Practice Area
- Business Counseling, Transactions, & Tax
- General Civil & Complex Litigation
- Real Estate and Construction
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1979, Claremont McKenna College
- Juris Doctor, 1982, University of California at Los Angeles
- Admitted to State Bar of California, 1982
- Admitted to U.S. District Courts
- Eastern District of California, 1984
- Northern District of California, 1983
- Central District of California, 1985
Professional Experience
- Fenwick, Stone, Davis & West, 1982-1983
- Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County, 1983-1984
- Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP., 1984-present
Practice Focus
- Business/Commercial Litigation
- Banking Litigation
- Agriculture Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Business Counseling
- Health Law
- Asset Protection
- Municipal Law
- White Collar Criminal Defense
Professional/Community Activities
- Kern County Bar Association, 1984-present
- Board of Directors, 1991-2000
- President, 1998
- Federal Court Committee, 2001-present
- Kern County Law Library
- Board of Trustees, 1992-2000
- President, 1994-1997
- California Young Lawyers Association
- Board of Directors, 1991-1995
- Eastern District of California,
- 9th Circuit Judicial Conference
- Lawyer Representative, 2002-2004
- State Bar of California, 1982-present
- Board of Governors, 1994-1995
- Continuing Education of the Bar
- Joint Advisory Committee, 1993-1994
- Board Member, San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, 2006-present
- Board Member, San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2006-present
- Panel Member, Presentation: "Expert Witnesses: When Things Go Wrong," presentation by the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Fresno, California, October, 2007
- Panel Member, Presentation: "E-Discovery under the New Federal Rules," ABTL Conference, Silverado (Napa), California, October 2007
Published Articles
- "Approaching An Action Against A Real Estate Broker" (1993) Continuing Education of the Bar Action Guide, Author
- "Responding to a Complaint" (1995) Continuing Education of the Bar Action Guide, Co-Author
- "Obtaining an Injunction," Continuing Education of the Bar, Consultant
- "Handling a Mechanic's Lien," Continuing Education of the Bar Mentor Access Pack, Consultant
- "Responding to a Complaint" (2004) Continuing Education of the Bar Action Guide, co-authored with Steven Levine, Esq. and David P. Eron, Esq.
Presentations
- The Changing Face of Law Firm Management: Dynamics of the 90's, State Bar of California Annual Meeting, 1993
- Mechanic's Liens, Kern County Contractors Association, 1995, 1997
- Preparing a Case for Trial, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1996
- Preparing For, Taking, and Using Depositions, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1996
