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Real Estate and Conservation


Real Estate Transactions 

Robin's real estate work focuses on transactions which have a conservation outcome. Her clients include individuals, families and  nonprofit conservation organizations (e.g. land trusts and conservancies) seeking to protect land for future generations as open space, parks, trails, natural habitat, ranching and agriculture. Examples of services include:
  • purchase and sale agreements
  • option agreements
  • donation agreements
  • scenic conservation easements
  • agricultural conservation easements
  • title review, due diligence, and escrow administration
  • estate planning to preserve family heritage lands


Nonprofits & Conservation Law

Robin has 25 years of experience providing specialized services to nonprofit land trust organizations and conservancies. Examples of services include:
  • Negotiate, draft and customize purchase and sale agreements, option agreements, donation agreements, scenic conservation easements, and  agricultural conservation easements
  • Navigate and negotiate complex agreements concerning mitigation, conservation easements, land management, and stewardship endowments
  • Grant agreement compliance
  • Title review, due diligence, and escrow administration
  • Claim and maintain property tax exemptions for qualified organizations and properties
  • Develop and implement best practices for transactions and for holding conservation land and easements
  • Assist with Land Trust Alliance accreditation process
  • Compliance with Land Trust Alliance Standards & Practices
  • Conservation easement monitoring and enforcement issues
  • Compliance with tax exempt status requirements under California and federal law
  • Workshops concerning use of conservation easements in estate planning and related topics
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