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Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo, New York, United States

Represent purchasers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate. Represent commercial borrowers in secured financing transactions.Represent purchasers and sellers of commercial assets in corporate transactions. Formation of limited liability companies and nonprofit corporations. Work with institutional lenders to provide funding for real estate and corporate transactions. Work with title insurance companies to provide title insurance for real estate transactions. Prosecute and maintain trademark registrations for businesses.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Residential Real Estate Law: Buying or Selling a Home, Title Insurance, Surveys and Boundaries, Easements, Escrow, Zoning, Condominiums and Homeowner Associations, Landlord/TenantWine, Beer, & Spirits Law: Startups and Business Formation, Trademarks, Regulatory Compliance and Licensing, Real Estate.• Represent real estate clients in commercial and residential landlord-tenant cases, purchase and sale transactions and litigation, condominium and homeowner association disputes, easement and boundary disputes, and residential escrow matters.• Represent small businesses with entity selection, securities offerings, trademark application and registration, and commercial leasing.

• Assist food, beverage, and hospitality clients in licensing and regulatory compliance matters.• Review and analyze documents for privilege and relevance in transportation megaproject litigation.• Prepare privilege log to preserve attorney-client and work product privileges for state government client. • Review opposing and third-party documents for relevance and identify hot documents.• Locate documents to prepare client witnesses for depositions and for use against opposing witnesses.

Greater Seattle Area

• Successfully prosecuted receivership actions transforming abandoned properties into revenue producing assets for condominium associations in Puget Sound area counties. • Successfully prosecuted quiet title actions to remove invalid mortgages from property records, in order to clear title to real estate. • Obtained favorable summary judgment ruling holding neighboring landowner liable to condominium association for trespass to timber and land.• Represented timeshare community on Olympic Peninsula by creating bylaws and covenants to improve governance, and obtaining successful rulings in foreclosure and quiet title actions to allow for rental and sale of timeshares.• Managed regular staff meetings to ensure compliance with consumer protection laws and regulations.

• Filed and responded to trial court motions regarding due diligence and foreclosure of real property, laying groundwork for successful defense of appeal in Washington Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Washington. • Negotiated $1M construction contract for exterior reconstruction of Seattle condominium building.• Drafted covenants allowing central Washington homeowner association to establish lien and collect usage fees for private water system.• Defended King County homeowner association by settling municipal code enforcement matter in response to removal of street trees.

• Recruited and placed attorneys at law firms in U.S. and foreign markets. • Researched law firms and practicing attorneys to determine best candidates. • Edited resumes and other application materials, composed candidate biographies. • Analyzed offers of employment and secured favorable compensation for candidates.

• Formed non-profit corporations according to Washington state law. • Collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets on behalf of condominium and homeowner associations using litigation and negotiation.

Juris Doctor

Executive Treasurer, Student Bar Association, 2002–2004; Quarterfinalist, Senior Prize Trials, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 ABA/Law Student.

Ba, Political Science

Minor: English Textual Studies Dean’s List: 1997–1998 Study Abroad: Florence, Italy, Spring 1997