Meagen E. Leary
Special Counsel
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 2200
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower
San Francisco, CA 94105-1127
USA
Phone: +1 415 957 3230
Fax: +1 415 520 0291
Email:
meleary@duanemorris.com
Meagen E. Leary's practice focuses on bankruptcy, real estate and construction law.
Ms. Leary handles complex foreclosure and bankruptcy matters for secured lenders, special servicers for REMIC trusts and borrowers involving commercial mortgage backed securities, conventional real property loans, guarantees and lender liability issues. She has experience in multiple jurisdictions with foreclosure issues, prejudgment remedies, including the appointment of receivers and writs of attachment, and the resolution of loans, including workouts, forbearances, extensions and other modifications. Ms. Leary also represents court-appointed receivers in connection with lender foreclosures.
Ms. Leary's real estate and construction practice focuses on the representation of lenders, owners, developers, design professionals and general contractors in matters that include claims of delay and disruption, lease and contract disputes, unfair business practices, professional malpractice, mechanics' liens, property rights, secured transaction issues and other related disputes. Ms. Leary also represents her clients in transactional matters, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of construction-related contracts.
Ms. Leary is a 2004 cum laude graduate of Tulane Law School, where she was a member of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal, and a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Areas of Practice
- Bankruptcy
- Real Estate
- Construction
Professional Activities
- State Bar of California
- Real Property Law Section - American Bar Association
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- Building Owners and Managers Association
- Member, San Francisco Chapter - Associated General Contractors of America
- Member, Legal Advisory Committee - Commercial Mortgage Securities Association
- NAIOP - Commercial Real Estate Development Association
- California Receiver's Forum
- CREW - Commercial Real Estate Women
Admissions
- California
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Education
- Tulane Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2004
- Member, Tulane Maritime Law Journal
Civic and Charitable Activities
- San Francisco Food Bank
- Volunteer Chair, Marketing Committee
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "Third Circuit's Credit-Bid Decision's Impact upon Secured Lenders," Duane Morris Alert, March 25, 2010
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "What to Consider in Your Receiver Order," California Receivers Forum, May 13, 2010
- Speaker, "Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Issues in Construction Law," DRI Construction Law Seminar, September 10, 2009
