Six HechtSolberg lawyers were named ‘Super Lawyers’ in 2008.  David W. Bagley II, Susan L. Daly, A. John Hecht, and Darryl O. Solberg were selected in the Real Estate category for the second straight year.  Darryl O. Solberg was also selected in the Business/Corporate category, and Paul E. Robinson was selected as a Super Lawyer in the Land Use/Zoning category.  The ‘Super Lawyer’ designation is granted after peer evaluation and independent industry research.

HechtSolberg’s land use team, led by David E. Watson, is working on the development of the Yokohl Ranch project, a 36,000-acre, master-planned community in Tulare County, California.  HechtSolberg attorneys are providing strategic leadership in securing the project’s entitlements and developing its master plan concept.  For more information, contact David E. Watson at (619) 239-3444.

Richard A. Schulman, a HechtSolberg partner, successfully represented various clients against then-City Attorney Mike Aguirre.  For example, in one matter, Aguirre issued a memoranda calling a development project ‘illegal.’  After its approval, Aguirre’s staff insisted on challenging the project in court. Mr. Schulman obtained a court order removing Mr. Aguirre and his staff not only from the case, but also from all remaining administrative matters on the project.  For more information, contact Richard A. Schulman at (619) 239-3444.

HechtSolberg’s common interest development attorneys and paralegals, led by Marianne F. Adriatico and Elizabeth W. Borg, are part of the team assembled to develop a 31-lot, planned-unit development in Pauma Valley.  HechtSolberg lawyers are structuring the legal framework for an operational orange grove to be managed by the homeowners’ association as part of the project.  For more information, contact Marianne F. Adriatico at (619) 239-3444.

HechtSolberg attorneys are employing their extensive experience to advise the firm’s lender clients through the current financial crisis.  Having counseled clients through numerous real estate downturns in the past, HechtSolberg lawyers are helping lenders manage workouts, collect on delinquent debt and strengthen their loan portfolios.  For more information, contact David W. Bagley at (619) 239-3444.