Kevin Brodehl Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Ramon, Ca, Us

High-stakes disputes and appeals re: * Real estate investment, development, and secured loans / deeds of trust* LLCs (manager/member disputes; fiduciary duties)* Business conflicts

Oakland, Ca, Us

Notable cases:• Lead trial attorney for private money lender in bankruptcy court trial against debtor LLC regarding default interest under debtor's confirmed bankruptcy plan. Prevailed at trial and secured dismissal of appeal.• Represented debtor probate estate defending claims by bank seeing nearly $3 million for defaulted development loan. Prevailed on appeal of adverse judgment, then won motion for summary adjudication, leading to a settlement totaling only 2% of bank's demand.• Represented secured note buyer and loan servicer asserting claims against neighboring commercial property owners for breach of CC&Rs impacting value of security property obtained through foreclosure. Case settled with favorable buyout of client's property.• Lead trial attorney representing real estate developer and mezzanine lender in wrongful foreclosure claims against senior lender. Took over case after trial had already started; settled case favorably. Prevailed in later appeal regarding the settlement. • Lead trial attorney representing manager of private money lender LLC defending fiduciary duty claims by LLC member. Defeated two claims pre-trial; obtained dismissal of final claim on third day of trial.• Represented public agency in hotly contested eminent domain proceedings involving valuation of mineral interests and real estate condemned for right of way expansion. Case settled just weeks before trial for less than half of demand.• Represented master developer LLCs implementing $100+ million downtown development in claims against major bank and national REIT development partner involving bank's attempted (but halted) “receiver sale.”• Represented national, publicly traded health care REIT and its local subsidiary in dispute with master tenant of skilled nursing home facility. Obtained quick, favorable settlement giving control of facility to new master tenant chosen by client.• Lead attorney on numerous appeals involving real estate and secured lending.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

I taught a Real Estate Transactions and Litigation course to advanced Law and MBA students at U.C. Berkeley School of Law

Walnut Creek, Ca, Us

Notable cases:• Lead trial attorney representing promissory note holder pursuing collection in a two-week jury trial. Obtained favorable judgment and attorney fee awards totaling $2.6 million, defeating claims of forgery and usury.• Lead trial attorney representing apartment building owner/operator in a jury trial defending claims of fraud and statutory violations relating to a condo conversion. Settled after jury selection and before opening statements for only 2% of plaintiff’s demand. • Lead trial attorney in binding arbitration representing a real estate development company and ground lessee seeking to exercise an option to purchase commercial property. Obtained award enforcing the option (defeating claims of invalidity) at less than half the “fair market” price demanded by seller.• Lead appellate attorney on several real-estate related appeals, including two published victories in cases involving land use and commercial real estate sales. (County of Humboldt v. McKee (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1476 and Sixells v. Cannery Business Park (2008) 170 Cal.App.4th 648.)• Lead-author of amicus curiae brief filed by major Taiwan and U.S. Wi-Fi manufacturers (and joined by Microsoft Corporation) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a closely watched patent infringement case.• Co-counsel for global agribusiness lender pursuing $100 million fraud and fiduciary duty claims against another global bank involving the purchase of bad syndicated loan debt. Obtained appellate reversal of the lower court’s adverse judgment.• Represented an industrial component distribution company and its chief executive accused of trade secret misappropriation. Defeated motions for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, resulting in quick settlement for a small fraction of the original demand. • Several trademark infringement matters.

Walnut Creek, Ca, Us

Pleasant Hill, Ca, Us

Developed curriculum and taught students on appellate advocacy -- including appellate procedure, brief-writing, and oral argument.

Oakland, California, Us

J.D., Law

Dual B.A., Law & Society And Psychology

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