Bio

STEVEN J. MEHLMAN

Steven Mehlman, one of the two principal attorneys, has been practicing law in California for over 25 years. Mr. Mehlman’s focuses principally are in real estate and business matters, handling both transactions and civil lawsuits.

Mr. Mehlman earned his undergraduate degree with a double major in Communications and Public Policy and Political Science, from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976, with highest honors in political science, great distinction in general scholarship, and Phi Beta Kappa. He also received a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan in 1980. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1980, after receiving his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan in 1980, where he graduated cum laude.

Mr. Mehlman began his practice in San Francisco, performing complex litigation involving some of the largest cases in the country, including antitrust cases and securities fraud matters. He worked at Furth, Fahrner, Bluemle and Mason in San Francisco from 1980 through 1983, Matthew B. Weinberg Professional Corporation in San Francisco, 1983 to 1990, and Grant & Sternberg in Walnut Creek, California from 1990 to 1995.

As a managing partner at Turner & Mehlman in Walnut Creek, California from 1995 to 2002, Mr. Mehlman represented clients in transactions involving commercial and residential leases, property purchases, construction contracts, option contracts, employment contracts, business purchases and sales, as well as entity formations for partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, LLCs and LLPs. He also successfully litigated claims ranging from the limited jurisdiction court to hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and federal courts, through settlement, arbitration or trial. Litigation cases have included neighbor disputes, real estate non-disclosure, construction defects, soil movement, land use, breach of contracts, lease disputes and evictions, boundary disputes, business torts, and collections. Mr. Mehlman has also handled appellate work and represented creditors in the bankruptcy courts.

Believing in the importance of community service, Mr. Mehlman is currently active in PTA and the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce. He recently completed his term on the Contra Costa Planning Commission. He also served for 12 years as a member of the board of directors and land committee for Save Mount Diablo, a non-profit land trust, and continues to negotiate and prepare agreements for open space acquisitions. Previously, he also served as a City of Walnut Creek Planning Commission from 1989 to 1996, a legislative representative on the Las Trampas Council of PTAs, a commissioner on the Walnut Creek Transportation Commission from 1984 to 1989, and the Contra Costa Transit Authority Citizens Advisory Committee from 1985 to 1989. As a result of his activities in city and county planning, as well as his legal practice, he has developed substantial expertise in land use, from both legal and practical perspectives.

MARC L. TERBEEK

Marc TerBeek, a principal and founding partner of Mehlman? TerBeek LLP, has been an active member of the Bay Area legal community for more than 20 years, first as a legal assistant, then as an attorney. Mr. TerBeek’s focus is primarily litigation, with legal matters ranging from business disputes to employment and insurance coverage matters.

Mr. TerBeek earned an Associate’s Degree in legal assisting, cum laude, from City College of San Francisco in 1984. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, in 1988; and a Juris Doctor from Hastings College of Law in 1993. Mr. TerBeek was admitted to the State Bar of California in November, 1993.

As first a legal assistant, then associate attorney with Cartwright, Slobodin, Bokelman, Borowsky, Warnick, Moore & Harris, Mr. TerBeek was involved in complex mass tort litigation and products liability litigation. He has experience in both plaintiff and defense personal injury litigation with Sampini, Mortara & Harris; the Law Offices of William L. Veen and King, King & Fishleder.

As a principal and founding partner of Mehlman TerBeek LLP, Mr. TerBeek is involved in diverse legal issues, from small disputes between neighbors to significant employment, personal injury and insurance coverage matters. Mr. TerBeek takes great pride in thinking outside the box when it comes to his client’s needs. He is driven by a realistic, results-oriented approach to a client’s situation – one that soundly addresses the legal issues, as well as the practical issues that arise when resolving disputes. He is keenly aware that his title is attorney and counselor at law – a position of trust that requires his application of real-world perspectives to render advice that meets the client’s needs as well as the client’s desires.

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