Plastiras and Terrizzi is a full service law firm with an emphasis on general civil litigation, real estate, business and commercial disputes, professional liability, community association law, and estate planning.
The Partner You Trust - The Experience You Need
The attorneys in the firm have over sixty years of combined legal experience in diverse areas of practice. The firm has maintained the highest rating (A-V) by Martindale Hubbell for over twenty years.
Recent Articles: Feds should reject California's loan modification rule, San Francisco Chronicle, April 19, 2010; Former NBA Star Chris Webber Sued by Landlord for Unpaid Rent on Sacramento Restaurant, P&T Legal Update Blog, March 1, 2010; NFL Stadium Bills Cut to the Front of the Line, San Francisco Chronicle, November 30, 2009; Colorado "Balloon Boy" Presents Cautionary Tale, North Bay Biz Magazine, December 2009; No Free Speech Violation for City Council Which Ejected Activist From Meeting for Using Nazi Salute, P&T Legal Update Blog, February 23, 2010; California Creates New Program to Provide State-Paid Lawyers in Certain Civil Cases; 5 Steps To Take When Considering Bankruptcy; Rent Control Regulations and Security Deposits in California; Car Startups Need to Rev Up for Revolution, San Francisco Business Times, July 25, 2008.
Latest News: When to Litigate and When to Avoid It, North Bay Biz, July 2010; Feds Should Reject California's Loan Modification Rule, San Francisco Chronicle, April 19, 2010; Four Agents, broker join Parkway Properties, North Bay Business Journal, March 1, 2010; Colorado "Balloon Boy" Presents Cautionary Tale, North Bay Biz Magazine, December 2009; NFL Stadium Bills Cut to the Front of the Line, San Francisco Chronicle, November 30, 2009.
Latest Blog Postings: Congress Approves $1 Billion for Homeowners Who Need Help Paying Mortgages, P&T Legal Update Blog, July 29, 2010; Verbal Promise by Mortgage Lenders May Be Enforceable, P&T Legal Update Blog, July 25, 2010; Former NBA Star Chris Webber Sued by Landlord for Unpaid Rent on Sacramento Restaurant, P&T Legal Update Blog, March 1, 2010; Advantages of Real Estate Syndicate Investing, P&T Legal Update Blog, February 23, 2010; No Free Speech Violation for City Council Which Ejected Activist From Meeting for Using Nazi Salute; California Creates New Program to Provide State-Paid Lawyers in Certain Civil Cases; Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Face Confusion Over Local Zoning Laws.
Honors and Awards: Originally established in 1978, Plastiras & Terrizzi has maintained the highest rating (A-V) by Martindale Hubbell for over twenty years; Basil Plastiras has been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer, has been AV rated by Martindale Hubbell since 1986, and as been listed in the National Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Attorneys since 1996; Mike Terrizzi was the recipient of an Award of Excellence in Chapter leadership from the Community Association Institute; John Corcoran was a recipient of a Pro Bono Publico Award and CALI Award for Legal Ethics at the University of San Francisco School of Law.
Significant Cases and Representation: Mike Terrizzi was trial counsel in the precedent-setting case Raven's Cove Townhomes v. Knuppe Development Co., (1981) 114 Cal. App. 3d 783, which established the right of homeowners associations to bring suit for construction defects to common areas, on behalf of individual homeowners; John Corcoran successfully obtained summary adjudication in favor of his client, a small business owner, after the court found that a 12 percent interest rate loan forced upon him by the seller of the business was usurious.
Community Involvement: Basil Plastiras serves as President of the UC Hastings 1066 Foundation Board of Trustees; Mike Terrizzi serves on the Board of Directors of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, Northern California chapter; John Corcoran is active as a Planning Commissioner for the Town of Tiburon.