Nancy has specialized in commercial and real estate litigation for more than 25 years. She counsels clients on rights and remedies. She handles litigation to enforce business agreements and leases and to recover money or regain possession of property. She has represented landlords in tenant bankruptcies nationwide. She also defends actions concerning business and real estate relationships. She has particular expertise using provisional remedies to get faster results for her clients.
Nancy is a respected author and speaker in her areas of practice. For more than 10 years, she has authored the bankruptcy chapter in the California Landlord-Tenant Practice treatise published by California Continuing Education of the Bar. She has published articles concerning creative use of creditors' remedies, rules of disclosure in commercial leases, and landlord rights in tenant bankruptcies. She has been a speaker for real estate industry and continuing legal education groups on legal issues in property management, bankruptcy issues for landlords, law and motion skills, enforcement of judgments, and provisional remedies.
Nancy is also a dedicated advocate for women's rights. She is a life member and past president of Queen's Bench, one of the oldest women's bar associations in the country, and went on to become president of the National Conference of Women's Bar Associations. As past president of the NCWBA, she became active in international advocacy for women's rights. She was an invited speaker at international women's conferences in Nigeria and Switzerland, and discussed women's rights and the legal system with lawyers, judges, and activists from Islamic countries, Taiwan, the Middle East, and Africa, at multiple meetings hosted by the International Diplomacy Council of the United States Department of State over the past several years.
Representative Work
Successfully handled hundreds of commercial lease disputes, resulting in millions of dollars collected for shopping center owners and managers
Collected millions of dollars for a major foreign credit insurance client, handling multiple claims involving international collection issues and strategy
Prepared and updated first amendment access rules and regulations for major shopping center owner
Won summary judgment for commercial landlord in complex lease dispute over assignment rights
Publications
"Tenant Bankruptcies: Relief from Stay, Rent Claims, and Lease Issues," California Landlord Tenant Practice Guide, Chapter 14 (Cont.Ed.Bar 2d ed. 2000-Present)
California Real Estate Bankruptcies: Law and Litigation, contributing author, (Cont.Ed.Bar 2010)
"Women, Lawyers, and Mammograms: a Perspective on Misdirected Advocacy," Women Lawyers Journal, Vol. 88 No. 3 (Spring 2003)
"You Can Change the World, Report on International Diplomacy Council Meeting," Queen's Bench Newsletter (May 2003)
"Tenant Bankruptcies: What Landlord Lawyers Need to Know," Case 'N Point Newsletter, v.4 (Cont.Ed.Bar 2003)
"Getting Results in Commercial Litigation," CEB, Civil Litigation Reporter (1994)
"The Law of Reproductive Rights," project coordinator, editor, and contributing author, California Women Lawyers (1993)
"Disclosures to Prospective Tenants," co-author, Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy (September 1992)
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Presentations
"Defaults/Remedies/Bankruptcy," panelist, ICSC California Retail Symposium (February 2012)
"Before Bankruptcy and Beyond: Strategies for Troubled Times," James Campbell Company (March 2009)
"Claim Recovery and US Bankruptcy Law: What You Need to Know," Berne Union Annual Meeting (October 2008)
"Recession Fallout: Commercial Lease Issues in a Troubled Economy," Bar Association of San Francisco (July 2008)
"Sow's Ear or Silk Purse: Challenges and Opportunities in Tenant Bankruptcies," seminar leader and panelist, ICSC U.S. Law Conference (January 2008)
"What Works for Business Development: Tips, Techniques and Pitfalls from the Masters," Queen's Bench (September 2007)
"Best Practices for Women's Bar Associations," panelist, Women's Bar Leader Summit, National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (August 2007)
"Winning Strategies for Handling Tenant Defaults and Tenant Bankruptcies: What Landlords Need To Know," Lorman Educational Services (October 2005)
"Attach for Success: Provisional Remedies for Creditors," Barristers Club of San Francisco (October 2004)
"Organizing for Women's Empowerment," International Conference on the African Woman & Gender Development, Abuja, Nigeria (April 2004)
"Tenant Defaults: Warning Signs and Winning Strategies," panelist, San Francisco BOMA (2003)
"Tenant Bankruptcies: Scream or Die," program chair and panelist, National Network of Commercial Real Estate Women (2003)
"Building Our Future," co-chair and panelist, Women's Bar Leader Summit National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (2003)
"So You've Got a Judgment, Now What?," Barristers Club of San Francisco (2003)
"Leading Change through the Law," Women's International Networking Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland (2002)
"Handling Tenant Defaults: How to Use Counsel Effectively to Accomplish Your Objectives," Westfield Regional Meeting (2002)
"Changing the Face of Justice," panelist, Queen's Bench and National Association of Women Judges (2002)
"Hot Legal Topics in Property Management," panelist, International Council of Shopping Centers (1994)
"Law & Motion Skills Workshop," faculty, California Continuing Education of the Bar (1986 - 1991)
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Honors
State Bar of California, Wiley Manuel Legal Service Award
Bar Association of San Francisco, Outstanding Service Award