Serving our communities for 30 years

What makes us different at Manning Kass is the pairing of yesterday's traditional values—respect for leadership, hard work and integrity—with today's cost-effective, collaborative and flexible case management. With our team approach, each client is assigned a lean, carefully chosen group of attorneys selected to match their specific needs.

About us

Every organization is a conglomeration of common ­­­­“parts” combined in a way that makes them 100% unique. What makes us different at Manning Kass is the pairing of yesterday’s traditional values—respect for leadership, hard work and integrity—with today’s cost-effective, collaborative and flexible case management.

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Practice Area Spotlight - Real Estate

The Manning Kass Real Estate Team represents the full spectrum of real estate professionals—including appraisers, brokers, loan brokers, contractors,  developers, escrow companies, home inspectors, and title companies—in litigation and transactions. Our Real Estate Team is led by Fredric "Fred" W. Trester, who has served as co-chair of the State Bar Committee on Real Estate Brokerage and Sales Transactions, was nominated as Real Property Attorney of the Year in 2012, and is a member of the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR) Legal Affairs Forum and the CAR Strategic Defense Counsel Panel. Mr. Trester has qualified as an expert in real estate broker standard of care issues, and has tried numerous cases to verdict or judgment with a greater than 90 percent success rate.

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Diversity. Equity. And Inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not mere buzzwords – they’re in our DNA and are absolutely central to our firm’s founding principles and ongoing identity.

At Manning Kass, diversity is about leveraging the knowledge, insight, and capabilities of talented individuals from different backgrounds and experiences to benefit both our clients and the firm. It's about bringing a multicultural perspective to business opportunities.

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