Jayant Tripathy, Real Estate Attorney

(310) 954-1877

jtripathy@schorr-law.com

Jayant Tripathy is an associate attorney at Schorr Law, where he represents clients in complex commercial and real estate litigation matters throughout all phases of dispute resolution. His practice includes commercial lease disputes, partnership conflicts, easement and boundary disputes, fiduciary duty claims, construction-related litigation, and other high-stakes real property matters involving individuals, partnerships, LLCs, and corporations.

Jayant has extensive experience handling motion practice, managing discovery, taking and defending depositions, and advocating for clients in mediation, arbitration, trial, and appellate proceedings. His litigation work reflects a practical understanding of how real estate disputes develop from pre-lawsuit negotiations through trial and appeal.

Prior to joining Schorr Law, Jayant served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, where he prosecuted felony and misdemeanor matters and gained substantial courtroom and trial experience. His litigation background includes first-chair trial work, grand jury presentations, witness examinations, and evidentiary and motion practice. That foundation continues to inform his strategic and results-driven approach to commercial and real estate disputes at Schorr Law.

Jayant earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2017, where he served as Executive Editor of the NYU Environmental Law Journal. During law school, he gained experience at several respected public defense and federal offices, including the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Office of the Federal Defender for the District of Minnesota.

Jayant is licensed to practice law in both New York and California. His California attorney profile can be viewed through the State Bar of California.

Representative Matters

• • • Served as second chair in a five-day jury trial for owners of a multi-unit residential apartment building, securing confirmation of easement rights and an award of nuisance damages.
    • Secured writ relief directing the trial court to vacate its judgment due to failure to properly substitute the estate administrator as a party, or show cause why a peremptory writ should not issue; the court vacated the judgment.
    • Argued before the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, obtaining affirmance of a demurrer without leave to amend in a $5.35 million commercial real estate dispute.
    • Represented a homeowner in a complex construction defect dispute asserting alter ego claims against the construction company’s principal.
    • Obtained a $1.2 million dollar default judgment arising from a condominium purchase and sale dispute.
    • Represented the owner of a downtown Los Angeles commercial property in complex contract and easement litigation involving historical easement interpretation and interference with access rights.
    • Represented an advertising agency and its principal in a commercial lease dispute involving guaranty enforcement and fraud claims relating to an asset sale.