Background
Van Atta, David M. was born in 1944 in Berkeley, California, United States.
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David M. Van Atta
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University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Worked at Hanna & Van Atta (Palo Alto, California) specializing in Real Estate Law, Land Use and Development, Purchase, Sale and Leasing of Real Estate, Real Estate Financing, Joint Ventures and Partnerships, Residential and Commercial Condominiums, Planned Developments and Common Interest Developments, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Community Association Law, Local and State Permits, Hearings Before State and Local Government Land Use Agencies, FNMA and FHLMC Opinion Letters, Environmental Law, Arbitration and Mediation: Real Estate Disputes. Admitted to the bar, 1944, California. 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 Number. 3 (pt.1) and Number. 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, 1990-1996.
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.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco.
American Bar Association (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law). American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
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). The firm serves the commercial Real Estate and Home Building Industries, Commercial and Residential Developers and Land Users throughout the State of California.
The firm represents commercial lenders and borrowers in all aspects of real estate lending.
lieutenant handles land use matters, such as subdivisions, zoning, use permits and other local land use matters, before local San Francisco Bay Area government agencies. The firm provides expertise throughout California to homebuilders regarding the California Subdivided Land Sales Acting and maintains contacts with the staff of the Department of Real Estate in Sacramento and Los Los Angeles
The firm has formed over 1,000 community and home owners associations. The firm is a member of the Community Association Institute and ECHO and represents many community associations.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. American Bar Association (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law). American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
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).
