All in all, this was by far the easiest part of the move. I couldn’t imagine renegotiating a lease or signing a new one without Todd’s help.
For over 30 years, Todd Dorn aka “The Lease Doctor” has been passionate about helping business owners, entrepreneurs and start-ups get on the right track with a well-written lease that protects their interests.
After five years working for the nation’s largest landlord based commercial real estate firm, Todd Dorn aka “The Lease Doctor” discovered that many business owners, entrepreneurs and startups usually signed leases without reading or fully understanding them and their potential ramifications.
After discovering how uneven the playing field was, Dorn decided to step up and fill a very big need by being the advocate for the business owner instead of the landlord
After discovering how uneven the playing field was, Dorn decided to step up and fill a very big need by being the advocate for the business owner instead of the landlord by opening his Los Angeles-based, award winning commercial tenant representation firm in 1984. In 1985 the SBA recognized his firm as small business of the year.
Mr. Dorn discovered that landlords had a full team advantage behind them while the tenant was left to fend for itself, so he channeled his energy and passion into creating The Lease Doctor. Having read and modified over 2,000 commercial leases, Mr. Dorn’s experience allowed him to become the nation’s preeminent expert in his field. Mr. Dorn has lectured at numerous venues including the graduating class at Loyola Marymount College. He served on the SBA Advisory Council n 1989 and has been featured in such publications as Money Magazine, Los Angeles Business Journal, the Daily News, Los Angeles Times and the Press Enterprise.
In addition to representing small businesses, Mr. Dorn has represented a large portfolio of institutional companies such as Monster.com, Minolta, Goodwill Industries, and Sunbelt Network.