Jeremy L. Olsan - Santa Rosa, CA
Attorney at Olsan Law Inc.
Real Estate Lawyers in Santa Rosa, CA
100 Stony Point Rd Suite 200 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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35
Years
Experience
Santa Rosa Real Estate Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate
- Business Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Jeremy Olsan has deep experience and is a recognized expert in real estate transactions, including acquisitions, sales, entitlement and development, construction, and leasing, as well as in business transactions, formation, organization, governance, mergers and acquisitions. He serves clients who range from large corporations and their leaders to small businesses, families and individuals.
Jeremy has negotiated and documented many significant real estate and business transactions, including purchases, sales, leasing and construction of shopping centers, office buildings, wineries, vineyards, ranches, development and subdivision land, estate homes, conservation and other easements. He also assists clients with construction contracts, land use, zoning and planning matters.
His practice includes analyzing, negotiating and preparing asset, stock and membership interest purchase and sale agreements, partnership agreements, buy-sell agreements, real property purchase and sale agreements, leases and licensing agreements. He has represented companies and owners in numerous stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures and other complex business and commercial transactions.
Some of his notable real estate and development transactions include: representing the Sonoma Land Trust in the acquisition of Jenner Headlands, the largest conservation land acquisition in Sonoma County history at the time of its completion; representing Codding Enterprises in its sale of a tenancy in common interest in Coddingtown Mall to Simon Property Group; representing the private seller of a 27,000-acre, 250+ parcel ranch; and representation of the Sonoma State University Foundation in the financing and development of the Green Music Center.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated Attorney*, 2012 - Present
- Northern California Super Lawyers®, 2016 - 2018
- “Best Attorney, Sonoma County”, by the readers of the North Bay Bohemian Newspaper, 2010 - Present
- “Best Business Attorney, Sonoma County” in 2018
- Northern California Super Lawyers®, 2020 - Present
Other Sources of Feedback About Jeremy L. Olsan
Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific,
Sacramento,
California, 1991
J.D.
Law Journal: Pacific Law Journal, Writer, 1989 - 1990
Law Journal: Pacific Law Journal, Board of Editors
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McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific,
Sacramento,
California, 1991
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Non Legal Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1987
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher & Gray, Shareholder, 1998 - 2008
- California State Senate Advisory Commission on Cost Control in State Government , Executive Director, 1986 - 1988
- Commercial Real Estate Agent, 1985 - 1986
- Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz, LLP, Partner, 2008 - 2020
- Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher & Gray, Associate Attorney, 1993 - 1997
Classes and Seminars
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Co-Chair, REAL Symposium, Stanford University Law School, California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Section, 2019 - 2020
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New Member Trainings: Risk Management for Real Estate Licensees: North Bay Association of REALTORS®, North Bay Association of REALTORS®, 2010 - Present
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Non-Profit Board of Directors Duties, Sonoma State University Foundation, 2010 - Present
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Non-Profit Board of Directors Duties, Sonoma State Enterprises, Inc., 2010 - Present
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Real Property Law Update: Significant Legislation and Court Decisions, 2021-2022, California Lawyers Association, April 23, 2022
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2020 Real Property Law Update: Significant Court Decisions and Legislation, Sonoma County Bar Association, 2021
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2020 Real Property Law Update: Significant Court Decisions and Legislation, with Special Emphasis on New and Revised Statewide Landlord Tenant and Planning and Zoning Laws, Sonoma County Bar Association, 2020
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Legal Update on Fire Disclosures, Lots and Rebuilding, North Bay Association of REALTORS®, 2019
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Introduction to Easement Law, Sonoma County Bar Association, 2018
- Real Estate Law Update, Sonoma County Bar Association, 2018
Pro Bono Activities
- Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
- Sonoma County Superior Court, Pro Bono Arbitrator
- Career Technical Education Foundation (Chair, Board of Directors, 2020-2021), 2017 - 2022
- Redwood Empire Food Bank Board of Directors (Chair, Governance Committee, 2018-2021), 2016 - 2021
- California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Section, Vice Chair of the Executive Committee, 2016 - 2017
- Santa Rosa Downtown Market Board of Directors (Chair, Board of Directors, 1998-1999) , 1994 - 2001
- Volunteer Center of Sonoma County (Board of Directors and Executive Committee Member), 1996 - 2010
- Congregation Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa’s Reform Jewish synagogue (President, 2007-2008), 2003 - 2011
- Napa Bicycle Coalition
- Ceres Community Project
- Starcross Monastic Community
- Audubon Canyon Ranch
- CTE Foundation
Representative Clients
Audubon Canyon Ranch
Boich Family Cellars
Calistoga Winegrowers
Codding Enterprises
Copain Wine Cellars
Dehlinger Winery
Domaine Della Winery
Healdsburg Hospitality Group
Korbel Champagne Cellars
Manor Development Company
Prudential California Realty
Siduri Wines
Sonoma Land Trust
Sonoma State Enterprises, Inc.
Sonoma State University Foundation
The City of Santa Rosa
The Marin Association of Realtors®
The North Bay Association of Realtors®
W Real Estate
Bar Admissions
- California, 1991
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1993
Other Affiliations
- California State Bar, Real Property Law Section, January 1, 1994 - Present (Member (Executive Committee and Advisor, 2016-2023))
- Sonoma County Bar Association, January 1, 1994 - Present (Member)
- Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the Bar, 2016 - 2017 (Vice Chair)
- California Lawyers Association, Real Property Law Section Executive Committee, 2018 - 2023 (Advisor)
- California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Section, 2018 - 2020 (Executive Committee)
- California State Bar, Business Law Section, 1994 - Present (Member)
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Contact
100 Stony Point Rd
Suite 200
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: 707-385-6252
Email: Send a message
Website: https://olsanlaw.com/
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