Attorneys

Education/Honors

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., Note and Comment Editor, Hastings Law Review, 1981
• University of California, Davis, B.A., Political Science/Public Service, with Honors, 1978

Representative Matters

• Represented national institutional advisor in the acquisition and disposition of multiple properties including office, retail and industrial projects
• Represented national institutional advisor in leasing of Class A office building projects in several California markets, including several leases with major corporations for headquarters space
• Represented multinational corporation in multiple dispositions of environmentally impacted former industrial facilities; representation involved negotiation with municipal authorities for entitlements and complex traffic improvements for high-density commercial development
• Represented national merchant builder in multiple complex land acquisition transactions
• Represented numerous developers in acquisition, disposition, leasing and financing of commercial, industrial and multi-family residential/retail projects in San Jose
• Represented Silicon Valley company in acquisition of corporate campus
• Negotiated and drafted documents for major retail redevelopment project in Santa Barbara; involved extensive and complex reciprocal easement agreements and covenants, conditions and restrictions

Professional Admissions

• State Bar of California, 1981 - present

Activities/Memberships

• State Bar of California, member, Real Property Section
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1986 - present, member, Real Property Section
• Hospice of the Valley, Member, Board of Directors, 2001 - present; President, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2005
• National Association of Office and Industrial Parks (NAOIP), Member, Board of Directors, Silicon Valley Chapter, 1991 - 1995

Personal

• Born in Sacramento, California, May 20, 1956
• Married
• Interests include travel, history, and hiking