Travis C. Logue

Top rated Real Estate attorney in Santa Barbara, California

Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP
Travis C. Logue
Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Civil Litigation

Licensed in California since: 2004

Education: Pepperdine University School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2018

Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP

150 E Carrillo St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Visit website

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Travis C. Logue is a Partner at Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP and leads the Firm’s real estate practice. Mr. Logue represents clients in a broad range of real estate transactions and high-stakes civil litigation matters.

Mr. Logue is lead counsel in Kracke v. City of Santa Barbara (2021) which successfully overturned Santa Barbara's 2015 ban of short-term vacation rentals in the Coastal Zone. In 2021, the 2nd District Court of Appeal affirmed the decision certified for publication. The case preserved important individual property rights and revived affordable accommodations. He is also counsel of record in dozens of wrongful death, personal injury and property damage cases filed against Southern California Edison and various public entities stemming from the Thomas Fire and Montecito Mudslides.

Mr. Logue is routinely engaged by high net worth clients with a variety of real estate holdings, from office buildings and apartments to ranches and luxury estates. He has made numerous appearances in front of public agencies for land use issues and has handled dozens of mediations and arbitrations required under the California Association of Realtors contract.

Mr. Logue is engaged by clients in litigation matters ranging from wrongful death and civil extortion to the California Coastal Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. He commonly handles real estate litigation matters, including disputes over easements, purchase agreements, leases, sellers’ misrepresentations, and quieting title. He has acted as counsel for Sotheby’s International Realty and has successfully represented real estate agents in front of the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors’ ethics committee and fee arbitration panel.

Practice areas

Real Estate: Consumer, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
  • 50% Real Estate: Consumer
  • 50% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2004, California

Professional Webpage: https://rogerssheffield.com/travis-c-logue

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Consumer Attorney Association Los Angeles (CAALA) - Member, 2020
  • Marymount of Santa Barbara, Board of Trustees, 2017 - 2020, 2020
  • Hollister Ranch Owner's Association, Board of Directors, 2008
  • American Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar, 2012
  • State Bar of California, Real Property Law Section
  • Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2016
  • State Bar of California, 2004
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Kracke v. City of Santa Barbara, 63 Cal. App. 5h 1089 (2021), review denied (Aug 11, 2021) - Municipality lacks the authority to unilaterally ban short-term vacation rentals in the coastal zone. Affirmed and certified for publication by the 2nd District Court of Appeal on May 4, 2021. The decision overturned Santa Barbara's controversial 2015 ban of short-term vacation rentals in the Coastal Zone. This landmark victory preserved important individual property rights and revived affordable accommodations.  Held:  The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's grant of plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate enjoining the City's enforcement of the short-term vacation rentals ban in the coastal zone unless it obtains a coastal development permit or a Local Coastal Program amendment approved by the California Coastal Commission or a waiver of such requirement, 2021
Representative Clients:
  • Yuphawan Banyattrakoonpan, Estate of Pinit Sutthithepa, Estate of Peerawat Sutthithepa, Estate of Lydia Sutthithepa v. Southern California Edison - Wrongful death and property damage action against investor owned utility and various public entities stemming from the Thomas Fire and Montecito Mudslides. This complex civil litigation is pending in Los Angeles Superior Court as the Southern California Fire Cases (Judicial Council Coordinated Proceeding No. 4965), 2018
Transactions:
  • Represented client in the single sale of a large portfolio of properties with a price in the mid-eight figures, 2018
  • Represented Client in the sale of more than ten storage properties in California, Nevada, and Arizona to a major private equity group and various individual buyers - one transaction involved the assumption of an existing commercial mortgage-backed securities loan, while another required navigation of the conduit loan defeasance process, 2018
  • Successfully negotiated long-term commercial lease exceeding 130,000 square feet to a Fortune 500 company, 2018
  • Represented client in the sale of its luxury, beachfront estate in the eight figures, a record for the particular region, 2018
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • California Real Estate Broker’s License, 2005
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Winchester Canyon Gun Club
  • La Cumbre Country Club
  • The Santa Barbara Club, Trustee of the Santa Barbara Club Preservation Foundation, 2016
  • Res Publica Society, Claremont McKenna College
Honors/Awards:
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2015 - 2018
  • AVVO Perfect "10" Rating
  • 10 Best Real Estate Attorneys - California, 2018 - 2019
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award
  • Washington, D.C. Semester Program Award (Margaret Brock Award)
Educational Background:
  • Claremont McKenna College, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Claremont McKenna Distinguished Scholar (1997 - 2000), NCAA Intercollegiate Tennis, 2000
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Mr. Logue presented "Screening Prospective Tenants Effectively and Legally" and has been invited to speak as an expert on easements., Faculty, Fundamentals of Landlord-Tenant Law, 2015

Office location for Travis C. Logue

150 E Carrillo St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Phone: 805-963-9721

Selections

5 Years Super Lawyers
4 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025
  • Rising Stars: 2015 - 2018

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