Schorr Law, A Professional Corporation

Focus and client profile

Since its founding in 2005, Schorr Law has concentrated on real estate law and real estate litigation in Los Angeles. Its stated client base includes businesses, property owners, commercial and residential landlords and tenants, buyers, sellers, brokers, high net worth individuals and public companies. In my opinion, that defined subject focus makes the firm's public profile easy to assess.

The firm handles trials, mediation and binding arbitration. Its attorneys practice in state and federal courts, with appearances across California, including Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange counties. This range covers formal court proceedings and private methods of resolving disputes.

Ownership and title disputes

The listed matters include adverse possession, boundary disputes, easement disputes, quiet title, partition and eminent domain. These cases concern ownership, use rights or competing interests in land. Each category has its own legal test and supporting records.

Boundaries, easements and title

Boundary and lot line cases often turn on deeds, surveys, legal descriptions and evidence of historical use. Surveyors may help identify where recorded lines fall on the ground. Courts may also examine the conduct of neighboring owners and prior agreements concerning the property.

An easement dispute addresses who may use part of a property and for what purpose. Recorded grants, maps, past use and maintenance records can shape the dispute. Quiet title actions ask a court to determine competing claims or interests and enter a judgment concerning title.

Adverse possession claims require proof of possession under the governing legal rules. Relevant material may include tax records, photographs, witness accounts and evidence showing how the land was occupied. The court evaluates the evidence against each required element.

Partition and public acquisition

Partition actions arise when co-owners seek a legal division of their interests. A court may address whether the property can be divided or whether a sale is appropriate. Accounting issues can include payments, expenses and income tied to the property.

Eminent domain matters involve a public agency's power to acquire private property for public use and the compensation owed to the owner. Appraisals, ownership documents and evidence about the effect of the acquisition may become central. The firm's trial experience includes a real estate dispute involving a public agency.

Leases, sales and construction matters

The firm's commercial work covers lease counseling, lease disputes, purchase and sale disputes, real estate fraud and specific performance. It also handles unlawful detainer, eviction and construction disputes. These matters can involve contracts, statutory rights and property possession.

Commercial leases and possession

Lease counseling can address proposed terms, renewal rights, use restrictions, maintenance duties and default provisions. In a dispute, the parties may examine the signed lease, amendments, notices and payment records. The firm's client description includes commercial and residential landlords and tenants.

An unlawful detainer case generally follows a notice and a court filing. The court then addresses the right to possession under an accelerated schedule. Eviction disputes often require close attention to the lease, the notice and proof that the parties followed the required procedure.

Purchase contracts and claimed misconduct

Purchase and sale disputes often focus on contract terms, disclosures, deposits or a party's performance. Correspondence, inspection materials and transaction documents can establish what each participant knew and agreed to do. Buyers, sellers and brokers all appear in the firm's stated client base.

A real estate fraud claim may concern a claimed misrepresentation or concealment during a property transaction. The parties often dispute what was said, whether another party relied on it and what loss followed. Specific performance seeks a court order requiring completion of a contractual obligation, often when money alone would not provide the requested remedy.

Construction disputes

Construction disputes can involve contract scope, payment, delay, workmanship or responsibility for a claimed defect. Parties may rely on plans, change orders, invoices, photographs and communications about the work. Technical evidence can help explain whether construction matched the contract and applicable requirements.

Schorr Law lists construction disputes within its real estate practice. That placement links the construction work to the firm's wider attention to ownership, contracts and property use. The same matter may also involve a lease, purchase agreement or title issue.

Litigation and private resolution

Schorr Law handles real estate matters in court and through mediation or binding arbitration. A lawsuit usually includes pleadings, document exchange, witness testimony, motions and a final hearing or trial. The path depends on the claims, the forum and the parties' choices.

Mediation and arbitration

In mediation, a neutral mediator helps the parties discuss possible settlement terms. The parties retain control over whether they reach an agreement. Mediation can address payment, possession, property use, corrective work or the transfer of an interest.

Binding arbitration places the decision with an arbitrator under the parties' agreement. The process may include written submissions, evidence and witness testimony. A court trial places those decisions with a judge or jury, subject to the governing rules and available review.

Probate disputes involving property

The practice list includes probate litigation involving real estate. Such cases may concern ownership, a proposed sale, control of property or obligations affecting an estate or trust. Probate records, deeds, estate documents and accountings can become relevant.

The probate court oversees the administration issues within its authority. A related title or contract claim may require separate analysis under real estate law. Schorr Law's stated work connects these property questions with its litigation focus.

How the team is built

The website names seven attorneys with different roles. Zachary Schorr is the lead trial attorney, Stephanie Goldstein is a partner, Carina Woo is a senior associate, and Jayant Tripathy and Katherine Kelly are associates. Leslie Rowan and Christopher Fults are also identified as attorneys with the firm.

Attorney backgrounds

Goldstein focuses on real estate and business litigation as well as judgment enforcement. She earned a psychology degree from the University of Southern California and a law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. She also participated in Loyola's International Law Review.

Woo's practice focuses on real estate. Tripathy earned his law degree from New York University School of Law and is associated with Schorr Law, APC and the Law Offices of Jayant Tripathy. Kelly's profile lists Loyola Law School under her education.

Reported case outcomes and commentary

The site attributes two specific results to Zachary Schorr. It reports a $4.6 million judgment for clients in a real estate fraud case. It also reports a $2.5 million payout after a jury trial in a real estate dispute involving a public agency.

As a reviewer, those stated outcomes provide concrete examples of Schorr's trial work. The site also identifies his public commentary on real estate law. The named publications are the Wall Street Journal, ABC World News Tonight and US News and World Report.