Philip Burkhardt

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Philip Burkhardt is the Managing Partner of Burkhardt & Larson, a general practice law office emphasizing real estate, estate planning, and business planning. Chiefly responsible for the firm's real estate and civil litigation practice, he has successfully brought through trial cases involving a wide variety of real property and business disputes. He began his mediation training in 2000 and has since participated in hundreds of mediations and settlement conferences. With 50 years of experience, he understands the dynamics of dispute resolution. He emphasizes a personal approach to the real-life needs of individuals in legal conflict.
 

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / AFFILIATIONS

• St. Johns College, Bachelor of Arts, 1970

• University of San Diego, School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1975

• State Bar of California (Admitted 1975)

• United States District Courts for all Federal Districts in California

• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• Bar Association of Northern San Diego County

  • President 1997

  • Board of Directors 1994-1996

  • Director, Lawyers Referral Service 1987-1990

  • Panelist, Judge Pro Tem Two Attorney Settlement 1998 - 2010

• San Diego County Bar Association

  • Arbitration Committee 1984-present

  • Chairperson, State Bar Conference of Delegates 1986

  • Chairperson, Civil Procedure and Evidence Subcommittee 1982-1985

• Association of Business Trial Lawyers 1996-present

• American Inns of Court, F.V. Lopardo Chapter, Organizing Member

  • Master 1997-2024

  • Executive Council 1997-2001

  • Program Development Chair 2004

• Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel 1986-present

• Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Rated (5.0/5.0)

SPECIALTY AREAS IN REAL ESTATE DISPUTES

• Buyer/Seller disputes

• Residential and commercial lease disputes

• Adjoining neighbor disputes

• Boundary and easement disputes

• Broker commission disputes

SERVICE AREAS

• California

PHILANTHROPY

• Brother Beno’s Foundation food distribution volunteer

• San Diego County Volunteers in Probation

MEDIATION RATES (Split between the parties)

• $3,000 flat fee for half-day mediation (four hours or less meeting time), including all preparation time and pre-mediation conference calls; $450 hourly rate for additional time beyond four hours

• $5,000 flat fee for full-day mediation (more than four hours meeting time), including all preparation time and pre-mediation conferences calls

• $450 per hour for any time after for post-mediation continuing settlement efforts