Martin H. Orlick

I am an accomplished ADA Compliance & Defense attorney. With a practice encompassing over 30 years, I am dedicated to providing exceptional service and legal representation. I am a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and on the Advisory Board of Directors of the Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute, Georgetown University Law Center. I also serve as Chair of JMBM's ADA Compliance & Defense Group and am the author of the ADA Compliance & Defense Blog.

My transactional practice includes leasing, lease administration for developers and tenants, acquisition and sales, portfolio management, regulation of real property use and development, eminent domain litigation and counseling, and abstracting lease portfolios, land use regulation and permitting, code compliance, lease termination negotiations, and public relations issues. I advise companies in a full range of ADA compliance.

My litigation experience includes trials and arbitration and covers a wide range of real estate matters including construction disputes, design professional liability cases and ADA defense.

My clients are financial institutions, developers, shopping center owners and retailers, hotels, restaurants, performing arts theaters, wineries and other business property owners.

With vast experience and a deep understanding of real estate transactions and litigation, I have both the knowledge and skill needed to get results. I am committed to achieving my clients' goals and objectives.

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

• ADA Compliance & Defense
• Commercial Real Estate

California

Since 1978

Partner

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Current

University of San Francisco School of Law

J.D.

1978

Honors: with distinction

San Francisco State University

M.A.

1975

Temple University

B.A.

1970

Recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, 2019

Best Lawyers in America

2022

Recognized 2019-2022

Northern California Super Lawyer

San Francisco Magazine

2021

From 2004-2021

Leading Lawyer Awards - Real Estate, Banking and Finance – North America

Lawyers World

2012

AV Rating

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review

American College of Real Estate Lawyers

Member

Current

State Bar of California

Member

Current

Advisory Board of Directors, Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute, Georgetown University Law Center

Member

Current

Real Property and Insurance Law Sections, State Bar of California

Member

Current

Litigation, Real Estate and Insurance Sections, American Bar Association

Member

Current

Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute, Georgetown University Law Center

Member, Board of Directors

Current

International Council of Shopping Centers

Member and Lecturer

Current

International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

FAQs on Service Animal Requirements of the ADA. What Every Hotelier Needs to Know. Why Uber was Sued

Hotel Online

September 17, 2014

Failure to provide an Ounce of ADA Compliance is worth a Pounding by the DOJ – What you can learn from the DOJ’s settlement agreement with Starwood and The Phoenician

Hotel Online and ehotelier.com

January 16, 2014

Pool Lifts Update: Numerous lawsuits have been filed against hotel owners in California – Compliance and prevention surveys remain critical!

Hotel News Resource

November 7, 2013

Will California law changes discourage abusive ADA litigation? The jury is still out…

Hospitality Net and Hotel Online

January 31, 2013

DOJ sues 3 of NYC’s top Zagat rated restaurants for ADA violations

Hotel Online, Hospitality Net, ehotelier.com and Hotel News Resource

January 23, 2013

And Justice for All? Accessibility in the U.S. and Canada, 16th Annual Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute, Georgetown University Law Center, in Washington, D.C.

April 9, 2014

April 9-11, 2014

Americans with Disabilities Act, Your Legal Rights

June 11, 2014

KALW

Participated on live radio program

Americans with Disabilities Act, Your Legal Rights

October 8, 2014

KALW

Participated on live radio program

Landlord/Tenant Disputes: Hit the Road Jack, International Association of Shopping Centers’ Law Conference

October 22, 2014

International Association of Shopping Centers

October 22-25. 2014

ADA Accessibility Compliance, Strafford Webinar

November 25, 2014