SirkinLaw APC

Andy is terrific.
My TIC was recently approved for the conversion process. Unfortunately we went with a smaller less expensive option in Noe Valley and it has been a nightmare.
Although we did not retain Andy, he has been extremely helpful in assisting our clarity and understanding of the process.
If you are looking for a true professional to help your TIC conversion, Andy is your guy.

I’ve used Andy Sirkin’s office to create a TIC agreement for property in San Jose, CA. I was very pleased with the easy process, how quickly I got the agreement back, the cost and the thoroughness of the agreement. I would definitely use them again for a TIC agreement or to create HOA rules.

I can’t say I have a lot of experience in the Condo Conversion Industry, but I have to say these guys are some of the most knowledgeable and experienced legal professionals I’ve worked with. They initially crafted our TIC agreement which was in place for 7 years until the recent Expedited Conversion Program. They guided us through a number of very challenging processes with the city and group negotiations. Very good group of folks.

My co-​owners and I have been working with Andy Sirkin for more than 10 years. In all those years, we have found Andy and his staff (Rosemarie MacGuinness and others) to be exceptional in delivering an excellent product for us — whether it has concerned documentation and/​or advice for real property co-​ownership, tenancies in common, public reports, or, among other things, condo conversion.
Andy’s work product and advice is cutting edge — constantly being updated and refined as laws, regulations and requirements (whether those of governing bodies, lenders, professional associations, or the market place) are enacted, changed and/​or even anticipated.
There is a reason that so many real estate brokers and agents make reference to «a Sirkin Agreement» being in place when they are marketing fractional real estate and shared property ownership interests: quite simply, «Sirkin» is synonymous with professional, credible, well considered, comprehensive, and effective.
There is a reason that even fellow real estate attorneys (including myself) are clients of Sirkin & Associates: the firm really is THE best at what it does in its very specialized area of the law.
My co-​owners and I do not hesitate to recommend Sirkin & Associates!

Mr. Sirkin’s top priority is helping his clients, or even folks who aren’t his clients! I recently emailed him outlining an issue our homeowners association needed guidance on, to confirm it was something he could advise us about before I made an appointment. Well he emailed me back the very next day and advised me in the email! Ultimately there wasn’t a lot his firm could do to help with this specific issue, but it was still generous of him to give me free advice.
About 10 years ago Mr. Sirkin also helped us draw up the HOA documents when we converted our TIC to condos. I would highly recommend him and his firm.

Sirkin and Associates are beyond professional! I have a TIC through his firm. Throughout the years many questions and concerns have arisen. His website is extremely informative. When I have needed more information his office calls me back promptly. There is always someone there to answer my legal questions. Mr. Sirkin has frequently called me himself! Even when he is out of the country! He is patient and has spent considerable time to answers my concerns no matter how long it takes. I value his expertise and he has Never given me incorrect legal assistance. In fact after many conversations I learned that he and I grew up in the same town in Massachusetts. What a small world, (and no wonder he is so competent!). I would recommend Mr. Sirkin and his associates without reservation.

I contacted Andy Sirkin via email out of desperation since I needed an answer for my TIC question, over the Holiday week. I got this ‘out of the office’ message, and honestly wasn’t really expecting a response from him. I sent another email to a different TIC Lawfirm as well and of course never heard back from them.
First thing this morning, I found Andy’s email in my mailbox, answering my question! He also apologized for not getting back earlier due to the Holiday shutdown.
Well, it’s clear who I am going to give my business to now, once I need it!
Andy Sirkin, you ROCK!

Andy Sirkin helped us out on a difficult project. He is the one you want to talk to about TIC Agreements and establishing a TIC. Andy understands the process and what is takes to help you through the maze of legal steps. Very supportive and always ready. Above and Beyond!
Thanks Andy from us at

Very responsive to our needs for setting up CC&Rs for an HOA. Have a nice fixed price fee to do it, though you should count on some added charges to the fixed fee to make any changes. But very reasonable and very on it! Andy answered questions clearly and concisely and did all we requested in a very timely manner. He knows his stuff. And I appreciate all the info on his website.

