Area of Practice:
Mr. Olsan practices in the areas of real estate, business transactions, construction transactions, commercial property leasing, and land use law.
Experience:
After being admitted to the State Bar of California in 1991, Mr. Olsan began practice as a litigation Attorney in Southern California. In 1993, Mr. Olsan joined the office of Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher and Gray in Santa Rosa, where he practiced civil litigation, and counseled clients in real estate and business matters. He became a partner there in 1998.
Mr. Olsan has negotiated and documented many significant real estate and business transactions, including purchases, sales, leasing and construction of shopping centers, office buildings, wineries, vineyards, ranches, development and subdivision land, estate homes, and the single largest conservation land acquisition in Sonoma County history. He also practices in the area of business formation and sales, construction law, land use, zoning and planning. Mr. Olsan represents for-profit and nonprofit businesses, academic institutions, and homeowners’ associations in corporate, governance, and real estate matters. His practice also includes representing real estate brokerage firms and associations of REALTORS® regarding corporate and disclosure issues and broker risk management. Mr. Olsan also assists clients who are negotiating with governmental agencies in real estate transactions, including condemnation-related matters.
Representative Clients:
Mr. Olsan has represented private individuals, non-profit corporations, businesses of all kinds, and academic and governmental institutions including the Sonoma Land Trust, Codding Enterprises, Korbel Champagne Cellars, Siduri Wines, Copain Wine Cellars, Sonoma State University Academic Foundation, Sonoma State Enterprises, Audubon Canyon Ranch, Prudential California Realty, Manor Development Company, the City of Santa Rosa, the North Bay Association of REALTORS®, and the Marin Association of REALTORS®.
Education and Membership:
Mr. Olsan completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California at Berkeley (1987), and received his Juris Doctor from McGeorge School of Law (1991). He served as the Executive Director of the California Advisory Commission on Cost Control in state Government (1986-1988). Mr. Olsan was a writer for the Pacific Law Journal’s Legislation Staff (1989-1990) and served on the Journal’s Board of Editors (1990-1991). He is a member of the California State Bar (Real Property and Business Law Sections), and the Sonoma County Bar Association.
Mr. Olsan is admitted to practice in the State of California, U.S. District Court Central District of California, U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, U.S. District Court Northern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.
Community Involvement:
Mr. Olsan is an active volunteer with the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition and the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County, where he served on the Board of Directors for 14 years. He is the Past President and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors Santa Rosa’s largest Jewish congregation, and he is the past president of the Board of Directors of the Santa Rosa Downtown Market.
In the News:
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