Robert Gates is an attorney at Erskine & Tulley, PC in San Francisco, California who specializes in real estate and business law. His approach involves thoroughly understanding the facts, identifying the key legal issues, and developing a strategy and goals in collaboration with the client. When drafting contracts, he emphasizes including specific details about the scope of work, limitations on liability, and terms for payment and attorneys' fees. He has experience advising on various business entity structures like sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and LLCs. Some recent successful matters he worked on involved commercial lease modifications and enforcement as well as the purchase of investment properties.