To draft a TIC agreement for our 2 unit building. we were referred to Sirkin & Associates by two separate professional sources and via a 3^rd personal reference from a friend. Associate Rosemarie McGuiness was our first contact who was very personable and thorough taking the background of our specific needs. Given the complexity of our situation, she enlisted Andy Sirkin’s personal assistance to draft the final documents. We had excellent service during the process. Andy went beyond the call of duty making a minor revision w/​o any charge AND sent a duplicate email when I’d somehow lost the prior one. Felt like we were in good hands in this confusing process.

This is the only law firm you’ll need to create your TIC. He wrote the book on it. He and their staff are extremely knowlegeable. With their help, I even got our bank to Fractionalize our first deed of trust and assign partial releases to sell the units. Unbelievable!

The people at Sirkin, in particular Cam, have been incredibly helpful in the absurd process of TIC-​to-​condo conversion in SF. The city has a complicated and labor-​intensive process that would have been a nightmare without them to guide us. They helped with paperwork, walked us through the entire process, checked in, and were always available to answer questions. Even when sending a quick question via email I got a phone call back within hours to explain the answer more fully. Great service. If only the city made things simple enough to not need it!

Buying a TIC in San Francisco typically leads you to Sirkin. They had somewhat of a monopoly on the subject for quite a few years.
When we first layed out our TIC agreement we received poor response from the office. It took a long time to hear back from the associates and I felt like our questions were not answered with much thought.
Five years later and we have just finished with our final CC&R’s for the completion of condo conversion. We ended up using Sirkin again.
This time, the associates have been much quicker to respond, and have been patient in answering all of our questions. Rosemarie MacGuinnes, in particular, has been quite helpful.

Very very helpful! Sirkin wrote our TIC agreement, and whenever I have questions I consult the website, email or call them. I have always received a prompt and helpful responses.

I was pretty shocked to read the poor review of Sirkin Paul Associates, as Andy Sirkin and Lyssa Paul have been incredibly helpful with our TIC and with educating us about the ins and outs of TIC ownership. They do a great job of explaining each partner’s rights and obligations while always doing their best to maintain good and equal relationships between those partners. They also offer tons of free information on their website, which is invaluable if people just take the time to read it and inform themselves. I think many of the gripes of TIC partners are due to a general lack of understanding the business relationship of the TIC, which can be confusing if you don’t read the agreement in the first place! My phone calls to Sirkin Paul are always returned promptly, and my questions always answered. TICs are delicate business relationships, and we’ve received relationship-​saving counsel from these guys. There’s a reason their name is ubiquitous in San Francisco – it’s because they’re the authors of so much TIC information and so many legal agreements, and it’s because they do their job well and get referred for it.

The worst service from a professional firm I have ever received in my life, and considering I work in professional services as a financial consultant, I’ve seen a lot. The lawyers in the office were rude, hard to reach and, wrong on the specifics which they are suppose to be experts and, worst of all, almost prohibited us from closing on our new home by witholding documents that we legally own. This is the only 1 star review I’ve ever written on Unilocal and the only one I’ve written in about a year, but this was so aggregious, our own lawyer is considering taking the company to the California State Bar for breach of professional conduct. I have 3 lawyers in my family all of which confirmed their behavior and claims against «owning» our documents were ludicrious, against precedence and against case law. They are the «low budget» TIC option which our seller selected to draft the TIC agreement. NOTE TO ALL PARITES — when making one of the biggest investments of your life — DO NOT GO LOW BUDGET and DO NOT USE SIRKIN.

I was very fortunate enough to have Mr. Sirkin speak to my CA Real Estate Transactions class at GGU Law. I walked away from this lecture with both a genuine high regard for him as an attorney and a profound respect for him in his way to connect to other people and effectively communicate.
I’d have to say I would wholeheartedly trust either Mr. Sirkin, or his firm, to handle any real estate related issue. I think you’ll be very pleased.

You may often wonder while perusing real estate listings, why some TICs say «Sirkin agreement in place». This guy wrote the book on TIC agreements and is hihgly regarded for making sure they work right when the parties enter into them. Would want no other to be on my side for any TIC legal issue.