Focusing on defense of fraud, products liability, breach of warranty claims, representing automakers. Working on behalf of franchisors regarding franchise formations, franchisee terminations, and contract disputes during franchise operations. Litigation, arbitration and mediation of employment issues on behalf of employers. Representing engineering firms, integrators, general contractors, and subcontractors with defective specifications issues, differing site conditions disputes, licensing issues, contract disputes, issues with sureties, and prevailing wage issues.

• Specialized in construction litigation, arbitration, and mediation for billion dollar general contractor, engineering firms, subcontractors, solar power plant builder. • Represented clients in construction defect matters, issues with sureties, licensing issues, prevailing wage issues, stop notice and mechanics lien issues.• Managed risk by handling liability insurance coverage, bond coverage, and indemnification matters.

Worked with excellent lawyers and paralegals at B&C. Mixture of new matters, disputes and transactional, as well as matters from my former firm.

Corporate law, litigation and transactions, including public construction (public water well drilling, sheet metal subcontracting for subway stations, insulation cases), employment disputes. Comfortable in federal or state court, or in arbitration. About 30% of the practice was focused on transactional matters, relating mostly to intellectual property development. Extensive experience negotiating agreements for creation and licensing of intellectual property. Partly funded pro bono interest in federal court constitutional law cases (appeals court matters, writs of habeas corpus). Experienced in appeals of civil matters, bankruptcy matters, receivership matters. Have professional interest, reflected in articles for professional publications, relating to mediation, punitive damages, arbitration, emotional distress damages.

Did considerable work in the insolvency and bankruptcy area, including for a California Department of Corporations Receiver. General litigation in federal and state courts, with an emphasis on public construction matters, insurance coverage matters, intellectual property disputes, partnership disputes, corporate dissolution.

• Prosecuted drug cases in Germany, earning an Army Commendation Medal for exceptional performance.• Served as a defense counsel for the Fifth Corps in Germany and Belgium, achieving the highest acquittal rate in V Corps.• Handled various legal roles including magistrate, investigating officer, and claims officer at Fort Ord, CA.