Bar/Professional Activity:

• State Bar of California Santa Clara County Bar Association  Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers' Association Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem Program Department of Real Estate Committee on Dual Agency Department of Real Estate Sub-Committee on Dual Agency Disclosure Forms Former Chairman Housing Industry Foundation Board Member California Associations of Realtors Committees: Legal Affairs, Dual Agency, Legal Action Fund

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Advanced Property Management", Foothill and DeAnza Colleges"Advanced Real Estate Law", Foothill and DeAnza Colleges"Real Estate Syndications", Foothill and DeAnza CollegesLecturer, "Real Estate Remedies", University of California, BerkeleyLecturer, "Representing Parties to Real Property Sales Transactions", University of California, BerkeleyLecturer, "Preliminary Title Reports, Title Policies, and Closing Procedures", University of California, Berkeley
• Author, Real Law columns, San Jose Mercury News, 1995

Verdicts and Settlements:

• (Santa Clara County Superior Court Case # 1-03-CV-817085, Court of Appeal, Sixth District Case #  H029830).  Successfully represented a Court-ordered Receiver in a case against a major insurer for its failure to pay complete coverage on a fire insurance policy.  The insurance company's adjuster had referred the Receiver to a contractor allegedly on its approved contractor's list.  The Receiver hired the contractor to perform the fire damage repairs on the insurance carrier's recommendation.  The contractor walked off the job, absconding with a portion of the insurance benefits which had been paid.  The carrier then refused to pay further policy benefits and denied further coverage, refusing to pay even the policy benefits it had agreed were owing forcing the Receiver to hire a new contractor funded by Receiver certificates.  After a two-week jury trial, the jury awarded damages plus $1.5 million in punitive damages.  After the Receiver then successfully moved for an award of attorney's fees, a total judgment of $2.1 million was entered against the insurance company.  The award was successfully affirmed on appeal in a published decision. 

Educational Background:

• San Jose State University,M.A.Major:  History , 2009