Born and raised in New York City, Brett Gladstone completed his undergraduate work at Harvard (Magna Cum Laude) in 1980 and then received his law degree at Duke University. Mr. Gladstone spent eight years on the Board of Directors of the Greater San Francisco Association of Realtors, and is active in the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association.

Mr. Gladstone was formerly associated with the 200-attorney firm of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges (now Thelen, Reid, & Priest) and with Griffinger, Freed, Heinemann, Cook and Foreman. Mr. Gladstone makes regular appearances before Bay Area Planning Commissions, City Councils, Board of Supervisors, Landmarks Boards and Redevelopment Agencies.

His recent published work includes "Limits on Home Building & Lofts Raise Prices for All" (San Francisco Chronicle); "Conversion of Rental Units and Stock Coops to Condominiums;" "Historic Building and Asset Preservation;" "Recent Changes in the California Environmental Quality Act;" and "Allocation of Risk in the Construction Industry."

Mr. Gladstone regularly lectures on a variety of topics, including real estate legal issues generally, development entitlements, condominium law, and planned developments. Over the course of his 25 year legal career, Brett Gladstone has acted as real estate development or real estate transaction counsel to large commercial and residential projects, including the following recent projects:

• Market Square, Downtown Oakland
• St. Francis Bay Homes, Executive Park, San Francisco, 463 units
• Mission Gardens, San Francisco, 195 condo units
• Vitale Hotel, San Francisco, 200 rooms

• B.A. 1980, Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude
• J.D. 1983, Duke University

• Licensed California Attorney and Real Estate Broker
• Member, Lambda Alpha Land Economics Society
• Former Member, Redevelopment Agency Project Area Committee (Mid-Market Street)
• Former Chair, Board of Supervisors Drug Store Task Force

• "When Building, Plumbing and Electrical Permits Must be Obtained," San Francisco Apartment Association Magazine (April 1999).
• "The Mechanics of Creating Condominiums and Planned Developments In California," California Real Property Journal, published by State Bar of California (Winter 1997).
• "State Cuts Builders Some Slack: A Review of Recent Legislative Changes in the California Environmental Quality Act," California Builder (June/July 1994).
• "Historic Buildings and Asset Preservation," The Recorder (October 3, 1991).
• "Conversion of Rental Units and Stock Cooperatives to Condominium Ownership in San Francisco," published by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (1989).
• "Allocation of Risk in the Construction Industry," 46 Law & Contemporary Problems (1983).

• "What Attorneys Need to Know About the San Francisco Permit and Development Process," Bar Association of San Francisco (October 2003).

• B.S. 1984, Santa Clara University
• J.D. 1997, University of San Francisco School of Law

• Law Offices of David P. Cincotta, 1995-2000, 2001-2005
• Sanger & Olson, 2000-2001
• Gladstone & Associates, 2005-present

• State Bar, Real Property Section Member

• B.S. 1982, University of California at Berkeley
• J.D. 1993, University of California , Hastings College of the Law

• Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney's Office 1994-1995, 1999-2006
• Assistant Director of Transportation, Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta, 1995-1996
• Gladstone & Associates, 2007-present

• Licensed Real Estate Broker
• State Bar, Real Property Section Member
• Former Member, San Francisco SRO Task Force
• Former Member, San Francisco North Beach Task Force