Atty. Colby A. Campbell
Colby A Campbell is a shareholder with the law firm of Trainor Fairbrook. Her practice emphasizes real estate, taxation, business planning and estate planning.
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Colby A. Campbell is a business and real estate attorney based in Sacramento, California, practicing at Buchalter LLP. Admitted to practice in California, State Bar of California. Educated at Santa Clara University (J.D., 1985) and Golden Gate University (LL.M.). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Sacramento, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Colby A Campbell is a shareholder with the law firm of Trainor Fairbrook
- Her practice emphasizes real estate, taxation, business planning and estate planning
- Ms. Campbell has particular experience in structuring new joint ventures and restructuring existing joint ventures to accommodate concerns relevant in the current economic environment, including those involving (i) personal liability and asset protection, (ii) additional funding through the infusion of new capital and the corresponding restructure of the partners’ economic relationship, (iii) a partner in bankruptcy or under other financial distress, and (iv) creditor debt for equity swaps
- She also has extensive experience in business counseling including the formation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures
- and negotiation and documentation of general business arrangements
- Ms. Campbell’s clientele includes commercial developers, commercial landlords and tenants, and other buyers and sellers of developed and undeveloped real property
- Ms. Campbell served as Practice Consultant for the chapter on Limited Liability Companies in the Matthew Bender book California Legal Forms
- She is the author of the limited partnership chapter of the Business Start-Up Manual published by the California Continuing Education of the Bar and two chapters of Advising California Partnerships published by the California Continuing Education of the Bar
- Ms. Campbell was a co-author of the tax chapter in the book, Forming and Operating California Limited Liability Companies, published by the California Continuing Education of the Bar
- She is also co-author of the article, “Income and Real Property Tax Consequences Associated with the Damage of Real Property,” published by the California Real Property Journal
- Ms. Campbell has also instructed the course, “Ownership Vehicles for Real Property,” for Business Owners and Managers Institute International
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Sacramento are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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