Rebecca L. Reed

Partner

Services & Specializations

Admissions

California;
USDC, Central District of California;
USDC, Southern District of California;
USDC, Western District of Washington;
Washington

Address

525 B Street, Suite 2200, San Diego, CA 92101

Office Tel.

619.906.5786

Fax

619.788.5523

Overview

Rebecca represents clients in real estate, land use and complex business litigation cases. She represents developers and landowners in connection with disputes arising out of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the California Coastal Act and other challenges to agency development approvals. Rebecca also represents clients in a wide variety of real estate related disputes including those arising from boundary lines, easements, covenants and restrictions, deeds, purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases and claims for adverse possession, prescriptive easements and inverse condemnation. She also handles complex business litigation cases, including shareholder derivative claims, contracts, breach of fiduciary duty and deceit torts.

Represented clients in complex breach of contract and fraud case resulting in a multimillion-dollar judgment for clients
Served as lead trial counsel for Plaintiff prevailing on all contract and fraud claims resulting in an award of all compensatory damages with prejudgment interest
Defended CEQA writ litigation challenging City’s CEQA exemption determination resulting in judgment in favor of client
Successfully represented clients in three trials defending fraudulent conveyance and fraud claims, defending wrongful death and premises liability claims, and prosecuting breach of fiduciary duty and fraud claims
Successfully briefed four appeals before the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District Division 1, one of which resulted in the published decision Morgan v. Beaumont Police Department (2016) 246 Cal. App. 4th 144.

Best of the Bar, San Diego Business Journal, 2015

JD, California Western School of Law, 2004
BA, Vanguard University, 2000

Author. “Shifting Expert Fees in Contract Litigation,” ABTL Report, Fall, 2016

ABTL (Association of Business Trial Lawyers) San Diego, Board of Governors member
The Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court, Barrister
Association of Business Trial Lawyers
Lawyers Club of San Diego

Sullivan, Ali. “9th Circ. Affirms Toss of Fight Against Calif. Tribal Wind Farm,” Law360, October 28, 2022.
Buehler, Katie. “9th Circ. Backs Tossing of Wind Farm Suit, Feds Say,” Law360, September 23, 2022.
Symons, Caleb. “Ranchers Urge 9th Circ. to Revive Calif. Wind Farm Suit,” Law360, July 19, 2022.
Conley, Morgan. “Wind Farm Not in Tribe’s Best Interest, 9th Circuit Told,” Law360, May 25, 2022.
McKenzie, Victoria. “Calif. Judge Tosses Challenge to Tribal Windfarm,” Law360, August 11, 2021.
McKenzie, Victoria. “Feds Try To Kill Suit Over Tribal Wind Energy Project,” Law360, July 8, 2021.
McKenzie, Victoria. “Tribe Says Calif. Wind Farm Dispute Threatens Its Sovereignty,” Law360, June 18, 2021.
York, Tom. “Six Attorneys From San Diego Law Firm Procopio Elevated to Partner Status,” Times of San Diego, January 11, 2021.