I focus my practice on three main areas: Corporate Law, Estate Planning and Real Estate. Corporate Law: I represent banks and company's in the financial industry. I advise my clients in industry regulation and reporting; Analysis and advising of laws to ensure compliance with Dodd-Frank, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, UCC, FDCPA, TILA, TCPA, SCRA, FCRA, HAMP, and HARP; Mergers and Aquisition Advising; Evaluation of deal structure, financing, antitrust implications, and acquisition documents. In addition I represent corporations in strategic corporate structuring; evaluation of entity formation; present analysis of federal and state laws to boards and senior executives to boards; structuring securities offerings and structured financing including compliance with the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and advised firms dealing with the Investment Company Act. Commercial Transactions/Commercial Litigation; Represent large national banks and other financial entities in commercial transactions, loan workouts, lender liability defense, foreclosure and litigation; Successfully negotiated and evaluated the risk of complex commercial transactions dealing in real estate, intellectual property licensing rights, and procurement of vendor contracts.Bankruptcy; Board Certified by the American Board of Certification in Business Bankruptcy; Represent parties under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code; Advised banks and financial institutions in creditor's rights and adversary proceedings.

Real Estate:Develop acquisition strategies for clients to take advantage of tax laws; Evaluate risk of tax and financial related structuring to generate additional value for development projects; Represented real estate title companies in closings, evaluation of title. curing title defects, and litigation of disputes regarding insurance policy coverage.Estate Planning/Elder Law:Evaluation of clients’ estate goals and implement tactical estate plans to take advantage of inheritance and gift planning techniques; Drafted wills, trusts, and other planning documents; Advised clients in Medicaid planning and qualification; Identified and resolved compliance issues with HIPPA, Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, SSDI, and other healthcare related laws and regulations.

Litigation related duties:Supervise outside counsel in various litigation proceedings; oversaw discovery production;directly represented the company in certain litigation matters including preparation of memorandums of law, witness preparation, and preparation for trials; Securities related duties: Managed a team of six (6) people which oversaw the preparation of Private Placement Memorandums for securities offerings with federal and state laws; evaluated legal issues for senior executives related to complex issues ensuring compliance with Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act; Internal Revenue Code; and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act among other federal statutes, codes and regulations; Interacted with regulatory agencies such as the SEC and FINRA. Management Duties: Legal adviser on several internal committees including the loan committee, and compliancecommittee; advised the board of directors and senior executives on difficult securities, tax, compliance, and finance issues to ensure compliance with financial industry regulations. Participated in internal audits of programs and processes; managed a team which oversaw the revisions to internal procedures, policies and company guidelines to ensure continued compliance with securities, tax or finance statutes, national policies or court decisions; implement training programs for the employees to ensure compliance with internal policies and external rules and regulations. Real estate related duties: Negotiate real estate acquisitions and sales transactions; analyzed tax and finance structures including tax deferred property exchanges, prepared and negotiated leases, resolved environmental issues, ensured REIT compliance, and structured Tenant In Common syndication projects.