Paul Law Group

When our TIC members had a disagreement Lyssa Paul was hired for mediation.
It made the situation much worse. When all parties were not willing to sign a mediation document she drafted she used bully tactics and intimidation.
I would strongly advise you to stay away from this law firm.

Ethical, very helpful and very nice to talk to on the phone!
We were referred by a mortgage broker who suggested Lyssa to handle our condo conversion process. We spoke briefly on the phone, then, after reviewing a couple of documents, she got back to me with an honest, educated answer based on current legal codes. Though she couldn’t give us the answer we wanted: (
She explained that we could fight it, but there wasn’t much chance of «fighting city hall», which is keeping an eye on Ellis Act buildings that evicted people after May 2005.
But for this initial phone consultation, she charged us nothing, didn’t try to get a retainer or even charge us a minimum hour for looking up the laws!
Of course, we’d have liked to have gone through the entire conversion process, but it appears that isn’t going to happen thanks to past evictions in the creation of our TIC group.

We were referred to Lyssa Paul by our realtor when we faced a very difficult dissolution of a longstanding TIC. Lyssa is professional, practical, and knowledgeable, and provided expert counsel in our situation. She is also fair and ethical, and was able to broker a deal with a minimum of time and effort on our part. I recommend Lyssa Paul most highly.

Lyssa has worked with myself and family on several key issues and documents. She is timely, responsive, professional and really knows the crazy TIC laws of SF. Lyssa has made herself accessible for follow up as well. I would absolutely recommend Paul Law Group.

Hiring a lawyer is a gratifying experience when they provide valuable insight and guidance.
Sadly, Lyssa Paul doesn’t seem able to do this. It isn’t clear if she lacks the intelligence or the knowledge; she is unable to communicate in the clear and concise manner of a skilled attorney. Worse yet, she is happy to ramble on practically endlessly about topics that she knows little about and isn’t qualified to provide counsel on.
It’s interesting that the earlier reviews remark about how patient she is. If you want someone to hold your hand for 375 $ an hour maybe it makes sense to hire her. If you want an expert lawyer try elsewhere.

Lyssa is smart, responsive, creative, and approachable. She helped ease our minds during a difficult and anxiety-​provoking real estate deal gone bad, and I am convinced that we could not have survived this process without her. I’d recommend her highly to anyone looking for help with a real estate problem, particularly with any TIC (Tenants in Common) or condo-​coversion issues.

Lyssa drafted our TIC agreement and she was fantastic. She’s a rare combination of SF real estate knowledge, experience to anticipate contentious issues, and patience to assist new homeowners through a complex process. Importantly, she continued to make herself available for questions regarding the TIC agreement AFTER the sale was consummated — a huge help. I wholeheartedly recommend Lyssa Paul Law.

We were rsent to Mrs. Paul by our fabulous realtor Amande Jones at Sothebys. When it comes to real estate law, particularly San Francisco real esate law, look no further. We have learned the hard way, doing it right the first time is cheaper. If you are buying property, or have a dispute, see Mrs. Paul every time! We can already see that she will save us money and hardache by planning properly with our type of title ownership. See her to develop a proper co-​ownership agreement before there is a problem later.

Lyssa Paul is fabulous! Down-​to-​earth, easy-​to-​reach, and very knowledgable. She has helped us to write 2 TIC agreements for and is an expert on TICs, Condo Conversion, and other Real Estate transactions. I highly recommend her!