Counsel
Miller Miller Gerber LLP
Irvine. Counsel for Versity Investments / Nelson / NBPRE and the 17 DST plaintiffs in Orange County.
Counsel of record for Versity Investments, Brian Nelson, and NBPRE in Orange County 30-2025-01535878. Joshua G. Simon signed the 24 Dec 2025 complaint. Same firm for the seventeen DST plaintiffs in 30-2026-01543537: Simon signed the 29 Jan 2026 complaint; Charles R. Patterson signed the 10 Jul 2026 opposition to Crew’s motion to compel mediation. Same firm submitted the proposed judgment confirmed 22 Apr 2026 in 30-2025-01534910. Irvine office.
Counsel for Nelson’s line after the 2025 JAMS award. Different from McQuade, whose Crew-DST letters are described on the forum as BD-paid.
Timeline
- 24 Dec 2025Versity Investments / Nelson / NBPRE v. Crew et al., OC 30-2025-01535878-CU-CO-CXC (Melzer, CX102). Sixteen causes; jury demand. Counsel Miller Miller Gerber. Versity I alleges pre- and post-December 2023 officer breaches (no release in the 2023 settlement); Nelson and NBPRE allege post-December 2023 harm only. Alleges ~$1.2 million Factory Class B investor funds withheld after an arbitrator order. Allegations.
- 28–29 Jan 2026Vintage investors get a Crew email. 29 Jan: OC 30-2026-01543537-CU-CO-CXC — seventeen DSTs (NBPRE four plus 13 Versity Investments, including Wolf Run Vintage, not Vintage Horizon West) sue Crew, Book & Ladder, Wettengel, Muro, Academy West, TripSnap, and Wettengel Productions. Fourteen causes; jury demand. Counsel Miller Miller Gerber. Allegations.
- 10 Jul 2026DST plaintiffs oppose Crew’s motion to compel mediation on Versity Investments OA §13.4 (ROA 47). Caption lists related case 30-2025-01535878. PPM excerpts (CP Cincy, 345 Flats, Tailor Lofts) and a recitation of the 26 Nov 2025 JAMS Final Award.
- 23 Jul 2026Melzer (CX102) denies Crew’s motion to compel mediation in 30-2025-01535878 (ROA 51). No appearance; tentative accepted. OA ¶13.4 may initiate mediation; if either will not participate, the aggrieved party may file in Orange County. Related case 30-2026-01543537 on the minutes.