KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN EXPERIENCE

Eric Hartnett is a former partner at a preeminent real estate firm in Silicon Valley and has garnered a considerable wealth of experience by working his entire career at small and medium-sized firms.  He has represented a wide array of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and government entities to individuals and small businesses.  Eric’s skills and expertise have been recognized through his repeated receipt of Super Lawyers’s Northern California Rising Star award, a recognition that is reserved for the best attorneys who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.  This recognition is limited to no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in California.

REAL ESTATE LAW

The primary focus of Eric’s practice is disputes concerning the duties of real estate fiduciaries, real estate purchase and sale transactions, mechanic’s liens, construction defects, escrow matters, partition, fraud, slander of title, adverse possession claims, secured real property transactions, easements, property line locations, partnership rights, appraisals, commercial leases, title insurance, breaches of contract, and homeowners associations.  While representing clients in these areas and others, Eric always strives to efficiently achieve the best results for his clients and, in the process, continues to have numerous successes.

LITIGATION

In addition to his real estate knowledge, Eric is an experienced litigator.  He has handled matters through all stages of litigation (i.e. from initial client consultation through trial and judgment collection).  While the majority of his cases have been venued in the Bay Area (e.g. Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Alameda County, San Francisco County, etc.), he has represented clients in matters throughout California, including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

TRANSACTIONS

While Eric is primarily a litigator, he handles transactional work as well.  Eric has assisted clients with a variety of transactional needs.  He has assisted with commercial leases, property management agreements, and For Sale By Owner real estates sales.

BAR ADMISSIONS

California, 2004
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2004
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2007
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2013

EDUCATION

Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
J.D. – 2004

University of California, Berkeley, California
B.A. – 2000