Real Estate & Land Use

Atack & Penrose LLP represents clients in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties in a variety of real estate and land use matters. We have extensive experience in environmental regulatory, land development, and entitlement issues, and assist individuals and businesses in a range of real property transactional matters, such as commercial and residential leases, road maintenance agreements, and boundary line adjustment agreements. Our attorneys are also experienced in the resolution of parcel legality, real property title, and easement matters.

Our clients include owners and developers of commercial, residential, and mixed-use subdivisions and coastal developments.  While we primarily practice transactional law, our lawyers also have substantial litigation experience, representing clients in land use administrative hearings as well as in civil litigation arising out of disputes relating to real property, landlord-tenant matters, real estate contracts, boundaries, and general business matters.

With over 15 years of experience practicing in this area of law, founding partner Charlene B. Atack is the lead attorney in real estate and land use matters at Atack & Penrose.  Ms. Atack has developed a reputation for providing the highest quality advice and personal service, and holds an AV peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating an attorney can receive, indicating preeminent legal ability and the utmost ethical standards.  Ms. Atack is also a trained and experienced private mediator with extensive experience in using alternative dispute resolution techniques to resolve complex real estate and land use conflicts.