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Wilcox Prochnow LLP

One Firm, the Full Lifecycle of Real Estate & Business.

We handle the complete lifecycle of real estate and business — from the transactions that build a portfolio to the litigation that protects it. A single relationship with our firm can carry a client from acquisition through disposition, and stand ready to defend that same client the moment a dispute or claim puts their business, license, or reputation at risk.

That range is by design. Our attorneys have built parallel careers on opposite ends of the same industries — one shaping deals, the other defending them — combined under one roof, equally at home at the negotiating table and in the courtroom.

What We Do

  • Real estate acquisition, development, leasing, financing, management & disposition
  • Business & commercial transactions
  • 1031 like-kind exchanges, including complex multi-party structures
  • Real estate & commercial litigation
  • Professional liability defense for licensed professionals
  • Healthcare & human services litigation defense
The Partners

Founders

We built this firm on a simple idea: clients are better served by lawyers who fight for them, not just lawyers who file paperwork for them. Both founding partners are USC alumni who carry the school's "Fight On" spirit into their practice of law — the belief that setbacks aren't endpoints, that difficult transactions can be closed, and that difficult cases can be won. That mindset shapes how we advise clients: never discouraged by a complicated deal structure or a challenging fact pattern, but pushing forward, strategically and relentlessly, toward the result the client needs.

Whether the matter in front of you is a nine-figure property transaction, a licensing board complaint, or a high-exposure wrongful death claim, our attorneys bring the same commitment: prepare thoroughly, negotiate or litigate aggressively, and fight on until the matter is resolved.

Chad Wilcox
Founding Partner

Chad Wilcox

Chad Wilcox has spent 30 years litigating complex real estate disputes, building a reputation as trial counsel that clients call when the stakes — and the exposure — are highest. His practice covers the disputes that arise across the property lifecycle: title and boundary disputes, broker and agency claims, landlord-tenant and lease enforcement litigation, construction and development disputes, lender liability, and partnership and joint venture breakdowns.

Chad also defends professionals whose careers, licenses, and reputations are under attack — attorneys, real estate brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers, investors, auctioneers, corporate directors and officers, and appraisers facing malpractice claims, licensing board actions, and professional liability litigation, where he understands these cases are rarely just about money. That same high-exposure focus extends to healthcare and human services litigation, where he has defended physicians, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, adult residential facilities, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in wrongful death claims and other catastrophic-exposure matters that combine sympathetic facts with significant damages.

That courtroom skill is central to how Chad practices. His trial strategy and his ability to communicate with and connect to jurors give clients real leverage — often long before a case ever reaches a verdict, because insurers and opposing counsel know Chad is prepared to try the case if a fair resolution isn't offered. A University of Southern California graduate, Chad brings the same "Fight On" mentality to the courtroom that defines the firm: the resolve to keep fighting for a client, case after case, regardless of the odds.

Real Estate LitigationProfessional Liability DefenseHealthcare & Human Services LitigationWrongful Death DefenseTrial Practice
Andrew Prochnow
Founding Partner

Andrew Prochnow

Andrew Prochnow covers the full spectrum of real estate law, representing developers, investors, lenders, landlords, and tenants across every stage of the property lifecycle — acquisition, development, leasing, financing, management, and disposition. His clients rely on him to structure and close deals that are often complex, time-sensitive, and highly negotiated, with the precision that large-scale transactions demand.

Each year, Andrew negotiates and closes more than $200 million in real estate transactions spanning retail, industrial, office, and multi-unit residential properties, giving him a deep, practical fluency in the deal points that matter most across property types, from anchor-tenant retail leases to industrial build-to-suits to multi-family acquisitions.

Andrew also maintains a substantial practice in 1031 like-kind exchanges, guiding clients through the strict timing and structural requirements the tax code demands, including multi-party exchange transactions that require careful sequencing and structuring of downleg (relinquished property) and upleg (replacement property) transactions. Clients bring Andrew their exchanges specifically because of his comfort with the moving parts — multiple parties, multiple closings, and a calendar that leaves no room for error. A University of Southern California graduate, Andrew brings the school's "Fight On" ethos to every transaction: the conviction that no deal is too complicated to structure, and no obstacle too large to work through to a closing.

Real Estate Acquisition & DispositionDevelopmentLeasingReal Estate FinanceProperty Management1031 ExchangesMulti-Party Exchange Structuring
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