David M. Van Atta

Real Estate, Mediation
525 University Avenue, Suite 705
Palo Alto, California 943011921


Real Estate

Admitted

1970, California

Law School

Hastings College of Law, University of California, J.D., 1969

Law School Graduation Year

1969

College

University of California at Berkeley, A.B., 1966

Memberships

Bar Association of San Francisco; American Bar Association (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Member and Secretary, Board of Governors); Home Builders Association of Northern California (Chair, Department of Real Estate Committee); College of Community Associations Lawyers; Community Association Institute; Lambda Alpha International; Urban Land Institute (Member, District Council Executive Committee).

Biographical

Note and Comment Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1968-1969. Author: Current Income Taxation Issues Related to Real Property Development, First Annual Institute on Tax Planning for Real Property Transactions, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1982; What Every Developer's Successor Should Know, 6 Practical Real Estate Lawyer No. 3 (pt.1) and No. 4 (pt.2), 1990; Using Letters of Credit as Credit Enhancement for Real Estate Loans, 5 The ACREL Papers 109, 1992; Reciprocal Easements, Restrictive Covenants and Airspace Developments in Mixed-Use Developments, Planned Communities , 7 The ACREL Papers 99, 1995; Guide to California Subdivision Sales Law , Supplement, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990-1999; California Common Interest Developments Law and Practice, West Group, 2003. Law Lecturer, University of California Extension, 1976-1987. Adjunct Professor, Real Property Secured Transactions, Golden Gate University School of Law, 1982-1983. Chairman, Condominium Cooperative Housing and Subdivision Committee, 1981-1983 and Vice-Chair, Executive Committee, 1982-1986, Real Property Law Section, State Bar of California.

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