Firm PROFILE
Miller Starr Regalia
USA: Spotlight 2026
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Top figures | Spotlight California
3
Offices
75
Company Size
1964
Established Year
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Spotlight California
Overview
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About Miller Starr Regalia:
Serving as a trusted business adviser and advocate, Miller Starr Regalia’s responsive legal counsel helps clients to confidently navigate California’s complex real estate and land use laws with a high level of accessibility and personal attention.
We have almost fifty attorneys in our Walnut Creek, San Francisco, and Newport Beach offices, all of whom concentrate on real property matters which makes us one of the largest real estate law practices in California.
Industry sectors (3)
- Legal Services
- Real Estate Law (Transactional, Litigation, Land Use & Environmental)
- Legal Services – Real Estate & Land Use Law
Capabilities (15)
- Real Estate Transactions
- Real Estate Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Land Use & Zoning
- Environmental Law & CEQA Compliance
- Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation
- Development & Entitlement Matters
- Commercial Leasing
- Real Estate Finance
- Title Insurance & Coverage Litigation
- Construction Law & Defect Litigation
- Common Interest Developments
- Regulatory & Administrative Litigation
- Appellate Advocacy
- Environmental Impact Review & Permitting
- Public Agency & Municipal Law
Key people
Provided by Miller Starr Regalia
Ella K. Gower
Managing Shareholder
Andy Hoedt
Executive Director
Chad Gallagher
Marketing Shareholder & Shareholder
Hans Lapping
Shareholder
Xavier Gutierrez
Shareholder
Arthur F. Coon
Shareholder & CEQA Developments Blog Author
Work & experience
Provided by Miller Starr Regalia
MSR has been dedicated to understanding our clients’ businesses and using that insight to help navigate their unique and ever‑evolving legal challenges. Today, we are one of the preeminent real estate law firms in California, with the breadth of experience and depth of knowledge to deliver thoughtful, strategic solutions to our clients’ most complex real estate and business matters. Our firm provides recognized expertise across real estate transactional, litigation, and land use practices.
Notable work
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THE BOOK
1964OngoingWalnut Creek
Miller Starr Regalia wrote THE BOOK on Real Estate Law. https://www.msrlegal.com/about-us/the-book
Arthur F. Coon's CEQA Developments Blog
OngoingWalnut Creek
MSR is a leader in CEQA and environmental law, with expertise in environmental review. https://www.ceqadevelopments.com/
Ranked Offices at Miller Starr Regalia
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Ranked Departments at Miller Starr Regalia (1)
Top figures | Spotlight California
3
Offices
75
Company Size
1964
Established Year
Content provided by Miller Starr Regalia
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