Licenses:

California State Bar, 1992. Texas State Bar, 2012. California Real Estate Broker, 2000.

Education:

University of San Diego (B.S. Business Administration, 1988); University of San Diego (M.B.A., Business Management, 1992); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1992).

Practice Areas:

Business and Real Estate Law; Litigation.

Courts:

Admitted to practice before all courts in California and Texas. Admitted to practice before all United States District and Bankruptcy Courts in California and to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Experience:

Business Law.  Experience includes the purchase and sale of businesses and professional practices; formation and structure of business entities; business disputes; minority shareholder rights; and officer and director liability.  Provides negotiation, litigation and general business advice regarding corporations, LLCs, partnerships, real estate issues, general commercial matters, creditors’ remedies, construction, and professional practices.

Real Estate Law. Work includes land acquisition for residential and commercial developments; secured financing; land assemblage; development and construction projects; purchase and sale of commercial retail and office projects; real property disputes; commercial leasing; title issues; and general legal advice involving real estate issues.

Financing Issues.  Additional experience in the area of commercial lending; structuring of loans; loan documentation; creation and perfection of security interests in personal property as well as real estate collateral; loan closings; and trouble loan workouts.

Representative Clients:

Accountants
Dentists
Doctors
Veterinarians
Escrow Companies
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Financial Institutions
Manufacturing and Construction Companies
Real Estate Investors and Developers
Real Estate Brokers
Real Estate Brokerage Companies
Title Companies