Introduction
My focus
I focus my practice on contract and commercial litigation, purchase and sale and co-ownership disputes, landlord-tenant matters, non-disclosure and misrepresentation issues, construction and architectural litigation, quiet title actions, and fraud and misrepresentation lawsuits.
My broad litigation background includes civil rights, construction litigation, insurance coverage, and product liability, among other practice areas. I have also represented cities and counties in eminent domain and inverse condemnation proceedings and defended transportation agencies against various tort claims.
I manage cases through pre-litigation and pre-trial phases, including conducting internal investigations, drafting responsive pleadings and discovery, preparing and defending fact and expert witness depositions, responding to subpoenas, negotiating and obtaining favorable settlements, and drafting dispositive motions.
While in law school, I served as an extern for the Honorable William H. Alsup at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Admitted to practice
California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Education
University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D.
Fresno Pacific University, B.A.
Professional activities
- California Bar Association of San Francisco
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View AllJeffrey S. Brenner
Partner / Practice Group Leader, Construction & Real Estate Litigation- Providence
- Office:+1 401.454.1042
- jbrenner@nixonpeabody.com
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Anthony Barron
Partner / Chair, Litigation Department- San Francisco
- Office:+1 415.984.8309
- abarron@nixonpeabody.com
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Vernon W. Johnson, III
Partner / Deputy Leader, Construction & Real Estate Litigation- Washington DC
- Office:+1 202.585.8401
- vjohnson@nixonpeabody.com
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Armando E. Batastini
Partner / Office Managing Partner, Providence- Providence
- Office:+1 401.454.1015
- abatastini@nixonpeabody.com
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