Miller Starr Regalia (MSR), a preeminent California real estate law firm for more than 60 years, announced today that for the 14th consecutive year it has been named a Tier 1 law firm in the Oakland metropolitan area by Best Lawyers® . The firm is recognized for its experience in land use and zoning and real estate law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms.
“This recognition represents more than just our attorney’s tireless dedication to providing our clients with the best possible legal counsel in the state, but underlines the importance of the strong relationships we have built with our peers in California’s legal community,” said Ella K. Gower, Miller Starr Regalia’s managing shareholder. “It is gratifying for us to once again receive this recognition from our clients and peers.”
MSR is experienced in all real property matters, including full-service litigation and dispute resolution services, transactions, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, common interest development, land use, construction, management, title insurance, and environmental law.
The firm’s Land Use Department counsels clients through California’s complicated development permitting and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance process at every level of government, facilitating and obtaining project entitlements and related environmental compliance. The Transactional Department assists clients in all aspects of the commercial real estate industry and represents many of the world’s largest technology companies. And the Litigation Department represents a wide range of clients in a variety of matters related to business, real property, commercial, environmental, construction, and insurance-related disputes.
Best Law Firms is an annual ranking of the legal industry, incorporating feedback from evaluations made by clients and peer reviews. To be considered in the for inclusion in the Best Law Firms report, firms must have at least one lawyer listed in a Best Lawyers practice area designation.
Miller Starr Regalia
Miller Starr Regalia has had a well-established reputation as a leading real estate law firm for more than sixty-years. For nearly all that time, our firm has written Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4th, a 12-volume treatise on California real estate law. We call it “the Book.” The Book is the most-widely used and judicially-recognized real estate treatise in California and is cited by practicing attorneys and courts throughout the state. Our firm has experience in all real property matters, including full-service litigation and dispute resolution services, transactions, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, common interest development, construction, management, title insurance, environmental law, and land use. For more information, visit www.msrlegal.com.
