Jethro Busch

I am a licensed attorney, and am admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, several United States District Courts, and all the courts of the State of California. I am a partner at Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, P.C. (formerly "Steven Adair MacDonald & Associates, P.C."). We are an "av" - rated San Francisco firm specializing in real estate litigation. Prior to that, I worked for about twenty years at Luscutoff, Lendormy & Associates, an "av" - rated law firm located in San Francisco. I received my undergraduate degree from the University of California (Berkeley), and hold a Law degree (J.D.) from Tulane University. I have been practicing law in California since 1981. My practice consists primarily of civil litigation and real estate work. Over the last 35+ years, I have (among other things) tried cases, mediated and arbitrated disputes,handled appeals, and participated in hundreds of motions with a high degree of success. I am also a published author in the real estate field, served for five (5) years on the Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of California (which subsequently was spun off into the California Lawyers Association), and served for several years as the co-chair of the State Bar Landlord-Tenant Subsection. I have taught numerous continuing legal education classes, including real property law programs at the State Bar Annual Meetings (including 2002-2010, and 2012), at various State Bar Section Education Institutes, and at several of the Real Property Law Section’s Annual Retreats (most recently at the California Lawyer Association's RPLS Annual Retreat in April, 2018). I routinely represent clients in arbitration and lawsuits. However, I also help clients avoid or informally resolve disputes through preemptive legal advice, by assisting clients in negotiating and drafting contracts, and by representing clients in mediation.