CREDENTIAL SUMMARYAttorney at Law: Practice in Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, Taxation, Business (Corporate, LLC, Partnership), Contracts, 1031 Exchanges.Broker: Involved in and supervised more than 7,500 Real Estate transactions for major California based real estate companies. Presently being retained by three real estate offices to provide advice to real estate brokers and salespeople on real estate issues, including breach of contract, commission disputes, licensing, disclosures, fiduciary obligations, and standards of care.EXPERIENCELaw Offices of Ken Koenen, a law firm, whose practice consists of real estate law and issues, business law, estate planning and taxation.Active Real Estate Agent or Broker from 1991 through June, 2001 (Still licensed)Manager of Re/Max West Realty in Pleasanton, California (1998-1999) First agent to do an online real estate transaction with ZipRealty.com in 2000Broker/Owner of Koenen Realty, Pleasanton, CAInvolved in and supervised all real estate sales transactions, ensured compliance with legal obligations, standards of care, and DRE rules. I have written numerous articles detailing required standard of care on various real estate matters.PRESENTATIONS: Tax Strategies for 2008 and BeyondAvoid Short Sales with Creative Financing after the Sub-Prime Loan CollapseTurn Your Past Real Estate Clients into Real Estate InvestorsTurn $40,000 into $1.2 Million with no TenantsUnderstanding Living TrustsWhat Realtors® Need to Know About Capital Gains and Property TaxesSelf-Directed IRA’s for Real Estate Investment§1031 Exchange Made EasyFamily Business TransitionReal Estate 101 Intense Training CourseEDUCATION:LLM-Taxation, 2004, Golden Gate University, San FranciscoJuris Doctor, 2000, JFK Law School, Walnut CreekMediation Certification, 2006, Ron Kelly, UC California - Berkeley ExtensionSpecialties: I have a Masters Degree in Tax Law (LLM) from Golden Gate University School of Law, and am a Real Estate Broker licensed by the State of California. I am also creating an online series of training programs for real estate agents, independant contractors and small business owners.