Marjorie Burchett has expertise in residential, commercial, mixed-use and master-planned real estate developments. Ms. Burchett's transactional practice includes real-estate secured finance construction and permanent loan and purchase and sale transactions. She has documented and closed numerous loan modification and deed-in-lieu transactions. She advises both developers and lenders on issues related to urban high-rise and mixed-use developments throughout the state of California, including subdivision processing with the California Department of Real Estate and the sale of projects following foreclosure. She has a special interest in title insurance matters, having co-authored a CEB treatise on this subject. She is a frequent speaker on a variety of real estate topics. Recent Work / Representative Matters Alicante - San Diego - 95-unit high-rise mixed-use condominium project. America Plaza - San Diego - high-rise mixed-use commercial project with office, museum, retail, parking structure and trolley station. Breeza - San Diego - 155-unit high-rise mixed-use condominium project. La Vita - San Diego - 304-unit high-rise condominium project. Otay Ranch Master-Planned Community - Chula Vista - master-planned community with 15,400 proposed residences, together with retail and business office components. San Diego Spectrum - San Diego - master-planned mixed-use redevelopment project on the former General Dynamics campus with hotel, office, retail and residential. Sapphire Tower - San Diego - 100-unit high-rise mixed-use condominium project. Smart Corner - San Diego - 311-unit mixed-use high-rise condominium building, mid-rise office building, parking structure and trolley station. Treo at Kettner - San Diego - 328-unit high-rise mixed-use condominium project. Tustin Legacy - Tustin - master-planned mixed-use redevelopment project at the former Marine Corps Air Station with new urban core and surrounding residential and commercial development. Wyndham Hotel Plaza - San Diego - segregation of existing high-rise office and hotel project into condominiums. Memberships CEB Program Department Real Property Advisory Committee. Continuing Education of the Bar, Joint Action Committee Real Property Subcommittee (1999-2002). KPBS chair, Corporate Development Committee and member, Community Advisory Board (1996-2004). Lawyers Club of San Diego. San Diego Building Industry Association - DRE Committee member. San Diego Commercial Real Estate Women, director (1990). San Diego County Bar Association - Real Property Law Section, chair (1992-1993); Financial Lawyers Group (1987-1992). San Diego County Bar Association Foundation, Board of Directors (1995-1998); chief financial officer (1996-1998). National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, director (1992-1999); membership co-chair (1996); secretary (1995); Programs Committee co-chair (1993). State Bar of California, Real Estate Property Law Section, Southern California Real Estate Finance Subsection chairperson (1995-96) Executive Committee (1997-2000); advisor to Executive Committee (2000-2001). Special Notes Luce Forward's balanced hours coordinator for attorneys. Recognition Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rating. Selected as one of the "Women of Influence" for 2009 by Real Estate Southern California. YWCA Tribute to Women & Industry (TWIN) Award - 1998. San Diego County Bar Association Annual Award for Outstanding Service to Legal Education - May 1994. Industries Real Estate Publications / Presentations Select Linked Articles 10 | 12 | 2010 Legal e-Update
Beware: "Broken" Subdivision Pitfalls Will Linger for Years to Come: Top Ten Questions You Need to Ask 01 | 01 | 2010 Los Angeles Lawyer
Fixer-Uppers: Getting a Broken Condominium Project Back on Track Requires a Multifaceted Approach 11 | 03 | 2009 California Real Property Journal
"Broken" Condominium Projects: How to Manage Their Acquisition and Develop a Viable Investment or Exit Strategy 08 | 19 | 2009 Lexology
Homeowners Must Prove Builder's Noncompliance With Disclosure Obligations Under SB800 in Order to Defeat Right to Repair 05 | 01 | 2009 San Diego Daily Transcript
Acquiring "Broken" Condominium Projects: Top 10 Questions to Ask 04 | 28 | 2009 Legal e-Update
How the Regulatory Effects of Distressed Loans Affect Lenders, Borrowers and Loan Purchasers Media Presence / Articles About Attorney / Attorney Contribution 10 | 05 | 2009 Recognition
