Rick Jemison

LAND STRATEGIES PRINCIPAL & BROKER ASSOCIATE, Murrieta, CA 1999 – Present Advises and represents developers and investors in land acquisition, environmental, entitlement and due diligence issues, including title, water rights, mineral rights, easements and rights of way for luxury residential custom lot, seniors and commercial projects primarily in Riverside, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties in Southern California. Develops strategies to increase revenue, tax benefits and returns on investment in land projects and facilities. Conducts re-use analysis, focused clean-ups, re-mapping, on-site and off-site improvements, lot line adjustments, office and ground leasing, retail corridor redevelopment, conservation easements, and water resources planning. Obtains approvals including general plan, specific plan, zoning amendments, CUP’s, historical designation and building permits. Works with corporate and outside counsel on entitlements, inverse condemnation, historical resources and CEQA due process litigation and settlements. UNOCAL CORPORATION, Los Angeles, CA 1974-1999 Asset Management Group, Brea, CA Manager – Diversified Business Group (1994-1999) Managed staff of 10 to 80 persons, corporate attorneys and out-sourced compliance teams in land asset recovery and liability prevention initiatives and litigation. Selected properties for clean-up, re-use and sale for residential, retail and office projects to recover or offset environmental costs and liabilities. Served on water company boards and in non-profit groups formulating water infrastructure policy and legislation. President – Unocal Land & Development Co. (1981-1998) Managed 25-person subsidiary that master planned corporate land and surplus assets portfolios. Subdivided, constructed, sold and leased retail, business and residential land projects on corporate land nationwide. Directed subsidiaries and builder joint ventures building and selling thousands of custom lots, homes and condos in California. Negotiated and documented land and project planning, permitting, development and sales transactions. Managed HOA’s, construction defects litigation and settlements. President – Real Estate Division, Los Angeles, CA (1987-1994) Managed 100-person corporate real estate portfolio profit center with $150MM/year capital budget on asset base of $125MM Book, $250MM Market. Led corporate project, compliance and litigation teams in use of oil & gas land surface, water and timber rights and re-use of surplus refinery, chemical plant, marine terminals and tank farm sites. Managed 3,000,000-sf office facilities portfolio nationwide. Associate Counsel (1976-1981) Consolidated transactions, compliance and litigation of land acquisition and development subsidiary. Managed outside counsel, negotiated, drafted and implemented purchase transactions and subdivision documents, Department of Real Estate applications and Homeowner’s Association Documents.

• Markets
  Inland Empire (California), Los Angeles, Orange County (California)
• Property Types
  Hospitality, Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Healthcare
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  EDUCATION Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA (night school) J.D., cum laude, 1976 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH B.A./M.A. – English, summa cum laude, 1963; Phi Beta Kappa 1960