| EDUCATION: B.S. in Accounting with highest honors, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1981 Juris Doctor, State University of New York, School of Law, 1994 LL.M. [Master of Laws] in Taxation with honors, Golden Gate University, School of Law, 2005 -- LL.M. course work emphasized estate planning, estate and gift taxation, corporate taxation and partnership taxation. LICENSES: Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1983 Attorney, California, 1994 Attorney, District of Columbia, 1996 NON-LEGAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE: 1981 to 1983: Gained experience as a Certified Public Accountant in New York, working for Coopers & Lybrand [a predecessor to PriceWaterhouseCoopers], an international public accounting firm. 1983 to 1991: Until 1991 when I entered law school, I gained substantial business and financial experience working as a Corporate Auditor for Raytheon Company and Gould Electronics,Financial Manager for a $100 million dollar government program at Navcom Systems Division, a division of Gould Electronics, and as the Corporate Accounting Manager for Leach Corporation, a manufacturer of aerospace parts. 2004: Adjunct Professor, San Francisco State University, School of Engineering, Graduate Program, where I developed and taught Engineering Management, a comprehensive course that includes instruction in such topics as: management forms and techniques, accounting, financial statement analysis, legal topics relevant to the engineering profession and businesses generally, program/project management, dispute resolution, team building and employee motivation. LEGAL EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO OPENING MY LAW OFFICE: MCKENNA & CUNEO, L.L.P. (1994 - 1997) MORGENSTEIN & JUBELIRER, L.L.P. (1997 - 1999) TRUMP, ALIOTO, TRUMP & PRESCOTT, L.L.P. (1999 - 2002) San Francisco, California, Associate Attorney Transactional Experience: • Work closely with clients to achieve their business needs, offered legal guidance, negotiated agreements and drafted legal documents for corporate, partnership and sole proprietorship (for- profit and non profit) businesses. Assisted in conducting corporate annual meetings. • Counseled and assisted clients regarding new business opportunities. • Advised high technology industry clients on a variety of critical business matters, including contract negotiations and Federal and California procurement regulation issues. Litigation Experience: • Practiced California and federal court civil litigation for primarily corporate clients including, but not limited to, contract (government and other), insurance, residential and commercial construction, commercial lease, trade secrets and intellectual property disputes, and malpractice, unlawful detainer and collection matters. Estate and Trust Experience: • Represented clients in simple to complex estate, probate, estate litigation and trust administration matters. MEMBER: California State Bar --Trust and Estates Section --Business Law Section Bar Association of San Francisco Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom Washington D.C. Bar New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ADMITTED TO PRACTICE BEFORE: All California State Courts United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California. NON-LEGAL INTERESTS: Teaching, Music, Traveling and Gourmet Cooking * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I DO NOT OFFER OR PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT * * * * ONLY LEGAL SERVICES ARE OFFERED OR PROVIDED * * * * |