney Profiles
David M. Van Atta, a Professional Corporation
Partner
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Van Atta focuses his practice on Real Estate (Property) Law, Land Use and Development Law, Real Estate Finance,
and Community Association Law.
PRACTICE:
Mr. Van Atta has practiced as a real estate attorney for over forty-five years. Mr. Van Atta’s legal practice has
involved all aspects of real property transactions, with a particular emphasis on real estate development, acquisition
and finance. He has extensive experience with residential developments of all types and scale, community association
formation and operations, as well as with resort and hotel projects and office buildings; land use and zoning matters;
and real estate lending. Mr. Van Atta has represented several major high technology companies in Silicon Valley and
San Francisco in land and building acquisition and leasing transactions. Mr. Van Atta has been an active practitioner
in the field of common interest developments and community associations since 1970. He has prepared subdivision
documentation for numerous master-planned residential developments and residential and commercial condominium projects
and several mixed – use communities in Northern and Southern California. Mr. Van Atta is often called upon to
represent developer clients with respect to subdivision and development matters with local government authorities and
the State of California Bureau of Real Estate. He regularly advises community associations as to legal issues as to
their operations and management. Mr. Van Atta has been recognized by Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, San Francisco’s
Best Lawyers, and by Super Lawyers.
William R. Garrett, a Professional Corporation
Partner
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Garrett practices in a wide variety of areas of law, including Real Estate Transactions; Project Finance;
Commercial Leasing; Workouts and Restructuring; Real Estate Litigation; Business and Commercial Litigation; and
Construction Defect Litigation.
John Paul Hanna, a Professional Corporation
(1932-2025)
Founding Partner
John Paul Hanna was one of the leading land use lawyers in California, experienced in developing, buying, selling,
subdividing, financing, leasing, construction, common interest developments, resort communities, permitting,
entitlements, conversions, and dealing with city and county staffs, planning commissions, councils, boards of
supervisors and with such state agencies as the Bureau of Real Estate and the Bureau of Social Services. Mr. Hanna was
selected to be in Best Lawyers, Who’s Who in America, San Francisco’s Best Lawyers, and Silicon Valley’s Best Lawyers.
Mr. Hanna represented clients and obtained entitlements such as tentative and final subdivision maps, condominium
plans and public reports for over 2,500 projects (residential, commercial and mixed-use) for over 50 years.