James A. Greer
GREER + ASSOCIATES, PC
Mr. Greer is expert in real estate and construction law for the past 35 years: whether involving consultation, dispute management, transactional matters, arbitrations, or trial, he has successfully served real estate and construction clientele (large and small) in all of their "phases" of need in California and Colorado. He is an extensivley experienced Attorney, a certified Arbitrator (i.e. private Judge), and a licensed General Contractor. Mr. Greer offers transactional work and consulting in real estate purchase/sale contracts, leases, and construction contracts; and he offers experienced guidance in any type of real estate matter from procurement thru development. His practice in the construction industry includes advising contractors, developers, design professionals, and owners. He serves clientele in the real estate industry by assisting buyers/sellers, lessors/lessees, brokers/agents, and mortgage brokers. He accepts appointment as an Arbitrator in construction and realty matters. And, Mr. Greer can be hired as an advocate in select litigation matters on a case-by-case basis on behalf of these same clientele and same types of subject matters (i.e. selective litigation matters as he has limited the number and extent of his litigation practice).
Truly, there is NO DISPUTE involving real estate or construction law that Jim Greer can not assist in a prompt, reasonable, and efficiently priced manner.
CALL FOR CONSULT: CO 303.818.8422; CA 858.481.9006.
EMAIL: jamesgreer@CalCoLaw.com
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Easements, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Residential Real Estate
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
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Free Consultation
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Initial telephonic discussion is gratis; thereafter hourly fee is $550.00/hr. Effort made to offer FIXED FEE for defined tasks/scope, and transactional matters, whenever possible.
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- Colorado
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- Real Estate Consultant
- REALTY CONSULTANTS, INC.
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- Mr. Greer is hired to perform every type of Real Estate Transaction, including Purchase Contracts, Leases, Easements, Deeds, and Promissory Notes, in residential and commercial transactions. He is also called upon to offer advice to Developers for advice from "procurement, thru entitlement, and construction" where he is qualified to assist in every transactional aspect of the "life" of developing a property.
- Arbitrator
- AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION
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- Serves as appointed Arbitrator (i.e. private Judge) in maters involving real estate and construction; over 350 arbitrations to date.
- Founder of Law Firm - Real Estate and Construction Litigation
- GREER + ASSOCIATES, PC
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- Mr. Greer founded his law firm in 1988 after 2 years In-House Counsel at a Real Estate Development Company. For the ensuing 35 years he and a staff of several associate attorneys successfully litigated and/or resolved in excess of 2200 litigation files involving a myriad of construction and real estate matters. Mr. Greer achieved results for large and small clients alike, allowing him to earn a reputation as one of the finest specialists in San Diego County and Boulder County (Colorado).
- Chairman, County Board of Zoning Appeals
- VOLUNTEER WORK: Boulder County Board of Zoning Appeals
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- Appointed County-Wide by Planning Commission to serve as Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals in Boulder County CO.
- University of San Diego School of Law
- J.D. (1986) | Real Estate and ADR
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- University of Iowa
- M.A. | Master's Public Administration
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- Honors: Cum Laude, Master's degree in Public Administration.
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- University of Iowa
- B.S. (1981) | Economics and Political Science
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- Honors: Honors undergraduate degrees (in three years !) in both Economics and Political Science.
- Activities: Chairman of Student Judicial Court; Vice-Chairman of Shelby County Democrat Party; State of Iowa Scholar (3 year scholarship).
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- "BV" - exemplary attorney and well-established law practice
- Martindale-Hubbell, professional attorney rating service
- Top Contributor
- AVVO
- Real Estate Attorneys, San Diego County, Top Contributor
- "BV" - exemplary attorney and well-established law practice
- Martindale-Hubbell, professional attorney rating service
- 2010 - 2020
- Ranking of 10 (out of 10), San Diego Attorneys
- AVVO
- 2010 - 2023, highest ranking by AVVO under category for SAN DIEGO ATTORNEYS.
- Colorado State Bar # 27055
- Member
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- California State Bar # 129469
- Member
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- Arbitrator
- American Arbitration Association
- Licensed General Contractor
- California State Contractors License Board
- Q. I purchased a home in march 2023. There are so many problems with it. Cracked and crumbling foundation, plumbing and
- A: Dear FAILURE TO DISCLOSE claimant: The type of lawyer you need is a real estate and construction experienced lawyer. And, no, you shouldn't expect to have to hire separate counsel for your claim of (1) Failure to Disclose, and (2) Negligent Inspection. I am hopeful that you have a standard Colorado Purchase And Sale Agreement whereby your remedy against the Seller is to first pursue Mediation (look for Section 23). Additionally, you should examine the terms of your Inspection Agreement whereby most contain limitations of liability clauses, unfortunately. Best wishes on your pursuit. JAMES GREER
- Q. What is the price range for an attorney letter
- A: Attorney Letter: The "price range" is dependent upon: (1) how many documents/emails/photos/invoices/back-charges/contracts and subcontracts/discussions are implicit in the task, and (2) is the client intending the attorney "ghost write" the letter as compared with the attorney becoming "of record". Most attorneys will analyze the client's replies to these two questions (for free), and then offer a Flat Fee to accomplish the task of drafting the legal demand letter. My experience, after 35 years of practice and related experience in performing a LOT of demand stage correspondence, is that the range is usually between $400.00 and $500.00, so long as the ... Read More
- Q. When we purchased our home, we understood that there was a driveway easement, which provides us access to our property.
- A: Dear Driveway Easement Owner: When an ingress/egress easement serves several properties the standard mechanism for maintaining the shared driveway is something called a "Maintenance Agreement". Typically this type of agreement requires a pro-rata contribution (based on percentage of road use or frontage) for the yearly division of the costs to maintain. You should begin by asking all appurtenant owners whether or not there is such an Agreement in place. If there's not, I'd suggest calling for a meeting of all users of the easement and try and work out an agreement. JAMES GREER
