Background
Merritt, Robert Edward was born on January 31, 1941 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Robert Edward and June Adele (Reynolds) Merritt.
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Guide to California subdivision sales law
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Robert Edward Merritt
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Sacramento State College (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1963). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1966). Member, Moot Court Board, 1965-1966.
Career
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1967, California. Member, Moot Court Board, 1965-1966.
Author: "Guide to California Subdivision Sales Law," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1974.
"The Subdivision Map Acting: A Surveyor"s Nightmare," The California Land Surveyor, 1979. "Weighted Voting in Common Interest Subdivisions -- Should lieutenant Be Abandoned?" Real Property Law Reporter, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1981.
Company-Author: "Time Sharing Ownership of Vacation Residences," Real Estate Forms from American Language Institute -American Bar Association Course Materials, 1983. "California Real Estate Forms and Commentaries," Cheatham and Merritt, Law and Business, Incorporated., 1984.
"Vesting Tentative Maps: Latest Development in the Vested Rights Tug-of-War," 2 parts, Real Property Law Reporter, Continuing Education of the Bar, November 1985, and March 1986.
"California Subdivision Map Acting Practice," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1987. "Damages as a Remedy for Temporary Regulatory Takings of Property: The Impact of First Lutheran," Real Property Law Reporter, Continuing Education of the Bar, August, 1987. "Practicing Under the Subdivision Map Acting: Fight Common Pitfalls," Real Property Law Reporter, California Continuing Education of the Bar, October 1988.
"Metes and Bounds Descriptions: A Red Flag Forewarning Possible Subdivision Map Acting Violations," Real Property Law Reporter, California Continuing Education of The Bar, July, 1990.
"General Plans: Coming of Age in California," Real Property Law Reporter, Continuing Education of the Bar, May, 1991. "The Permit Streamlining Acting: The Dream and The Reality," Land Use Form, Continuing Education of the Bar, Fall, 1991.
"Architectural Control Committees and the Search for Due Process," Real Property Law Reporter, Continuing Education of the Bar, April, 1992. "Environmental Equity: Confronting Racial Injustice in Land Use Patterns - Overview," Land Use Forum, Continuing Education of the Bar, Winter, 1993.
"Electromagnetic Fields: Policy, Planning and Litigation," Land Use and Environment Forum, Continuing Education of the Bar, Fall 1994.
Company-Editor, "Understanding Development Regulations," Solano Press Books, 1994. Lecturer, "Partnership Law: Business and Tax Aspects," Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, 1989. Member: Governing Board, Moraga School District, 1977-1989.
Subdivision Advisory Committee, California Department of Real Estate, 1983-1995.
American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Consultant, Continuing Education of the Bar Real Property Law Subcommittee, 1981.
Member, Planning Committee, Continuing Education of the Bar Real Property Institute, 1984. Chairman, Executive Editorial Board, Land Use Forum, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991-1996.
(Resident, Walnut Creek Office).
Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation. Environmental and natural resources. Healthcare; intellectual property.
Biotechnology.
Antitrust and trade regulation. Torts; product liability. Insurance; maritime; agribusiness.
White-collar crime.
Appellate. Corporate. Banking; finance. Insolvency. Real estate and land use.
Construction.
Tax and employee benefits. Labor and employment. International trade law.
Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.
Achievements
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Membership
Governing Board, Moraga School District, 1977-1989. Subdivision Advisory Committee, California Department of Real Estate, since 1983. Consultant, Continuing Education of the Bar Real Property Law Subcommittee, since 1981.
Member, Planning Committee, Continuing Education of the Bar Real Property Institute, since 1984.
(Also at Costa Mesa Office).
Connections
Married Robin Susan Kragen, July 2, 1966. Children: Kim, Kevin, Kristin, Kate.
