Los Angeles Attorney
Lee A. Dresie

Lee Dresie’s practice focuses on litigation, arbitration and negotiation of all types of disputes, with a particular expertise in real estate and business related matters.  In the past few years, he has handled real estate and business litigation for such clients as Costco, Elton John, Simon Cowell, Max Weinberg and the Whiskey A-Go-Go.

Lee has been named by Los Angeles Magazine as a Super Lawyer for four consecutive years, and has served as head of the Firm’s Litigation Group, as Firm General Counsel, and on its five-member Management Committee.

Education

• JD, UCLA Law School, 1982
• BA, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1978

Practice Areas

Professional/Community Affiliations

• Legal Advisor, Board of Directors, American Industrial Real Estate Association
• Management Committee, Greenberg Glusker
• NCAA Basketball Coach, Claremont McKenna College, National Association of Basketball Coaches: 1985-1994

Accolades

• Rated, “AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5,” Martindale Hubbell
• Listed, Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, 2009-2013

Published Articles

• Featured, “Member Spotlight,” The Primerus 180, April 2014
• Author, “’A Tale of Two Brokers’ – New Case Illustrates How Language in an MLS Listing Can Create Potential Liability for Seller’s and Buyer’s Brokers,” AIRWaves, March 27, 2014 
• Author, “Limit your company’s legal risk by negotiating form contracts,” Rothman Gordon Newsletter, Winter 2013
• Author, “Brokers Beware – New Case Creates Dangers to Brokers From Inspection Reports,” AIRWaves, July 25, 2013
• Author, “Limiting your company’s legal risk by negotiating form contracts,” Smart Business Magazine, November 1, 2011
• Author, “A Landlord’s Secret Weapon Against Defaulting Tenants,” Mondaq, April 18, 2011
• Co-author, “No Substitute for Specificity;  Dangers of an E-Mail Notice to Pay Rent or Quit,” AIRWaves Newsletter, July, 2010
• Co-author, “A Reminder from the Fresh Prince:  Nonrefundable Deposits are Not Always Nonrefundable,” AIRWaves Newsletter, April, 2009
• Author, “My Tenant Went AWOL-What Do I Do?” AIRWaves Newsletter, April, 2009
• Author, “Court Confirms Broker’s Right To Commission Where Client Defaults Under Purchase Agreement,” AIR Waves (the newsletter of AIR Commercial Real Estate Association), October 2008
• Co-author, “California Supreme Court Approves Vastly Expanded Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards,” AIR Waves (the newsletter of AIR Commercial Real Estate Association), September 2008
• Author, “A Win, And A Lesson: The Credibility of Expert Witnesses“
• Author, “Broker’s Ten Commandments“
• Co-author, “California Supreme Court Holds All Contractual Jury Waivers Unenforceable,” Greenberg Glusker Legal Bulletin (Lee Dresie and Stephen S. Smith), August 2005
• Author, “Nothing Standard About Standard Lease Forms,” Stewart Title of California’s Commercial Update,” February 2005

Speaking Engagments

• Speaker, “Insider Tips on How to Avoid Getting Sued In a Real Estate Transaction,” Young Professional Advisors (YPA) 360, November 3, 2011
• Speaker, “Broker’s Ten Commandments,” AIR Networking Forum, Home Depot Center, October 2010
• Speaker, Lee & Associates University 2007 on “Broker’s Ten Commandments”
• Speaker, Klabin & Associates, “What Brokers Need to Know About Breach of Lease Claims”
• Speaker, “New Developments in Real Estate Litigation” California MCLE Seminar, May 2005
• Speaker, “How to Avoid Messing Up Your Life’s Work: Business Organization and Estate Planning Techniques for the Real Estate Investor,” November 2004