Attorney Profiles
QUALIFICATIONS: In more than 30 years of practice, I have created and advised hundreds of business entities, including, partnerships, LLCs, non-profits, and corporations, and engaged in hundreds of real estate matters (purchases, sales, title insurance, common interest developments, easements, land use, eminent domain, etc.) I have developed a wealth of expertise in business law, UCC and other security transactions, foreclosures and lemon law actions. I have appeared before many state and local municipal agencies, such as the California Coastal Commission, county supervisors and local planning agencies. I am an experience probate attorney and skilled at drafting wills and trusts. I am an experienced negotiator and civil litigator.
Perhaps because I was a counselor for many years, my listening skills are above-average. I am able to create and maintain a rapport with most clients and colleagues. I believe that I am respected by local judges before whom I have appeared.
EDUCATION:
Juris Doctorate, University of Kansas School of Law
Lawrence, KS, 1974
Academic Honor - Order of the Coif
Bachelor of Science, Illinois State University, 1971
Dozens of CLE courses, including, most recently, Zoning and Land Use in California, Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers.
BAR REVIEW:
University of Kansas School of Law
Notes and Comments Editor, 1973- 1974
Member 1972-1974
ASSOCIATIONST:
1993-Current Sole Practitioner; County of San Luis Obispo, CA
Responsible for operating firm and serving clients.
1988-1993 Sole Practitioner; Huntington Beach, CA
Responsible for operating firm and serving clients.
1980-1993 Director of Communication for P.E.A.K.E., a teaching/counseling firm
Conducted various classes and workshops, including, Business Management, Sustainable Living, Communications, Life Planning, Thriving on Chaos, and Reaching the Top.
1979-1980 Administrative Law Judge
City of Seattle
400 Yesler Building
Seattle, WA 98101
1977-1979 Associate Attorney
Robert, Shefelman, Lawrence, Gay & Moch
Seattle, WA
1974-1977 Associate Attorney
Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey
Cleveland, Ohio
BAR MEMBERSHIPS:
United States District Court, C.E.
California (1985)
United States District Court, W.D.
Washington
State of California (1983)
State of Washington (1977)
State of Ohio (1974)
PUBLICATIONS:
SHOULDN’T YOU BE A HEALER (1986)
"Forcible Entry and Detainer Actions in Kansas:
Some Observations on Lindsey v. Normet, 21 Kan.
1. Rev. 71 (1972)