Severson and Werson

Mr. Telford has been a Member of Severson & Werson since 1990, where he is the senior member of the real estate practice group.  

He specializes in representing financial institutions in commercial and industrial construction and real estate secured lending, workouts of troubled loans, realizing upon real estate collateral and REO portfolio asset dispositions.  Mr. Telford also represents owners and developers in commercial real estate development and sale/leasing of commercial and industrial properties.  

His practice at Severson has also included advising small business owners in corporate and business law matters and representation of governmental agencies, municipalities and real estate developers in matters before the United States Surface Transportation Board and the California Public Utilities Commission.  

Before joining Severson, Mr. Telford was General Counsel of Santa Fe Pacific Realty Corporation and predecessor real estate and industrial development subsidiaries of Southern Pacific Company.  He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Real Property Section of the California State Bar.
 
 

• Represented lender in sale of defaulted commercial real estate loan to distressed asset investor.

• Represented a major automobile manufacturer in the sale of its multiple building Southern California campus.

• Represented financial institutions in sale of commercial REO properties in Alameda County, Amador County, Solano County, and Orange County, California and Humboldt County, Nevada.

• Represented flood control district in connection with relocation of railroad facilities required to implement flood control project.

• Represented developer in securing California Public Utilities Commission approval of new public grade crossing of Peninsula Corridor tracks to serve major redevelopment project in San Francisco.

• Represented partners in joint ventures for development, construction, leasing and operation of major high rise office buildings, retail centers and hotels in San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Dallas and New Orleans.

• Represented borrower in $400,000,000 mortgage loan secured by 126 properties located in seven different States.