Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, I've represented people as far afield as Mendocino, Nevada, Merced, and San Diego Counties. With a series of satellite offices, Hanson Law Firm can, and has, represented clients throughout California. You've paid your (expensive) E&O premiums right on time. You get a claim, and then your insurance company refuses to honor your policy.
You need to sue your insurance company, and you'd better have an expert trial lawyer on your side. When your neighbor claims a prescriptive easement for ingress and egress should be retaken by use of the doctrine of adverse possession. Is this a secret code meaning that ADR has an odor? No. ADR stands for "Alternative Dispute Resolution" which is typically Mediation or Arbitration.
You need to sue your insurance company, and you'd better have an expert trial lawyer on your side. When your neighbor claims a prescriptive easement for ingress and egress should be retaken by use of the doctrine of adverse possession. Is this a secret code meaning that ADR has an odor? No. ADR stands for "Alternative Dispute Resolution" which is typically Mediation or Arbitration.
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I have been a broker for over 30 years, and in a past career sold both residential and commercial real estate for a living. Almost all the lawyers who work with me at HLF have been, or are, brokers, and have also sold both residential and commercial real estate for a living as well. Three of us, for those same thirty years.
Hanson Law Firm (HLF) is a real-estate-centric law firm composed of trial lawyers with decades of experience in California's residential and commercial brokerage business. Members of my team of senior attorneys have served as general counsel for 1031 exchange intermediaries and commercial brokerages, as risk managers for large (and small) residential brokerage companies and as an associate dean of a law school.
My practice has a focus on real estate related matters (contracts gone bad, easement disputes, boundary line errors, fraud in disclosures, negligence by broker, etc.). I also sue E & O (Errors and Omissions) insurance carriers for "bad faith", that is, when an insurance company denies or tries to under-pay a claim.
As a broker myself for about 40 years, you would be right to expect that I help them out when I can. In a past life, I sold commercial real estate (I'm a CCIM) and residential real estate. I've prepared risk-management seminars, I've conducted DRE pre-audits, I've looked over a broker's shoulders when in the middle of a complex transaction, I've given my $0.02 when asked - sometimes I just volunteer it even when I'm not asked.
You paid big premiums for insurance, then, when you need the coverage, you submit a claim. Only to have the claim denied for some bogus reason, or because of a clever interpretation - by the carrier - of an ambiguous term of the policy. That's when we step in. As a California insurance Bad Faith attorney, my staff and I do our best to help you understand this complex area of the law, and seek justice if justice is due.
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Mark B.
Feb 04, 2020
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I've known Chris Hanson for a long time and have referred him to Realtors and clients needing legal representation based on his reputation and my knowing how reliable and intelligently he conducts himself in the various organizations where we've crossed. Then I needed a lawyer. My case was a complex one involving a failed 1031 exchange with an in state sale and out of state purchase with errors and mistakes everywhere. We were up against a big insurance company who had two sets of attorneys and clear instructions from their client to "don't admit, don't pay" Though
Akash P.
Jun 17, 2017
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Charlynn T.
Feb 17, 2016
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Suzanna F.
Jan 20, 2016
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Christopher is brilliant and quickly digests huge volumes of case material, converting
relevant facts to hard hitting legal thrusts. He is witty and empathetic and insightful. He is able to direct the legal process crisply. At the same time he is so understanding of the financial hardships we face because of the case. He charges fairly and honestly.
He is the best lawyer we have had.
relevant facts to hard hitting legal thrusts. He is witty and empathetic and insightful. He is able to direct the legal process crisply. At the same time he is so understanding of the financial hardships we face because of the case. He charges fairly and honestly.
He is the best lawyer we have had.
Tammy Z.
Aug 15, 2015
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Gina A.
Mar 09, 2015
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Wei K.
Nov 15, 2011
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Stan M.
Nov 14, 2011
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My name is stan k. i had a very complicated case
involving several opposition lawyers,
representing title companies and other parties.
mr. hanson ran circles around the other
lawyers. we had a three day trial in front of judge kays
in contra costa county. i won all aspects of the case.
recommend hanson for any real estate case.
involving several opposition lawyers,
representing title companies and other parties.
mr. hanson ran circles around the other
lawyers. we had a three day trial in front of judge kays
in contra costa county. i won all aspects of the case.
recommend hanson for any real estate case.
T. D.
Dec 07, 2010
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I had a great experience when my case began.
As time passed, I experienced real slips in communication and attention (misspelling of names, loss documents) and as it all came to a close, there was virtually no communication about the status of the negotiations or the sticky points.
I was actually contacted by the party I hired Hansen Law to deal with who wanted to know what was going on and updated me on their attempts to make contact with my lawyer.
It was a bittersweet hire.
As time passed, I experienced real slips in communication and attention (misspelling of names, loss documents) and as it all came to a close, there was virtually no communication about the status of the negotiations or the sticky points.
I was actually contacted by the party I hired Hansen Law to deal with who wanted to know what was going on and updated me on their attempts to make contact with my lawyer.
It was a bittersweet hire.
Cj G.
May 01, 2009
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