Lawyers

JESSHILL E. LOVE

Partner — Redwood City

EXPERIENCE

Jesshill Love is a business and real estate partner in the Redwood City office.  His primary focus is serving as outside counsel to companies that have limited or no in-house legal department capabilities and require assistance with legal issues  related to the ongoing business operations.
 

In addition to practicing law, Mr. Love also has a Masters in Business Administration.  He provides outside General Counsel assistance in virtually all areas of business such as lease agreements, contract negotiations, employment agreements, intellectual property matters (trademarks, copyrights, and patents), litigation management, insurance issues, licensing, and M & A work.  Mr. Love has successfully taken multiple companies from start-up to sale and acted as outside general counsel to dozens of Fortune 100 and 500 companies during the tenure of his practice. 
 

Mr. Love has also been an active real estate investor since the age of nineteen.  He presently sits on the Board of Directors of two local syndicated real estate portfolios as General Counsel.  Mr. Love has actively negotiated the purchase and sale of over $100,000,000 in combined real estate acquisitions and leases nationally.  On the real estate law side of his practice, Mr. Love’s activities include:

• Real Estate Investments: Representation of investor groups in the context of large multi-million dollar commercial property transactions, including negotiation of terms of sale, preparation of purchase and sale agreements, and performance of due diligence review in context of disclosure.
• Off Market Transactions: Representation of Buyers and Sellers in connection with the purchase and/or sale of "off-market" real estate transactions, including negotiation of terms of sale, preparation of purchase and sale agreements, and performance of due diligence review in context of disclosure.
• Asset Protection: Representation of clients in connection with asset protection assistance, including the preparation of wills and trusts, formation and maintenance of Limited Liability Companies ("LLC's"), Family Limited Partnerships, and benefit plans.
• Real Estate Sales: Representation of brokers and agents in the context of real estate sales related to disclosure duties and ethical obligations to clients;
• Real Estate Development: General and specific plans, zoning, use permits, validity of fees and exactions imposed by local governmental agencies;
• Construction: Mechanics liens, design defects, construction defects, delay issues, and interpretation of construction contracts;
• Business Disputes: Interpretation and enforcement of contracts, insurance claims, and business dissolution;
• Eminent Domain: Representation of property owners and business owners in condemnation actions;
• Easement Disputes: Representation of property owners in the context of easement disputes between adjoining property owners, including prescriptive easements, nuisance, and trespass actions;
• Partition Actions: Representation of property owners in the context of partition actions and partnership dissolutions;
• Foreclosure Assistance: Assisting homeowners and lenders in foreclosure proceedings;
• Unlawful Detainers: Management of unlawful detainer proceedings on behalf of owners and landlords in commercial and residential settings.
• Referee: Mr. Love serves as a Referee for the San Mateo Superior Court in real estate related matters related to valuation of properties and reporting to the court as to the viability of judicially enforced sales.

Mr. Love received his B.A., with distinction, from Connecticut College in 1993, and his J.D. and M.B.A. from Golden Gate University in 1999. Mr. Love is a member of the California Bar and is admitted to all State and Federal courts in California. Prior to joining the Ropers firm, Mr. Love worked in the European Union as the Assistant to the Belgian Prime Minister and in Mexico City with the Center for Free Trade on NAFTA related issues. Mr. Love is also an experienced real estate investor with real estate holdings in the Bay Area. A native of California, Mr. Love is fluent in Spanish and literate in French. Mr. Love also sits on the Editorial Review Board for The Registry Magazine, an acclaimed real estate publication for commercial and residential real estate aficionados. Mr. Love is also a frequent contributor of articles and content for The Registry Magazine.