Zacks & Utrecht

If you are a landlord and need legal advice, I highly recommend Zacks. I had the unfortunate situation of dealing with difficult tenants and worked with Ron Schivo to get the process moving. He has the experience and knowledge needed to provide advice and guide you through the crazy and getting more complicated SF rental market.

I am a property manager in the city, and have used Zacks and Utrecht for my own personal needs as well as recommended them for my clients. They are the best of the best in my opinion. They are very responsive, and know their stuff. They are also always willing to answer any quick questions I or my clients might have about real estate law, and are great at translating legal-​ease into a language the average Joe can understand.

i’ve used this firm on numerous occasions (and in particular, gael bizel-​bizellot) and i can wholeheartedly recommend their services. they are the most knowledgeable attorneys in town with regard to the condo conversion process and no firm is better or more respected when it comes to dealing with landlord/​tenant issues.
if you value the experience and confidence needed to negotiate the myriad pitfalls entailed in san francisco real estate you will be well advised to seek out this firm. plus, their fees are very reasonable and they even offer some flat rate pricing on some of their services.
i am surprised to see some negative reviews here but i understand how some might be new to using this kind of service and perhaps not accustomed to the way a law firm operates. when you have the ongoing need for a great law firm in town you will not be disappointed with zacks and utrecht.

We had a positive experience with this law firm. The firm offers a low «flat fee», which we really liked. For extra services they tell you hourly charges will apply but everything in our contract was provided under the initial fee and there were never any unexpected bills. We felt they kept good track of our project, sent us easy to understand instructions throughout the process and notified us of all deadlines. April Alderiso was our condo conversion attorney and was very responsive with all of our emails and seemed quite knowledgeable about the process. We would recommend this firm.