Ehud Gersten

Perch Wealth Managing Partner Ehud Gersten is committed to helping investors, providing them with expert guidance on their real estate investments. Ehud is a licensed securities professional, focusing on 1031 exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs). He holds Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) series 3, 7, 66, and 63 registrations. 

While he no longer practices law, Ehud is still a licensed California attorney. He is also a licensed California real estate broker. For more than a decade, Ehud owned and operated a highly successful law firm in San Diego, focusing on real estate and consumer rights. He has advocated on behalf of many clients, including homeowners’ associations (HOAs), real estate developers, and investment property owners, in both California state and federal courts. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Ehud was repeatedly recognized by his legal peers as one of the top litigators in San Diego County, featured multiple times in both SuperLawyers magazine and San Diego’s “Best of the Bar.” He has been interviewed and featured for his national real estate work by Bloomberg, the L.A. Times, the New York Times, and HousingWire magazine. 

Ehud’s educational background includes two degrees from the University of Auckland in New Zealand – a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in political science and a law degree (LLB). He furthered his legal education with a Master of Laws and Letters (LLM) degree from Boston University, specializing in intellectual property. 

Ehud has previously served and is currently on the board of several non-profit organizations, including the Commercial Real Estate Alliance of San Diego. He also participated on the planning committee for the Commercial Real Estate Symposium, organized by the Real Estate Section of the State Bar of California.