Anish J. Banker - Irvine, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 2001
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1998
    B.S.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Business Administration
  • University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1998
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Honorable Patricia D. Benke, California Appellate Court Judge, for the Fourth District, Division One, Judicial Extern

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, “The RON Process and Obtaining Prejudgment Possession”, IRWA Chapter 57 Seminar (October 12, 2018)
  
• Speaker, “Property Acquisition for Public Use: A Focused Look at a Complex Process”, IRWA, 3rd Annual Spring Seminar (April 11, 2019)
  
• Speaker, “Resolution of Necessity Hearings – Applicable Law, Practices, Procedures, Pitfalls and Precautions: Condemnor and Condemnee Perspectives”, 22nd Annual Eminent Domain Conference (San Diego): The Basics & Beyond (March 5-6, 2020)
  
• Speaker, “Most Injurious Use: Ways to Use It, Abuse It, and What the Courts are Saying About It”, 53rd Annual Litigation Seminar, Appraisal Institute, Southern California Chapter (November 5, 2020)
  
• Speaker, “The Before, During, and After of Recovering for Loss of Business Goodwill in California”, 24th Annual Eminent Domain Conference (San Diego): The Basics & Beyond (March 3-4, 2022)
  
• Speaker, “Most Injurious Use – Ways to Use It, Abuse It, and What the Courts Are Saying About It”, 2022 Spring Litigation Conference, Appraisal Institute, Northern California Chapter (June 2, 2022)
  
• Speaker, “Mom and Pop Operations: How to Effectively Represent Small Businesses Seeking Compensation in Eminent Domain Proceedings”, 25th Annual Eminent Domain Conference (Anaheim) (March 16-17, 2023)
  
• Speaker, “What’s So Special About Special-Use Properties? Insight on California Evidence Code section 824”, IRWA Chapter 1’s 31st Annual Valuation Seminar (Montebello) (May 25, 2023)
  
• Speaker, “Early Collaboration to Resolve Possession, Discovery, and Other Issues: Case Studies and Example”, 26th Annual Eminent Domain Conference (Anaheim) (February 8-9, 2024)
  
• Speaker, “That's What They Said: Are Others’ Opinions a Recognized Method and Technique? Insight on the Application of People v. Sanchez and Case Specific Hearsay to Valuation Trials”, 9th Annual Joint IRWA Chapter 57 and Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute (SCCAI) Conference (Riverside) (April 3, 2024)
  
• Speaker, “Temporary Construction Easements: Use, Abuse, and Pitfalls”, 27th Annual Eminent Domain Conference (Irvine) (January 23-24, 2025)
  
• Co-Author: “Ownership and Use and Contiguity, Oh My! – Analyzing larger parcel impacts on residential community common area,” Right of Way Magazine - The Voice of the Right of Way Profession, March / April 2025
  
• Speaker, “Mitigation of Damages: A Business Owner’s Duty to Mitigate Its Damages, and an Agency’s Obligation”, 28th Annual Eminent Domain Conference (Irvine) (March 9-10, 2026)
  
• Author, “A Defender of Property Rights: Property Owner-Focused, Eminent Domain Representation”, Riverside Lawyer, March 2026, Vol. 76, Number 3

Representative Cases

• Pomona Unified School District v. GTD, LLC — (Initial Offer: $5.5 million; Result: $14.5 million)
• City of La Mirada v. Majestic Realty — (Initial Offer: $93,000; Result: $2.3 million)
• Caltrans v. 7301 Artesia Blvd., LLC — (Initial Offer: $301,000; Result: $1.25 million PLUS)
• Palm Springs Unified School District v. Palm Investment Group — (Initial Offer: $4,446,000; Result: $7.8 million PLUS)
• OCTA v. Cobblestone 1993, Ltd., et al — (Initial Offer: $2,661,000; Result: $4.7 million)
• Caltrans v. Capistrano Enterprises, et al — (Initial Offer: $1,049,000; Result: $2 million)
• Caltrans v. Kardos — (Initial Offer: $176,000; Result: $675,000)
• Caltrans v. Mike Thompson’s RV — (Initial Offer: $192,000; Result: $1.6 Million)
• Olivier v. County of San Bernardino, Orange County Transportation Authority and Caltrans — (Initial Offer: $0; Result: $305,000)
• Sand Canyon Service Station, Inc. v. City of Irvine, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) — (Initial Offer: $0; Result: $300,000)
• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority (MTA) v. Blissful Images, Inc. — (Initial Offer: $38,080; Result: $350,000)
• Long Beach Redevelopment Agency v. Hit & Miss — (Initial Offer: $97,390; Result: $601,500 PLUS)
• City of Bakersfield v. Choi — (Initial Offer: $203,670; Result: $333,000)
• Caltrans v. Hankins — (Initial Offer: $0; Result: $215,000)
• OCTA v. Lee, et al — (Initial Offer: $59,355; Result: $740,000 PLUS)
• Healthy Solutions v. City of Newport Beach, Caltrans — (Initial Offer: $0; Result: $455,000)
• Caltrans v. Newport Diversified, Inc. (Combined Initial Offer: $606,308.00; Result: $6.75 million PLUS)

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of California
• Orange County Bar Association
• American Bar Association