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Real estate attorney (50+ years) and CA Real Estate Broker (40+ years). Expertise includes interpretation of real estate documents, real estate and mortgage brokers' standard of care, custom & usage, mortgage banking, lawyer malpractice in real estate and business transactions, legal ethics and fee disputes.

Licenses and Certifications

AB, UCLA 1964; JD, UCLA School of Law 1967; RE Broker 1978; Certificate in Archaeology, UCLA Extension, 2009; CA Community College Instructor, of Law; Notary 1973; Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated since 1980; Senior Editor, UCLA Law Review; Insurance Counsel Journal Award; Order of the Coif; Recipient of the CA Continuing Education of the Bar's 2011 "Spirit of CEB" Award.

Education

Years in Practice

Number of Time Deposed/Testified in the Last Four Years

Additional Information

Extensive expertise in legal malpractice, ethics, real estate brokerage custom and practice and all real estate related issues. Retained in approx. 200 cases involving the interpretation of real estate documents, real estate and mortgage brokers' standard of care, legal malpractice involving real estate, corporate finance, merger and acquisition, legal ethics and legal fee disputes. Beverly Hills Bar Assoc. 2011-12 President; Judge pro tem for the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Municipal Court Systems; adjunct professor of law: real estate secured transactions and administrative law; former Vice- President, Legal Affairs of the CA Association of Realtors; Legal Counsel to the Newport Beach Assoc. of Realtors and prior counsel to the Beverly Hills and Palm Springs Regional Assoc. of Realtors, and special counsel to the San Fernando Valley Board of Realtors. Special Deputy Trial Counsel for the CA State Bar.