Mr. Mackel’s practice focuses on real estate, land use, environmental law and telecommunications. He is an aggressive and effective advocate, whether he is involved in transactional or litigation matters. His emphasis is on results.

Mr. Mackel has handled numerous arbitrations, mediations and trials in both state and federal courts. He has extensive experience at the appellant level and has appeared before the California Supreme Court.

Mr. Mackel regularly appears before planning commissions, city councils and various government boards and agencies on behalf of real estate development firms, property owners and telecommunications companies. He has represented public agencies in matters concerning eminent domain and wireless licensing matters.

Mr. Mackel has litigated a wide variety of complex and high dollar value real estate issues. Recent matters have involved CEQA, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, environmental cost recovery, construction defect, subsidence, landslide, leasing and real estate-related business disputes.

In eminent domain, Mr. Mackel has extensive experience, running the gamut from right to take challenges, pre-condemnation damages, valuation of property, loss of business goodwill and severance damages. He has also handled a number of inverse condemnation matters involving both regulatory and physical taking issues.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
MEDIA / PUBLICATIONS

Email: JMackel@ddsffirm.com
Phone: (213) 624-8407  Ext. 146

EDUCATION

• Loyola Marymount University, School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1985
• University of California at Los Angeles, California, B.A. Economics, 1981

COURT ADMISSIONS

• California Bar, 1985

PRACTICE AREAS

• Litigation
• Real Estate
• Land Use
• Eminent Domain
• Environmental Law
• Oil and Gas
• Telecommunications

MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

• Urban Land Institute, member
• Vice-Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association Environmental Law and Land Use Executive Committee, 1999-2000
• Organized and appeared as a featured speaker at a number of seminars sponsored by Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services concerning current legal issues affecting real estate sales, land use and environmental law, as well as broker liability.
• State Bar of California, Real Property Section Member