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Solutions-oriented business leader with experience advising private and public companies at all levels of development - from start-ups to established public companies. Licensed to practice in multiple states. Formerly served as an expert witness to the premium finance industry. Now EVP & GC of Flyhomes, where we are re-imagining the home-buying experience from the ground up.

Welcome to the future of mortgage lending. LendingHome provides a technology-enabled marketplace that brings together borrowers and investors. By combining its platform with a world-class entrepreneurial team, LendingHome has made the future a reality.

• Advise clients with respect to development and implementation of consumer finance lending programs and collection of receivables.• Draft and negotiate enterprise, indemnification, loan, employment, financing and other agreements.• Advise public and private companies on a variety of transactional matters, including project and consumer finance, acquisition and sale of debt and consumer receivables, and federal and state regulatory compliance (including compliance with TILA, HIPAA, FCRA, and new CFPB requirements).• Draft and negotiate mortgage origination and sales agreements, underwriting guides and loan documents.• Instructor, University of San Diego, Paralegal Program, Administrative Law PROFESSIONAL LICENSESMember of the State Bars of California and ArizonaCalifornia Insurance License # 0I21214Previously held FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 (2013 - May, 2016)

• Developed and monitored legal compliance programs, including compliance with the Truth in Lending Act of 1968 and Regulation Z, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the USA Patriot Act, anti-fraud and “know your customer” regulations, United States Treasury regulations governing foreign assets, financial, HR and privacy policies and other insurance and lending laws.• Advised the executive team on all transactional matters and managed paralegal, intern and support staff; awarded additional compensation and recognition for superlative performance.• Lead attorney on all matters involving (i) structured finance, mergers and acquisitions or securities laws and (ii) negotiation and establishment of international alternative asset funds and consumer finance lending programs.• Negotiated financing agreements and established transactional relationships with domestic and multi-national banking and investment banking conglomerates, including Wall Street investment banks, private equity funds and hedge funds.• Monitored and supervised licensing paralegal staff to insure maintenance of all necessary organizational licenses.• Advised the marketing department on all marketing materials, including press releases, webinars and other media issued by the company.• Retained, monitored and evaluated outside counsel as necessary to prosecute and defend trade secret, contract, sales and other claims-related litigation in accordance with internal budgeting requirements.• Monitored and maintained the company’s trademark portfolio.• Negotiated and implemented enterprise agreements for consumer finance programs originating in excess of $2 billion per month.

• Advised executive management and the Board of Directors on all corporate, regulatory, securities, executive compensation and investor relations matters for international, publicly-traded mortgage lender and its publicly-traded REIT subsidiary. Also served as Chairman of the company’s Disclosure Committee, reporting directly to the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Implemented policies and procedures to comply with RESPA, Regulation Z (TILA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Sarbanes Oxley, Dodd-Frank and other federal and state regulations.• Negotiated warehouse lines and other financing arrangements with institutional financing sources.• Drafted and negotiated whole loan sale and servicing agreements, mortgage securitization documents, commercial paper conduit agreements and other agreements to facilitate the sale, servicing and securitization of mortgages in the secondary market.• Supported the business development, investor relations, human resources and finance departments, and ensured compliance with applicable laws.• Reviewed, analyzed and assisted with international operations (including corporate compliance matters in Canada), company acquisitions and capital markets transactions. • Served as lead in-house counsel for: the company’s approximately $78 million initial public stock offering, the approximately $100 million initial public offering of the company’s REIT subsidiary, and the company’s acquisition of Aames Investment Corporation, a publicly-traded REIT, valued in excess of $300 million. • Monitored compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002; prosecuted intellectual property rights; cleared director and executive stock trades for the company and the REIT; managed corporate legal budget, direct reports and outside counsel relationships. • Chosen manager of the month and selected for President’s Club for outstanding performance.

• Served as senior corporate and securities attorney reporting directly to the General Counsel. Acted as lead counsel during the $500 million sale of the company’s Chilean wireless operations and in multiple stock and asset acquisitions (receiving special recognition). • Negotiated, drafted and reviewed acquisition, licensing, development and other strategic agreements and financing documents.• Additional responsibilities included preparation of registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933 and periodic reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; implementation and enforcement of the company’s privacy policy; prosecution of intellectual property rights; and management of direct reports and multiple outside law firms.

• Represented both private and publicly-reporting companies. • Served as senior associate and primary client contact on completed acquisitions with an aggregate value in excess of $300 million, including the acquisition of assets of a public company in bankruptcy and cross-border transactions in Mexico and Canada. • Served as associate with primary drafting responsibility on initial and secondary public offerings in excess of $100 million and as primary attorney on multiple venture-backed financings and development transactions. Prepared acquisition and financing documents and supervised junior associates.

• Drafted and reviewed opinions, conducted due diligence for public offerings and acquisitions, and prepared registration statements, proxy statements and related documents. • Represented an Illinois domiciled insurer in negotiations with various state guaranty funds.• Served as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel and as counsel to special taxing districts in the State of Arizona.