Mark Easter

Taxpayers Have Options to Contest their Property Tax Bill - In the past month, California property tax bills have become due. While some markets are hot and property values are rising, commercial property values have...more If there is any activity in litigation that I do find — and I hate to use this word — “fun”, it is taking an expert witness deposition — especially the key expert on the other side, which in my practice is usually their...more The Internet has created innovative inroads into traditional vacation lodging. Websites like Airbnb, VRBO and Flipkey provide vacationers with affordable lodging in prime locations, furnished with all the comforts of a home....more A nuisance residential or commercial property creates serious problems for the surrounding community and headaches for the officials who must deal with it. If left unchecked, these blighted properties become a chronic drain...more