Biography
Charles L. Pernicka is a senior counsel, resident in the firm's San Diego office. Charles is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, with a practice focusing on business and real property-related litigation. Charles’ practice includes handling the defense of consumer actions, all aspects of real estate development litigation, including purchase and sale disputes, construction litigation, and project workouts, as well as corporate litigation, including breach of fiduciary duty claims, insurance litigation, litigation concerning lending practices, and a broad range of commercial contract disputes. He also represents clients in landlord/tenant litigation, including commercial lease disputes and unlawful detainer actions.
Charles' clients range from individuals to publicly-held Fortune 500 companies, real estate developers, institutional lenders, commercial property managers, and other business entities. He practices in state and federal courts and alternative dispute resolution forums throughout Southern California.
Memberships
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter
Education
Charles received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2002 and his B.A. in history, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a minor in philosophy, from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1999.
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California