Emily M. Charley

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Emily specializes in real estate and business litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts. Her clients range from public entities (including cities, counties, transit agencies, special districts and regional planning entities) to individual owners and developers, managers of shopping centers, office buildings, industrial properties, hotels, and senior care facilities. Emily provides counsel on matters involving the purchase and sale of real estate, ownership disputes, construction and development disputes, partnership disputes, commercial lease disputes (including nonpayment of rent, exclusives, options, cotenancy issues, tenant improvements, mechanic’s liens, lease terminations and tenant bankruptcies), and post-lease termination collections. She has also worked on numerous eviction cases for both commercial and residential premises, and served as an expert witness on easements in state court. Emily often solves issues for her clients by using provisional remedies to obtain faster results, and is known as a fierce advocate and talented negotiator.

Emily is the firm’s Assistant General Counsel and acting General Counsel, as needed. In this capacity, Emily advises attorneys on legal ethics and responsibility, risk management issues, and conflicts of interests. In addition to serving as the firm’s Assistant General Counsel, Emily contributes significant time to pro bono legal services in her community. Currently, she sits on the board of Matter of Trust (a non-profit linking surplus with needs), International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law (a non-profit connecting legal assistance to the cause of human’s rights around the work), and North Bay Children's Center (a non-profit ensuring equal opportunity to early education). Emily also serves as a volunteer Court Appointed Judicial Advocate supporting foster youth and is a Parks and Recreation Commissioner in Corte Madera.

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