Joshua Garth Genser
Joshua Genser is General Counsel at C. Overaa & Co., a general engineering contractor. He is no longer in the private practice of law. He was born and raised in West Contra Costa County, California, and is the second generation of his family to provide legal services to West County businesses. Mr. Genser is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Richmond Development Company, LLC, developing office, warehouse, industrial and commercial properties in and around Richmond. He has a Master’s Degree in Economics from Stanford University and his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Genser has practiced law since 1983, handling litigation and transactions in business and real estate matters. In addition, Mr. Genser has served the community as a Director and past Chair of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Director of the Pinole Chamber of Commerce, Director of the Richmond Community Foundation, Director, Treasurer and Past President of Temple Beth Hillel, and Director and Secretary of the Richmond Country Club. In 2007, Genser & Watkins was awarded the Chief Justice Ronald M. George Pro Bono firm of the Year by the Contra Costa County Bar Association, and Joshua Genser was named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by The Law Center. Joshua Genser has also been honored as a Northern California Super Lawyer.
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Elder Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Foreclosure Defense
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Not Currently Accepting Clients
- California
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- Attorney
- Genser & Watkins LLP
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- Representing businesses and individuals in business, construction and real estate transactions and disputes. Also representing parties in disputes over decedentsâ estates and trusts, and defending the elderly against financial abuse.
- Attorney
- Law Offices of Joshua Genser
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- Representing businesses and individuals in business, construction and real estate transactions and disputes.
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- Norris & Norris
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- A partner in West Contra Costa County's largest law firm, Mr. Genser concentrated in civil litigation, with special emphasis on cases and issues which required quantitative economic, financial or statistical analyses.
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law
- Law Degree (1983)
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- Honors: McBain Moot Court Competition Semi-Finalist
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- Stanford University
- M.A. (1980) | Economics
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- Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
- The Law Center
- Chief Justice Ronald George Pro Bono Firm of the Year
- Contra Costa County Bar Association
- California State Bar # 111526
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- Trial and Error
- The Sciences
- Explaining the Inexplicable: A Primer on Present Value
- Contra Costa Lawyer
- Statistics, Probability and the Law: What You Don't Know Can Lose the Case
- Alameda County Bar Association Bulletin
- Employment Litigation Isn't Out of Control -- It's a Tempest in a Teapot
- SF and LA Daily Journals and The Recorder
- Economists and Accountants as Expert Witnesses on Damages
- SF and LA Daily Journals
