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Sean E. Ponist is a highly regarded trial attorney and the founder of Ponist Law Group, P.C., with locations in San Diego and San Francisco.

Mr. Ponist specializes in real estate, construction defect and business litigation as well as elder abuse, including financial elder abuse. Prior to founding his own firm, he was a prosecutor with the Marin County District Attorney’s Office and in-house counsel for Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Company. He has successfully tried over 35 cases to verdict.

In addition to being recognized as a top 100 civil litigation attorney here, Mr. Ponist has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer, a distinction bestowed on less than 5% of attorneys, and has also been recognized as being one of the Best of the Bar by the San Diego Business Journal. Additionally, Mr. Ponist is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society whose membership is limited to less than one-half of 1% of North American lawyers, judges and scholars.

Mr. Ponist has also published numerous articles on topics, including recent articles in The Daily Journal (“Recovering Lost Profits in Real Estate Transactions” and “Should Equitable Indemnity Apply Against Negligent Misrepresentation Claims?”), California Lawyer magazine (“The Nonrefundable Deposit – Not!”) and Commercial Investment Real Estate (“Going to the Source: Minimize your liability by providing attributions”).

He has further lectured on legal topics for various bar associations and other legal education providers, including “Deconstructing Commercial Leases,” “Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Standard of Care,” “Bringing Down the House: Assessing Damages in Real Estate Cases,” “Best Use of Experts in Real Estate Cases,” “The Rogue Agent: Agency Issues In Real Estate,” “When Real Estate Deals Go Bad,” “Agent-Principal Relationship,” and “Direct and Cross-Examination for Civil Litigators.”

Additionally, he currently serves as the Chair of the Civil Litigation Section for the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA) and on the Board of the Real Property section for San Francisco Bar Association (BASF). Further, he has previously served as the Chair of the Real Property Section for SDCBA, Vice-Chair of the Real Property Section for BASF and on the Board of the Construction section for the SDCBA.

Mr. Ponist graduated from UC Davis School of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor degree in 1999. Prior to law school, Mr. Ponist attended UCLA where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 1995 and was a Departmental Scholar.

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