Adina T. Stern
a professional law corporation
30021 Tomas Street
Suite 300
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Phone:  949.459.2111


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ADINA T. STERN a professional law corporation

personal attention
proven results

A Full Service Civil Law Firm with an Emphasis on Real Estate, Business, Commercial and Equine Law



Business and Real Estate Support


    Our general business services range from general legal counseling and review of transactions documentation to dispute resolution, litigation and appeals. We handle partnership, limited liability company and corporate issues, including formation, operation and dissolution.  If you wish to purchase or sell your business, we will counsel you through each step of your transaction.  Once your business is formed we can provide you with a large variety of agreements such as joint venture and shareholder agreements, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, consulting, work-for-hire, asset purchase and licensing agreements.

    In the area of real estate we negotiate and document residential and commercial real estate transactions including, ground and office leases; purchase and sale contracts; lease options; construction and architectural contracts; deeds of trust and promissory notes; mechanic's liens; easements; and joint venture agreements.  We will assist you with boundary disputes, purchase and sale disputes and issues you may have with your homeowners association, landlord or tenant.

Litigation  

    If a dispute arises, we will be able to cost-effectively and aggressively litigate cases involving: 

  • Partnership and shareholders disputes
  • Partition and indemnity actions
  • Property ownership and lis pendens issues
  • Failure to disclose
  • Misrepresentation and fraud
  • Construction defect and mechanic's lien claims
  • Agency and brokerage disputes
  • Breach of Fiduciary Duty
  • Professional negligence and malpractice
  • Contract enforcement/Breach of Contract
  • Foreclosures and liens
  • Slander, libel and slander of title
  • Unfair competition and unfair business practices
  • Landlord/Tenant and lease disputes
  • Adjoining landowner disputes
  • Disputes with insurance companies
  • Equine purchase and sale disputes, liability issues and partnership disputes
  • Theft of proprietary information
  • Creditor and vendor disputes
  • Partition and business dissolution
  • Fraudulent transfers
  • Personal injury and property damage claims
  • Various employment issues
Equine Law and Litigation  

    Whether horses are your business, your hobby or your life, you need an experienced equine attorney to advise and assist you.  Our equine law clients include riders, owners,  trainers, breeders, agents, boarders, and veterinarians.  We offer full service equine law representation in nearly every aspect of horse law including: 

  • Sales transactions
  • Fraud and misrepresenation
  • Liability issues
  • Breach of Contract
  • Horse Boarding Agreements
  • Horse Training Agreements
  • Farm Lease Agreements
  • Veterinarian Malpractice
  • Partnership, Joint Ventures and Syndications
  • Administrative Hearings
  • Arbitration, Mediation, Litigation and Appeals