Mr. Lamanna has participated in the commercial and residential real estate industry since 1986 and practiced law in these areas since June 2004. He has been an associate of the Firm since May 2005. Before joining the Firm, he represented a group of investors and brokerage clients with the acquisition, management and disposition of commercial, industrial, residential and retail real estate assets. Prior to law school, he assisted attorneys as a certified legal assistant representing institutional lenders making over $500 million in commercial real estate loans primarily on high-rise office and residential properties as well as retail, industrial and mixed-use developments. During law school, he served as an extern for California Court of Appeal, United States District Court, and one of the nation’s largest title insurers, where he finalized underwriting title insurance policies for large retail chain stores and industrial power plant developments; he also served as a law clerk to an institutional real estate owner managing a portfolio of South Pacific properties. In addition to real estate experience, he grew up working in and running small family businesses including a food manufacturing enterprise serving the diverse Spanish-language communities of Los Angeles.
Mr. Lamanna volunteers his time with judges, lawyers and professors teaching bar review for students of color and progressive students at the Pro Bono Bar Review Program – started three decades ago by the Honorable Robert M. Takasugi, United States District Court Judge for the Central District of California. Mr. Lamanna has also served as pro bono trial counsel assisting low-income non-English-speaking tenants facing wrongful evictions in privately-owned rent-control properties.
Gus, his wife and their daughter reside in Los Angeles. |
