Education
University
of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
J.D., May 1993 (Admitted
to California State Bar, December 1993)
University
of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business
B.S., Business
Administration – Accounting Emphasis, May 1990
Professional Employment
LIA Administrators & Insurance Services
Santa Barbara and
Newport Beach, California
General Counsel, December
2005 to Present
Selected
Recent Speaking Events:
·
“Buyer’s Remorse: Plight of the Real Estate
Professional,” Defense Research Institute, Professional Liability Conference,
New York, NY, December 2011.
·
“Appraisal Management Liability,” Collateral
Risk Network, Las Vegas, NV, November 2011.
·
“Current Issues in Commercial Real Estate
Appraisal Liability,” Appraisal Institute, No. Cal. Chapter Fall Conference,
San Francisco, CA, October 2011.
·
“Loss Prevention Program for Real Estate
Appraisers,” Appraisal Institute Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, August 2011.
·
“A Word from Your Lawyer,” Appraisal Summit, Las
Vegas, NV, September 2010.
·
“Appraisal Management Company
Regulation/Litigation,” Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials, San
Diego, CA, May 2010.
·
“Legal Issues Affecting Appraisers and Appraisal
Management Companies,” Appraisal Institute, Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA, April
2010.
·
“Avoiding Borrower Claims,” Appraisal Institute,
Greater Oregon Chapter, Portland, OR, April 2010.
Selected
Recent Articles:
·
“Indemnification Woes,” REALTOR Magazine,
November 2011.
·
“Indemnity Crisis,” Valuation Magazine, 1st
Quarter 2011.
·
“New Legal Risks for Appraisal Management
Companies,” LiveValuation, October 2010.
·
“Avoiding Liability Problems Caused by the
Erosion of the Concepts of Client, Intended User and Intended Use,” Valuation
Magazine, 1st Quarter 2010.
·
“Beware
of Borrower: Reducing the Risk of Legal Claims,” LiveValuation, May
2010.
Irell & Manella LLP
Newport Beach,
California
Senior Counsel, November
1996 to December 2005
Duties: Handling
all phases of litigation in state and federal courts. Principal cases involved real estate lender
liability claims, antitrust and price fixing class actions, intellectual
property (copyright, trademark and patent), defamation and business
interference claims, employment actions, and insurance coverage.
Participation
in Published Cases: Lowe Enterprises Residential Partners, L.P. v. Eighth
Judicial District Court, 40 P.3d 405 (Nev. Supreme Ct. 2002); J.P.
Morgan & Co., Inc. v. Superior Court, 113 Cal. App. 4th 195 (2003); The
Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc., 292 F. Supp. 2d 1040
(N.D. Ill. 2003) and 381 F.3d 1178 (Fed. Cir. 2004); In the Matter of
Certain Univ. Transmitters, 2003 WL 22811119 (U.S. I.T.C. 2003).
Latham & Watkins
Costa Mesa, California
Associate, September
1993 to November 1996