Jeff Lawson is a shareholder of Silicon Valley Law Group, where his practice focuses on compliance and litigation related to environmental law and land use. He also litigates complex commercial and employment cases. Jeff serves the petroleum, manufacturing, water, agriculture, transportation, financial services, real estate, and semiconductor industries. He also serves as a mediator in environmental and commercial disputes. Jeff has been recognized by Law & Politics Media and San Francisco Magazine as one of "Northern California's Super Lawyers" from 2004 to the present and has been named one of the top 100 lawyers in Northern California in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Additionally, immediately after passing the California Bar exam, Jeff entered the U.S. Air Force as a Judge Advocate in the rank of First Lieutenant. After four years of active duty, Jeff continued his affiliation with the U.S. Air Force as a Reserve and Air National Guard Judge Advocate, retiring in 2010 as a Brigadier General.
- Environmental Law
- 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
- Free Consultation
- California
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- 9th Circuit
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
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- English
- Attorney
- Silicon Valley Law Group
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- Professor
- Lincoln Law School of San Jose
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- Brigadier General
- California Air NAtional Guard
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- Partner
- Reed, Elliott, Creech & Roth
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- Captain
- US Air Force Reserve
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- Attorney
- Jackson, Tufts, Cole & Black
- Captain
- USAF
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- California State University - San Jose State University
- B.A.
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- University of California - Los Angeles
- J.D.
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- Northern California Super Lawyers
- San Francisco Magazine and Law & Politics Media
- 2004-present
- AV Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- California State Bar # 99855
- Member
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- Hazardous Materials: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
- Daily Journal
- CEQA: California Environmental Quality Act, Legally Defensible CEQA Documents
- 2012
