Education:
B.A., University of California, Davis, 1974
J.D., University of California, Davis, 1978

Admitted to Bar: November, 1978

Joined the Firm: February, 1980

Areas of Emphasis:
Business litigation; contract law; financing transactions, real property law; complex civil litigation in state and federal courts; governmental law

Affiliations:
• Admitted to practice before all courts of the state of California
• Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court
• Member, California State Bar, Real Property Law and Public Law Sections
• Member, Stanislaus County Bar Association

Community Involvement:
• Member, Modesto Rotary
• Member, Modesto Quarterback Club
• Ex-Officio Member, Building Committee, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
• Graduate, Modesto Chamber of Commerce Leadership Modesto, 1991
• General Counsel, Oakdale Irrigation District