Two Luce Forward Partners Named Real Estate Southern California's "Most Influential Women" All Authored Works "Beware: 'Broken' Subdivision Pitfalls Will Linger for Years to Come: Top Ten Questions You Need to Ask" - Luce Forward Legal Update - October 2010. "Fixer-Uppers: Getting a Broken Condominium Project Back on Track Requires a Multifaceted Approach" - Los Angeles Lawyer - January 2010. "'Broken' Condominium Projects: How to Manage Their Acquisition and Develop a Viable Investment or Exit Strategy" - California Real Property Journal - November 3, 2009. "Homeowners Must Prove Builder's Noncompliance With Disclosure Obligations Under SB800 in Order to Defeat Right to Repair" - Lexology - August 19, 2009. "Acquiring 'Broken' Condominium Projects: Top 10 Questions to Ask" - San Diego Daily Transcript - May 1, 2009. "How the Regulatory Effects of Distressed Loans Affect Lenders, Borrowers and Loan Purchasers" - Luce Forward Legal e-Update - April 28, 2009. "California Title Insurance Practice, 2nd Edition" - California Continuing Education of the Bar - 1997, January 1998 and 1999 Updates. Presentations Panelist: "Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day: Navigating the Legal Maze of Implementing Solar Programs in Residential Communities" - Luce Forward Residential Development Roundtable (San Diego - May 5, 2011) (San Francisco - May 12, 2011). Panelist: "New Home Financing: Understanding FNMA, FHA & VA Requirements" - Luce Forward Seminar (San Diego - January 27, 2011) (Los Angeles - March 2, 2011) (San Francisco - March 3, 2011). Speaker: "Completion/Sale of Housing Projects by Receivers: Understanding the DRE and Sales Documentation Process" - Loyola IV Education Conference - San Diego - January 22, 2011. Co-Presenter: "'Broken' Common Interest Development Transactions: Understanding the Challenges and Managing the Risks" - Webinar - May 12, 2010. Panelist: "Acquiring and Disposing of Broken Condominium Projects: What You Need to Know" - The State Bar of California Real Property Law Section 29th Annual Retreat - Napa, CA - May 1, 2010. Panelist: "Preserving Asset Value Through Receiverships: The Real Story From the Trenches" - Presented by Torrey Pines Bank - November 4, 2009. Panelist: "Acquiring and Disposing of Broken Condominium Projects: What You Need to Know" - Luce Forward Seminar: Newport Beach: July 30, 2009 - San Francisco: September 23, 2009 - Los Angeles: September 30, 2009. Co-Presenter: "Broken Condominium Projects: Understanding The Challenges and Managing The Risks" - Luce Forward Seminar - May 12, 2009. Speaker, Seminar: "Lenders and Distressed Properties: Understanding and Preserving Residential Real Estate Development Collateral" - October 16, 2008. Panelist: "Unique Issues Related to Mixed Use and Multi-Family Projects," presented at "Distressed Real Estate: Defaults, Work Outs, and Opportunities" - Law Seminars International - September 18, 2008. Panelist: "Navigating the Storm: Legal Strategies for Managing Residential Sales in a Changing Market" - November, 2007. Speaker: "Real Property Secured Transactions" - California Continuing Education of the Bar - San Diego - October, 2004. Panelist: CBIA/SB800 Workshops: "Transactional and DRE Issues" - September / October 2002. Speaker: "Preliminary Reports, Title Policies and Closing Procedures" - California Continuing Education of the Bar - San Diego - 1998. Speaker: "Purchase and Sale Transactions" - Legal Roundtable, San Diego Commercial Real Estate Women - September 1996. Speaker: "Current Title Issues in Real Estate Transactions" - Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of California - December 1995. Panelist: "The Lender Liability Pendulum and Other Issues in Real Property Workouts and Foreclosures" - California Continuing Education of the Bar - San Diego, Los Angeles, and Costa Mesa - July-August, 1995. Speaker: "How and Why to Draft Commercial Agreements in 'Plain English'" - Seventeenth Annual Spring Program of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California - June 1995. Panelist: "Emerging Issues in Foreclosure" - California Continuing Education of the Bar - San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Costa Mesa and Los Angeles - January 1993, 1994, and 1995. Speaker: "Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure" - Annual Legal Roundtable, Women in Commercial Real Estate - San Diego - March 1994. Panelist: "Build to Suit Leases: Current Issues for Landlords, Tenants and Lenders" - Annual Retreat, Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of California - Napa, California - April 1993. Speaker: "Issues in Purchase and Sale Agreements" - Annual Legal Roundtable, Women in Commercial Real Estate - San Diego - November, 1992. Panelist: "Construction Loan Documents," Comprehensive Commercial Construction Lending Course, Infocast, Inc., San Diego, April, 1990. |