Mark A. Habib, Partner

Mr. Habib is a graduate of Pepperdine School of Law. Joining the Peters firm in 1991, Mr. Habib’s practice focuses primarily on litigation, with an emphasis on real estate and easement related issues, public entity and public utility law, timber trespass cases, eminent domain and inverse condemnation cases, and serious personal injury cases.

Mr. Habib has resolved through jury trial, court trial, arbitration, mediation and direct negotiations a broad variety of cases involving commercial leases, real estate broker disclosure and standard of care cases, personnel terminations, eminent domain proceedings (representing acquiring Agencies and Owners), inverse condemnation, nuisance, trespass, serious personal injury, abuse of minors, dangerous conditions of public property, Section 1983 Civil Rights litigation, timber trespass cases, and fire damage cases.

Mr. Habib also serves as a private mediator and has been appointed by the Court as a Special Master to help resolve complex cases.　 Resolving cases promptly and fairly on the merits when possible, without undue cost or expense to clients, is a primary objective of Mr. Habib’s practice.

During his tenure with the firm, Mr. Habib has represented public utility clients and several municipal clients in Northern California. Mr. Habib has served as lead litigation counsel and conducted jury trials or other court proceedings in most of the counties of Northern California.