LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Tresor Properties, a premier Laguna Beach real estate investment, construction and brokerage company, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Benumof, Ph.D., as chief legal counsel.

A former senior litigator in the Costa Mesa office of the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP with a doctorate in engineering geology, Benumof specializes in land use, environmental, construction and real estate law matters. He will create and help launch Tresor’s private investment fund and will oversee the entitlement process for the company’s properties in Laguna Beach and the East Cape of Baja California, Mexico.

Benumof is a member of the State Bar of California, the Urban Land Institute and the Association of Engineering & Environmental Geologists, and is a guest lecturer at Chapman University School of Law. He has published numerous legal and scientific papers, geologic reports, guidebooks and maps. Benumof lives in San Clemente, Calif.

Tresor Properties, in conjunction with Tresor Construction and Tresor Investments, is a real estate company that blends investment, construction and brokerage services. Founded in 2007, Treśor builds and redevelops lifestyle communities and custom homes on beachfront and ocean view properties in Laguna Beach and the East Cape of Baja California. For more information, visit www.tresorproperties.com.