Effective Representation
Our Accessory Dwelling Unit permitting practice simplifies your path to placing a money-making accessory dwelling unit in your back yard. We will walk you through every step of the process, allowing you to build what YOU want in your back yard.
Need to be heard in California? For over a quarter of a century, Bob Burke has been the premiere independent lobbying and legal presence in Los Angeles and Sacramento. From legislative and regulatory affairs, to communications and government marketing and procurement, Bob Burke has helped corporations, individuals, municipal governments, developers, associations, and alliances meet their government affairs goals. Many of his clients have been with him for 10 years or longer, one measure of his success.
Bob Burke’s bi-partisan reputation and negotiation style, combined with his high standards of excellence command attention from senior level decision-makers in the various city departments, the halls of City Council and offices of every department and agency throughout state and city governments.
Areas of Practice
Land Use & Entitlements
Bob Burke has been instrumental in getting thousands of rental units, commercial developments, and venues across Los Angeles entitled. We work with community leaders to build excitement and local support for important projects, saving developers time and money during the complex entitlement process.
Landlord & Tenant
We negotiate on behalf of both landlords and tenants to find lasting solutions that often do not involve court intervention. We help both parties understand their rights, the regulatory hurdles, and the city’s requirements for landlords, especially for low-income and supportive housing.
Government Contracting & Negotiation
Bob Burke has extensive experience negotiating contracts with various California city and state governments. We have successfully guided numerous clients to their government affairs goals.
Real Estate Transactions
We have developed and advised clients on numerous real estate transactions. Our understanding of our client’s financial goals puts us one step ahead in negotiations.
Affordable Housing
We’ve negotiated countless deals between cities in Southern California and affordable housing developers, allowing them to make the most of the various incentive programs available to them.
Construction Permits
We are savvy to the permitting processing Los Angeles and have negotiated permits and variances for numerous clients by translating our client’s objectives to city decision makers. Recognizing that time is of the essence in construction, we make every attempt to move through the permitting process with deliberate speed. We want to help you build what you want to build!
COnstruction Contracts
Our team has drafted and advised numerous clients on a variety of contract matters including developers, architects, engineers, contractors, and other players in the construction process to ensure projects run smoothly.
“I know the price of success: Dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.”
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