Areas of Practice
- 30% Business Litigation
- 20% Real Estate Matters and Litigation
- 20% Creditors' Rights and Litigation
- 20% Tax Controversy Representation
- 10% Entity Formations and Entity Maintenance
Litigation Percentage
30% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1987
- California, 1991
- Pennsylvania, 2009
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2005
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1987
- U.S. Tax Court, 1987
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2006
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2000
Education
Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois
J.D. Law Review: Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1986 - 1987
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
B.S. Major: Agricultural Economics
Classes/Seminars
- Various, Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1993 - 2005
- Various, CLE International, 1996 - 2000
- Various, California Society of CPAs
Various
- Congressman Don Edwards Inns of Court 1994 to Present
Honors and Awards
- Special Act Award - Department of Treasury, 1990
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Don Edwards Inn of Court, Member, 1994 - Present
- Network Today, Member, 1998 - 2008
- Margaret Wingrove Dance Company, Board Member, 1993 - 1996
- Order of the Elks, 2016 to date
Past Employment Positions
- Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Department of Treasury-IRS, Attorney, 1987 - 1992
- Olimpia, Whelan & Lively, Attorney Associate, 1992 - 1994