Brian T. Selogie | Real Estate & Business Lawyer | Baker, Burton & Lundy

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Brian T. Selogie

Brian T. Selogie

Transactional Attorney with Litigation Expertise

Brian Triplitt Selogie is an attorney with Baker, Burton & Lundy’s transactional practice team.  Brian represents and advises individual and corporate clients regarding an array of matters, with a focus on real estate and business transactions, as well as corporate formation, operation, compliance, and dissolution.  As a transactional attorney with a decade of litigation experience, Brian has developed a unique and singular understanding of the potential for conflict, litigation, and liability arising out of various business relationships, contracts, corporate affairs, and transactions.  The diversity of Brian’s experience – as a person and a professional – makes him an adroit advocate on behalf of his clients.

Brian graduated from the University of Southern California with his Bachelor of Arts and cum laude from Vermont Law School with his Juris Doctor and Master of Environmental Law and Policy. After litigating with large and mid-sized firms in a range of fields including corporate law, environmental law, water rights, insurance coverage, appellate law, and professional liability, he narrowed his practice to focus on real estate, business transactions, and corporate affairs.

Dynamic Advocate

A devoted student of life and the law, Brian values the opportunity to learn, evolve, and cultivate a dynamic legal practice in order to meet the ever-changing needs of his clientele.  Brian values his client relationships and he approaches the practice of law with civility, deep intellectual curiosity, and a great respect for precise and effective legal writing.

Brian was a member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball Team at the University of Southern California.  He served as the Captain and Vice President of the Vermont Law School Rugby Football Club.  A dedicated athlete, he understands that discipline, preparation, and full commitment are indispensable to the pursuit of excellence.

Committed to the South Bay

Brian is a proud South Bay native.  He is a lifelong surfer and skier, and he competes annually in the Catalina Classic, a 32 mile open-ocean paddleboard race from Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach Pier.

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of California, 2011
  • State Bar of Colorado, 2013
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2013
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California, 2015
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2013

Education

  • Vermont Law School
    • Juris Doctor, 2011
    • Master of Environmental Law and Policy, cum laude, 2011
    • Staff Editor and Articles Editor of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
    • Captain and Vice President of Vermont Law School Rugby Football Club
  • University of Southern California
    •  B.A. Environmental Science, 2007
    • Member of NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball Team
    • Member of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity

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Areas of Legal Practice

Southern California Community Involvement

  • USC Pi Kappa Alpha Gamma Eta Alumni Association
  • USC Men’s Volleyball Alumni Association
Caleb Brown in front of the Pier

Let’s face it, being in a contract dispute is no fun. When this happens, it is imperative that you are represented by someone you trust. Brian Selogie is that person.
Brian builds a relationship with you from the ground up. He listens, communicates, and puts everything in layman’s terms so that you know exactly what’s going on. He lays out a strategy perfect for you. When you can see how much he believes in your cause, it makes you have that much more confidence in him. Brian is a fantastic attorney who I highly recommend to anyone who needs legal representation, or just needs to be pointed in the right direction. Not only do I have an attorney I can trust, Brian is a great guy as well.

—Caleb Brown

Client
Real Estate Documentary Transfer Tax Increase

January 12th, 2023

By Brian T. Selogie

Coming In Spring 2023 – Measure ULA Poses Dramatic Increase in Cost of Transferring High-Value Los Angeles Real Estate.

In November of 2022 voters in the City of Los Angeles approved Ballot Measure ULA, which imposes a dramatic increase in DTT applicable to transactions for certain real estate located in the City of Los Angeles.

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The Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment And the “AIR” Standard Industrial Commercial Multi-Tenant Lease-Net

August 19th, 2021

By Brian T. Selogie

In the realm of real estate law, every lease includes an implied covenant that the tenant has the right to quiet possession of the leased premises during the term stated. It is important for both landlords and tenants to understand that this “covenant of quiet enjoyment” provides tenants with the right to possess and use the leased premises for the purposes contemplated by the Lease without interference from the landlord…

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Does Business Insurance Cover Damage from Civil Unrest?

June 7th, 2020

By Brian T. Selogie

Do you know if your business insurance will protect your business if you experience property damage in times of civil unrest? It depends on a number of issues including the exact wording of your policy.

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