Partner at Steven Adair MacDonald & Partners, PC
Areas Of Practice
- Real Estate Law
- Landlord Tenant Law
- Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 2011
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. – 2011
- San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
- B.A. – 2007
Published Works
- COVID-19’s Impact on Statewide Evictions, California Lawyers Association, March 24, 2020
- Prop. F Passes, Giving Every SF Evicted Tenant Free Legal Counsel, Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute, Vol. 20, No. 8, September, 2018
- Avoid Common Eviction Pitfalls, San Francisco Daily Journal, Vol. 122, No. 216, November, 2016
- Recognition of Hostile Housing Environment Claims Under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (co-author), California State Bar Real Property Journal, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2015
- Five New Laws Residential Real Estate Agents Need to Know for 2014: Recap of Real Property Law Section 2014 Landlord-Tenant Law Update and Networking Event, California State Bar Real Property Law Section E-Bulletin, February, 2014
- Residential Landlord-Tenant Sub-Section Hosts Unique Networking Event, California State Bar Real Property Law Section E-Bulletin, October, 2013
Classes/Seminars
- Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute, Virtual Legal Panel, Anna Liu, May 12, 2020
- Navigating COVID-19 Issues: Rent Payment Agreements, California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Section, Anna Liu, May 12, 2020
- Understanding COVID-19’s Impact on California Real Property and Housing Litigation, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area; May 7, 2020
- Ensuring Compliance with AB 1482: California’s New Statewide Rent and Eviction Control Laws, California Lawyers Association, April 24, 2020
- California’s Eviction Moratorium: Real Property and Housing Litigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic, California Lawyers Association April 22, 2020
- New Rules Affecting Landlords and Tenants During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Bar Association of San Francisco, April 22, 2020
- Navigating COVID-19 Issues: Overview of California’s Eviction Moratoriums, California Lawyers Association, April 2, 2020
- Overview of AB 1482: California’s Rent and Eviction Control Laws; Napa County Bar Association CA; February 28, 2020
- The Art of Juggling – Strategies for Law and Wellness; Bar Association of San Francisco; 4th Annual Solo/Small Firm Conference; San Francisco, CA; January 23, 2020
- To Host or Not to Host? The State of Local Short-term Rental and AirBNB Laws, Anna Liu, Bar Association of San Francisco; San Francisco, CA; November 12, 2019
- Short-Term Rentals: Surveying the Legal Landscape of AirBNB, VRBO, and Other On-Line Rental Hosting Platforms; California Lawyers Association 2019 Annual Meeting; Monterey, CA; October 10, 2019
- Short-Term Rentals: Surveying the Legal Landscape of AirBNB, VRBO, and Other On-Line Rental Hosting Platforms, California Lawyers Association 38th Annual Real Property Law Section Retreat, Newport Beach, CA, May 3, 2019
- Insights from the Neutrals: How to Succeed in Mediation, Bar Association of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, March 21, 2019
- Hot Topics in California Landlord-Tenant Law, Lawline.com, San Francisco, CA, December 5, 2017
- Drafting and Challenging Eviction Notices, California State Bar Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, September 30, 2016
- Workshop for San Francisco Landlords and Tenants, Supervisor Katy Tang, San Francisco, CA, September 26, 2016
Honors and Awards
- Rising Star by Super Lawyers
- Bar Association of San Francisco Justice and Diversity Center Outstanding Volunteer Award
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The California Lawyers Association Real Property Law Section Executive Committee
- The Bar Association of San Francisco Co-Chair of the Barristers Solo and Small Firm Section Executive Committee
- Asian American Bar Association
