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Brownsten, Thomas & Thomas, LLP

San Francisco Law Firm

Josh S. Brownstein

Direct: (415) 986 1338 ext. 127
Fax: (415) 986 1231
Email: josh@brownsteinthomas.com

The primary focus of Josh’s practice is real estate and commercial litigation. Josh regularly handles many types of real estate matters including disputes over purchase, sale and/or lease agreements, right of first refusal agreements, non-disclosures in the sale or lease of real property, boundary disputes, mold litigation, common interest development disputes, partition actions and commercial and residential unlawful detainers. Additionally, Josh has substantial experience representing developers, architects, contractors and property owners in construction matters including construction defects, mechanic’s liens, stop notices and other non-payment claims, and delay and related mismanagement claims. Josh also has substantial experience in a variety of commercial matters including breach of contract actions, breach of fiduciary duty actions, corporate/partnership dissolution actions, and fraud, negligence and other business tort actions.

Josh represents and advises his clients in all phases of disputes, from preventative counseling through alternative dispute resolution procedures such as mediation and arbitration as well as bench and jury trials. In addition, Josh has litigated in both state and federal courts, including substantial experience litigating adversary proceedings in United States Bankruptcy Court.

Josh began his career at the international firm of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, LLP (now Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw Pittman, LLP) where he gained valuable insight and experience practicing intellectual property litigation and prosecution. Most recently, Josh spent several years at Reed Smith, LLP, another international firm, practicing in the firm’s commercial and financial services litigation groups.

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Construction
  • Business Torts
  • Bankruptcy

Education

  • University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law J.D., with Distinction
  • Order of the Coif
  • Robert J. Traynor Honor Society

Admissions and Professional Affiliations

  • State Bar of California
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • All Districts of the United States District Court, State of California
  • All Districts of the United States Bankruptcy Court, State of California
  • American Bar Association
  • Bar Association of San Francisco