Tobener Ravenscroft LLP is dedicated to protecting tenant & renter rights in San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco & surrounding Bay Area cities. We have successfully represented thousands of tenants and victims of landlord caused injuries. Our tenant lawyers stop landlord harassment, refusal to repair, & wrongful evictions. In rent-controlled jurisdictions, we fight illegal rent increases, landlord move-in evictions (OMIs and RMIs), Ellis Act evictions, & evictions for renovations and capital improvements. Joseph Tobener is the managing attorney of Tobener Law Center. He has been a practicing lawyer for over 15 years. Joe draws on his specialized legal expertise to provide caring, easy-to-understand and aggressive assistance to a diverse clientele. He is an adjunct professor at UC Hastings Law School and SFSU. Mr. Tobener has counseled thousands of Bay Area residents on personal injury and housing law, including at the San Francisco Tenants Union. He also specializes in helping new families with estate planning issues and worked several years as an estate planning attorney for boutique Silicon Valley and Marin County law firms.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
Since 1999
Professional Experience
2000 - Current
Tobener Law Center
Managing Partner
Education
University of California - Los Angeles
B.A. | History
1996 - 1999
University of California Hastings College of the Law
J.D. (1999) | Law
1996
California State University - San Francisco State University
M.S. (1996) | Counseling
Awards
year - Joseph Tobener
Business of the Year -- Law Firm
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Superb Rating
Avvo
year - Joseph Tobener
Certicate of Excellence Instruction
UC Hastings College of Law
Contacts
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP - San Francisco Tenant Lawyers21 Masonic Avenue Ste A San Francisco CA 94118Telephone: (415) 504-2165Fax: (415) 418-3492
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP - Oakland Tenant Lawyers1300 Clay Street Ste 600 Oakland CA 94612Telephone: (510) 250-5635
Tobener Ravenscroft LLP - San Jose Tenant Lawyers111 N. Market Street Ste 300 San Jose CA 95113Telephone: (408) 533-0265
We are pleased to announce that our client, who was forced out of her San Francisco apartment with a 315% rent increase, was awarded a $400,000 settlement in a wrongful eviction suit against her landlord.
Fox 2 Investigates interviews tenant lawyer Joseph Tobener regarding how San Francisco Housing Authority violated the Federal Fair Housing Act in public housing high-rise buildings by ignoring elevator malfunctions.
KGO interviews Tenant Lawyer Jacqueline Ravenscroft with Tobener Ravenscroft LLP, regarding a San Francisco Landlord who requested income verification of all his existing tenants, to prove each tenant has a salary of at least $100,000 or else. But is that a lawful request?
Rebecca Corral with KCBS-FM interviews Tenant Lawyer Joseph Tobener of the Tobener Law Center. Joseph provides valuable insights on events that transpired in leading up to the Oakland Fire.
