Providing individual and business legal representation at all stages of proceedings from consultation, negotiations, litigation, jury and court trials, and appellate work. Practice areas include civil litigation, business litigation, real estate law, consumer law, foreclosure, mortgage, and securitization law, criminal defense, estate planning, and wealth management. Attorneys are also available for "11th" hour trial lawyer advice, guidance, and representation, as well as on a limited scope basis for those needing help handling their own matters.

Responsible for legal affairs, compliance directives, and regulatory opinions for start-up mortgage business, including compliance with SAFE Act, NMLS, RESPA, TILA, and other regulatory requirements. Manage internal legal issues and provides guidance to ensure protection of company.

Senior Trial Lawyer and Consultant for AVID Law Center, a California law firm, representing consumers in mortgage, banking, and real estate law. His primary practice area is in Mortgage Securitization and Foreclosure Defense Litigation. He frequently lectures on the subject of Mortgage Securitization and its impact on the foreclosure crisis. He holds a certification as a Mortgage Securitization Auditor through Certified Forensic Loan Auditors, a California Department of Real Estate Broker’s License, with an endorsement as a licensed Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) from the National Mortgage Licensing System.

Current Assignment: Commander, Training Site, Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California• Duties—Federal Garrison Commander (Battalion Command); leader of multiple staff sections and Directorates in the operation, management and security of a 1400 acre federal military facility.• Contributions—Responsible for all assigned Garrison soldiers, civilian personnel, with planning and budget oversight for installation buildings, fixtures, use, and Installation Security force.• Leadership oversight of several annual large-scale “community events” including: 4th of July (25-35,000 attendees); “Wheels, Wings & Rotors” (20-30,000); and “Race on the Base” (8-15,000).

Senior Trial Attorney/Attorney at Law, • Duties: Responsible attorney for preparation and oversight of all civil trial and general litigation cases.• Contributions: Brings extensive trial expertise to all firm practice areas in business, employment, landlord-tenant, construction disputes, oil and gas, and probate and trust litigation. Allows the firm to handle increasingly complex civil cases and trial capability to the firms transactional practice areas.

Assistant City Prosecutor• Duties: Leader and policy maker as highest appointed position for elected-official City Department; Responsible attorney for daily office management, case and attorney assignments, and supervisor for all “special” and appellate matters; Primary crisis manager, case triage, and approving authority for all non-policy discretionary matters; Senior supervisor and performance evaluator for over 45 staff members, including 21 attorneys.• Contributions: o Leadership—Set ethical and accountability standards for the processing and prosecution of over 30,000 misdemeanor cases annually;o Budgeting—Assisted in proposing and implementing a $5.2 million dollar annual office operating budget (2007), to include finding over $800,000.00, in “efficiencies,” by anticipating government budget-cutting and diminishing resources (2008-2010) while increasing work output levels.o “Best Practices”—Implemented objective “best practices” criteria to establish uniform standards of performance, file organization, file documentation, and case processing procedures.o Outreach–Initiated regular contacts with local judges, court staff, local police, and other prosecuting agencies to improve office stature and legal relations; an informal advisor to the local presiding judges on raising efficiency in court operations, processing, and court work output.• Other Responsibilities: Drafted, implemented and enforced office Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), professional expectations, and ethical standards; Developed office training program and took on role as primary mentor to all office trial attorneys; Hiring committee member and retention advisor; Oversight manager for office computer systems and software implementationDeputy City Prosecutor• Trial attorney focused on prosecution of misdemeanors and other general municipal law matters• Designated legal and trial skills trainer and mentor for professional staff

• Duties: Trial lawyer in general civil litigation and criminal defense practice; jury trial practice• Contributions: Provided personal representation to both individual and corporate clients in multiple jurisdictions in a wide variety of civil and criminal matters; ran operations as office manager ensuring employee productivity and profitability while maintaining a full multi-jurisdiction case load with nearly daily court appearances; significant law and motion and trial practice including business and real estate law; criminal, juvenile delinquency, appellate and writ actions, and administrative law before the Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP), the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), the Alcohol and Beverage Control Board (ABC), and the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR).