Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP was established in 1946 and is now one of the largest business law firms in the region. With offices in San Diego and Carlsbad, Procopio is a full service business law firm with more than 100 experienced attorneys practicing in such areas as:

Construction, Corporate and Securities, Environmental, Land Use and Governmental Affairs, Financing, Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Health Care, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Employment and Benefits, Litigation, Native American, Patent Prosecution and Counseling, Real Estate, Tax, Trademarks and Copyrights, Trusts, Estates, and Probates.

Through its membership in Law Exchange International and Legal NetLink Alliance, Procopio's ability to assist clients reaches around the world.

As one of the most well-established law firms in San Diego, while serving our clients' interests throughout the world, we understand that our clients expect results. We structure and manage our practice with our focus firmly fixed on what matters to our clients: very experienced business attorneys acting as partners to deliver the most intelligent and pragmatic legal solutions in the most cost-effective fashion. We advise companies at every stage in the business life cycle, helping them to plan, finance and operate their businesses.

Our success is derived from our commitment to our clients and maximizing the value we provide to them. We are dedicated to understanding our clients' businesses and collaborating with them to develop client-focused strategies. Our seasoned attorneys respond quickly and in the most qualified manner to client needs. Our goal is to continue to build long-term relationships with our clients through a steady, team-oriented approach.

Statement of Practice

Construction. Corporate and Securities. Environmental, Land Use and Governmental Affairs. Financing, Restructuring and Bankruptcy. Health Care. Intellectual Property. International Law. Labor, Employment and Benefits. Litigation. Native American Law. Patent Prosecution and Counseling. Real Estate. Tax. Trademarks and Copyrights. Trusts, Estates and Probate.

Firm Affiliations

LEGAL NETLINK ALLIANCE

Address

1917 Palomar Oaks Way, Suite 300
Carlsbad, CA 92008, (San Diego Co.)

Phone

Phone: 760-931-9700
Fax: 760-931-1155

Website

http://www.procopio.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS OF FIRM

Gregory J. Barnes (Partner) born Troy, New York; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1978, U.S. Claims Court; 2002, California. Education: State Univ. of NY at Buffalo (B.A., 1971); New England School of Law (J.D., 1975). Member: American Arbitration Assoc. (Panel of Construction Arbitrators); AGC of America, SD; Surety Assoc. of SD. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Surety Law; Real Estate; Business Litigation.Email: Gregory J. Barnes

William C. Belanger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: California Polytechnic State Univ. (B.S., summa cum laude, 1988); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1993). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Corporate; Intellectual Property; Computers and Software.Email: William C. Belanger

Stephen C. Beuerle (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, California; registered to practice before USPTO. Education: Univ. of Michigan (B.S.M.E., magna cum laude, 1992); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: American IP Law Assoc.; BIOCOM. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks.Email: Stephen C. Beuerle

Robert J. Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1997, U.S. Tax Court. Education: UCLA (B.A., 1989); USD (J.D., 1992; LL.M., Taxation, 1993). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate; Partnership; Limited Liability Corporations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Robert J. Brown

Richard E. Campbell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: Rutgers Univ. (B.S.); College of William and Mary (J.D.). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.

Michael J. Changaris (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: UC, Berkeley (B.A., Economics, 1976); UC, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1979); New York Univ. (LL.M., 1981). Member: SD County Bar Assoc. (Member, Tax Section); State Bar of California (Member, Tax Section). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: Michael J. Changaris

Anthony J. Dain (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: UC San Diego (B.S., 1976); USD (J.D., 1981). Member: SD Trial Lawyers Association; Assoc. of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation.Email: Anthony J. Dain

George L. Damoose (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, California; 1973, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Harvard Univ. (A.B., cum laude, 1959); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1965). (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization) (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Estate Planning; Business Structure; Business Acquisitions and Sales.Email: George L. Damoose

William W. Eigner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of CA. Education: Stanford Univ. (B.A., 1981); Univ. of Virginia (J.D., 1986). U.S. Supreme Court Judicial Intern, Fall, 1981. Bd. of Dir. of Concerto Networks, Inc. and Bd. of Trustees of Mundoval Fund mutual fund and LJ Country Day School. Bd. of Advisors of BioElectric Medical Solutions, QThink, SkyRiver Communications, Mobile DataComm. Dir., Greater SD Chamber of Commerce, 1998—. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Government Relations; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: William W. Eigner

Victor M. Felix (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, California; 1996, Nevada. Education: Boston Univ. (B.S.M.E., magna cum laude, 1985); USD (J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Beta Pi. Member: State Bar of Nevada. (Also at San Diego Office) (Also Associate, Russell & Argue LLP, Las Vegas, NV). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Victor M. Felix

Lisel Ferguson (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, California and U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: UCSD (B.S., 1990); USD (J.D., 1998). Member: SD IP Society; Gaslamp Quarter Assoc. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Patents; Trademark Litigation.Email: Lisel Ferguson

Philip J. Giacinti, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1994, Colorado. Education: John Carroll Univ. (B.A., 1968); Loyola Univ. (J.D., 1975). Member: Colorado Bar Assoc.; SD Trial Lawyers Assoc. [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1969-1972]. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial; Litigation; Debtor Creditor.Email: Philip J. Giacinti, Jr.

Noel C. Gillespie (Partner) born San Diego, California, November 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: San Diego State Univ. (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1996); Univ. of San Diego School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Noel C. Gillespie

Theodore J. Griswold (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: San Diego State Univ. (B.S., Biology, magna cum laude, 1985; M.S., Wetland Ecology, 1988); USD (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Environmental; Land Use; Natural Resources; Endangered Species; Wetlands; Eminent Domain; Tribal.Email: Theodore J. Griswold

Evelyn F. Heidelberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: Univ. of Delaware (B.A., 1972) Phi Beta Kappa; Univ. of Pittsburgh (M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, 1977); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1991) Order of the Coif. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental and Land Use Litigation; Environmental Compliance Counseling.Email: Evelyn F. Heidelberg

Richard A. Heller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: UC, Berkeley (A.B., 1971); USD (J.D., 1975). Staff Writer, SD Law Review, 1974-1975. Lecturer: CA CEB, Trust and Probate Litigation, 1991-2001. Member: Northern San Diego Cnty. Bar Assoc. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation.Email: Richard A. Heller

Enrique Hernandez (Partner) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Universidad Iberoamericana (J.D., Licenciatura en Derecho, 1992); Harvard Law School (L.L.M./ITP, 1995); Univ. of TX, Austin (M.B.A., 2000). (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Tax.Email: Enrique Hernandez

Jeffrey Isaacs (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, California. Education: UCLA (A.B., 1962); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Editor in Chief, California Western Law Review, 1967-1968. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Jeffrey Isaacs

Paul B. Johnson (Partner) born Santa Clara, California; admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1992; J.D./M.B.A., 1996). Articles Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1995-1996. Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 1996—. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Paul B. Johnson

Gerald P. Kennedy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: UCSD; CA Polytechnic State Univ. (B.A., 1979); USD (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to: Hon. Calvin K. Ashland, U.S. Bkrptcy. Ct. Central District, 1983; Hon. James W. Meyers, Hon. Ross M. Pyle and Hon. Louise DeCarl Adler, U.S. Bkrptcy. Ct. Southern District of CA, 1983-1984. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial; Litigation; Corporate; Partnerships; Debtor Creditor; Appellate Practice.Email: Gerald P. Kennedy

Michael J. Kinkelaar (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: Univ. of Illinois (B.S., Finance, summa cum laude, 1979); UC, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth and Technology Companies; Intellectual Property; Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Michael J. Kinkelaar

David B. Kuhlman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, CA; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of CA and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Miami Univ. (B.Phil, cum laude, 1979); UCLA (J.D., 1983). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Public and Private Works Construction; Business and Real Estate Litigation.Email: David B. Kuhlman

Samuel S. Lee (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, CA; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: MIT (B.S., 1981); USC (M.S., 1994); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1998). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Samuel S. Lee

Todd E. Leigh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, California. Education: UC, Berkeley (A.B., 1964); UC, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental.Email: Todd E. Leigh

Kam W. Li (Partner) born Hong Kong; admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of CA; Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and USPTO. Education: Univ. of Arizona (B.S., with high distinction, 1972; M.S., 1975); USD (J.D., 1981). Registered Professional Engineer, CA, 1979. Member: SD Patent Law Association; ASME. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; International Business.Email: Kam W. Li

John J. Lormon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1977, California; 1979, Alaska. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975; LL.M., 1975). Member, St. Thomas Honor Society. Former Member, CA Water Quality Board & CA Coastal Conservancy. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Environmental; Natural Resources; Endangered Species; California Coastal Act Regulation; Land Use; Permitting.Email: John J. Lormon

Michael E. Lyon (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, California and U.S. District Court, Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of CA. Education: UC Davis (B.A., cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). UC Davis Law Review 1980-1982. Author, "Johns-Manville v. Superior Court: Employee's Right to Sue Employer For Aggravating an Industrial Disease," 14 UC Davis Law Review 765, 1981. Member: International Council of Shopping Centers. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Real Property Finance; Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing.Email: Michael E. Lyon

Patrick W. Martin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1994, D.C.. Education: Univ. of Montana (B.S., 1988); USD (J.D., 1992); Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City (Régimen Jurídico de los Negocios Internacionales, 1995-1996). Thomas Moore Scholar. Member: District of Columbia Bar. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Tax; International Law.Email: Patrick W. Martin

Gregory V. Moser (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1977); Georgetown Univ. (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member, American Criminal Law Review, 1979-1981. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Public Law Section); Association of California Water Agencies. (Also at San Diego Office). Reported Cases: City of South E-1 Monte v. Southern California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, 38 Cal.App.4th 1629 (1995); EBMUD v. City of Lafayette 16 Cal. App. 4th 1005 (1993); Ektelon v. City of San Diego, 200 Cal. App. 3d 378, (1988). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Legislation; Environmental Law.Email: Gregory V. Moser

Eleanor M. Musick (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., Physics, 1978); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: State Bar of California; American IP Law Assoc. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Licensing.Email: Eleanor M. Musick

John C. O'Neill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1975); USD (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979; LL.M. in Taxation, honors, 1989). Pres., SD Cnty. Taxpayers Assoc. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Employee Compensation.Email: John C. O'Neill

Kathleen A. Pasulka-Brown (Partner) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1989, California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before USPTO. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., 1985); USD School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Int. Trademark Assoc., AIPLA, Lawyers Club of SD, SD IP Law Assoc., UCSD Athena. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Kathleen A. Pasulka-Brown

S. Andrew Pharies (Partner) born Oakland, California, April 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, California, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Univ. of California at Riverside (B.S., 1989); Univ. of Oregon (J.D., 1992). (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust and Estate Administration; Taxation.Email: S. Andrew Pharies

Grant Puleo (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: San Diego State Univ. (B.A., 1990); McGeorge School of Law, Univ. of the Pacific (J.D., with great distinction, 1995). Order of the Coif. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance.Email: Grant Puleo

Craig A. Ramseyer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1986, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami Univ. (B.S., 1978); USD (J.D., 1981). Notes and Comments Editor, 1980-1981, SD Law Review. Member: American Arbitration Association (National Panel of Arbitrators). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Craig A. Ramseyer

Roger C. Rappoport (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa (B.A., 1994; LL.B., 1997); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1998). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Roger C. Rappoport

Pattric J. Rawlins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, California; registered to practice before USPTO. Education: Oregon State Univ. (B.S., Computer Science, 1991); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1999). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Trademark; Copyright; Licensing.Email: Pattric J. Rawlins

Jacob C. Reinbolt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana; 1988, California. Education: Miami Univ. (B.S., Business, magna cum laude, 1981); Univ. of Michigan (J.D., 1984). Special Legal Counsel for Internet and Intellectual Property, 2001-2003, City of SD. Selected one of the top IP Attorneys in SD by SD Magazine in 1996. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Licensing; Computer and Internet Law; Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jacob C. Reinbolt

George L. Root, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: Syracuse Univ. (B.A., 1969); USD (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Co-Author: "A Practical Approach to Hospital-Physician Affiliations," Health Care Law Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 11, October 1993. Member: SD County Bar Assoc. (Chairman, Mental Health Committee, 1983; Task Force on Children at Risk, 1995); State Bar of California; Assoc. of California Hospital Districts (Member, Legislative Committee, 1995); California Society for Healthcare Attorneys; California Assoc. of Hospitals and Health Systems; Healthcare Financial Management Assoc.; National Health Lawyers Assoc. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Law; Mental Health Law; Nonprofit Corporations; Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems; Sports Law.Email: George L. Root, Jr.

Sarah K. Rosen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: UCLA (B.S., 1992); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1995). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Secured Lending; Project Finance; Commercial Contracts; Energy Project Development.Email: Sarah K. Rosen

Robert G. Russell, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1994, Nevada. Education: Rice Univ. (B.A., 1968); USD (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Member: Clark County Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada. (Also at San Diego Office) (Also Of Counsel, Parsons & Purciano). Practice Areas: Environmental; Insurance.Email: Robert G. Russell, Jr.

Timothy E. Salter (Partner) born Bellevue, Washington; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Northern Eastern, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: Univ. of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1985); Santa Clara Univ. (J.D., 1989). Member: AGC of America; Engineering and General Contractors Assoc. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Real Property.Email: Timothy E. Salter

Craig P. Sapin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Dartmouth College; UCSD (B.A., 1978); USD; Institute on Comparative and International Law, Oxford, England; UCLA (J.D., 1981). (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization) (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Tax; Partnerships; Corporate.Email: Craig P. Sapin

Jon P. Schimmer (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: Pepperdine Univ. (B.S., Accounting, 1992); USD (J.D., cum laude, 2001; L.L.M., magna cum laude, 2001). Order of the Coif. CPA. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Tax; Trust and Estates; Corporate; Real Estate.Email: Jon P. Schimmer

Sandra L. Shippey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado; 1991, California. Education: Univ. of Wyoming; Univ. of Colorado (B.A., with distinction, 1978); Boston Univ. (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Licensed Real Estate Broker, California, 1995. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Commercial; Secured Finance; Finance; Real Estate Finance.Email: Sandra L. Shippey

Spencer C. Skeen (Partner) born Riverside, California; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: UC, Davis (B.A., 1992); McGeorge School of Law, Univ. of Pacific (J.D., with great distinction, 1995). Member: Association of Business Trial Lawyers. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Employment Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Insurance; Complex Commercial Litigation; Unfair Competition; Class Actions.Email: Spencer C. Skeen

Barry F. Soalt (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: State University of NY, Buffalo (B.A.); Western State University (J.D.). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Franchising.Email: Barry F. Soalt

Robert F. Stansell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1987, New York; 1995, Colorado. Education: UC, Berkeley (B.A., 1982); USD (J.D., cum laude, 1985). SD Law Review, 1983-1984. Advisory Bd., SD Small Business Development Center, 1995—. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital.Email: Robert F. Stansell

Jeffrey R. Stoke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of CA. Education: UC, Davis (B.S., 1982); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1986). Coro Foundation Fellowship (San Francisco), 1982-1983. Adjunct Prof., USC (School of Business Administration), 1990-1992. Member: ACC; BOMA. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions.Email: Jeffrey R. Stoke

Alan J. Talbott (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: Stanford Univ. (B.A., 1980); UCLA (J.D., 1983). (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization) (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust.Email: Alan J. Talbott

Frank L. Tobin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of CA. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); USD (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member: SD Defense Lawyers; SD Barristers Club. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Frank L. Tobin

Thomas W. Turner, Jr. (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: UCLA (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Oxford Univ., Oxford, England; UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1982). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Real Property Transactions.Email: Thomas W. Turner, Jr.

Paul A. Tyrell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, California; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: Johns Hopkins Univ. (B.A., 1993); Univ. of Virginia (J.D., 1997). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Paul A. Tyrell

Steven J. Untiedt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: Univ. of Iowa (B.A., Valedictorian, 1977); UCLA (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Extern Law Clerk to Chief Justice James Duke Cameron, AZ Supreme Court, 1979. Judge Pro Tem, San Diego Municipal Court, Small Claims Division, 1992—. Managing Partner, 1997— 2000. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Business; Financing; Corporate; Commercial.Email: Steven J. Untiedt

Raymond G. Wright (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1978, California. Education: Princeton Univ. (A.B., 1969); Columbia Univ. (J.D., 1974). President, SD Volunteer Lawyer Program, 1983-1984. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate Finance; Debtor-Creditor.Email: Raymond G. Wright

OF COUNSEL

David C. Boatwright (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Northern Arizona Univ. (B.S., 1978); Pepperdine Univ. (J.D., 1981). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate; Finance.Email: David C. Boatwright

Neil Greenstein (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia; 1982, Wisconsin; 1986, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Tufts Univ. (B.S.E.E., 1976); The American Univ. (J.D., 1979); Georgetown Univ. (M.L.T., 1982). Member: Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of California. (Also at San Diego Office).Email: Neil Greenstein

Steven A. Jaye (Of Counsel) born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: Univ. of California (B.A., 1979); Univ. of Southern California Law School (J.D., 1984). Member: State Bar of California. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care; Alternative Energy.Email: Steven A. Jaye

Eric T. Lodge, (P.C.) (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1969, CA. Education: Trinity College (A.B., 1965); USC (J.D., 1968). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust and Probate Law.Email: Eric T. Lodge, (P.C.)

James S. Milch, (A P.C.) (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, California. Education: Carroll College (B.A., 1959); UC, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1962). SD Dpty City Atty, 1963-1967. Former Bd Member, CA Regional Water Quality Control Bd, SD Region. Former Chairman of the City of SD Park and Recreation Bd; Past Member of the Cnty of SD Park and Recreation Bd, City of SD Charter Review Committee, and City of SD Growth Mgmt Task Force. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Land Use; Legislative Advocacy.Email: James S. Milch, (A P.C.)

Lorne R. Polger (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1993, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1984); UCLA (J.D., 1988). Member: Colorado Bar Association. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Property Development and Finance; Real Estate.Email: Lorne R. Polger

Mary Jo Wiggins (Of Counsel) Education: Smith College (B.A., 1984); Univ. of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1987). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.

Louis M. Wolfsheimer, (A P.C.) (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1964, California. Education: Univ. of North Carolina (A.B., 1954); Univ. of Maryland; California Western School of Law (J.D., 1964). Former Dpty City Atty; Former Chairman City of SD Planning Comm; Former Chairman SD Unified Port District; Former Member Cnty of SD Int. Trade Comm; Pres. Del Mar Race Track and Fair; Bd Member, CA Race Track Leasing Comm; Former Alt. Member, CA Coastal Comm. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Land Use; Legislative Advocacy.Email: Louis M. Wolfsheimer, (A P.C.)

SENIOR COUNSEL

John D. Alessio (Senior Counsel) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Univ. of San Diego (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: John D. Alessio

Steven R. Borer (Senior Counsel) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 1988, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: National Univ. (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1987). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Steven R. Borer

Jeffrey A. Casadont (Senior Counsel) born Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1995, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (B.S., 1988); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1995). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Business Law.Email: Jeffrey A. Casadont

Mary V.J. Cataldo (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: Univ. of Arizona (B.A., 1975); Western State Univ. (J.D., 1994). Adjunct Instructor, Palomar College. Member: Bar Assoc. of Northern SD Cnty. (Also at San Diego Office).Email: Mary V.J. Cataldo

Dawn Hall Cauthen (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, Minnesota. Education: Bethel College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); CA Western School of Law (J.D., 1991); FSU College of Law. McGuire Voorhis & Wells Scholar, 1987. National Moot Court Tournament, 1988. Member: Northern SD Cnty. Bar Assoc. (Also at San Diego Office).Email: Dawn Hall Cauthen

John P. Cleary (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, Kansas; 1997, California. Education: Univ. of Kansas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Univ. of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1994). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: John P. Cleary

Jay D'Elia (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2000, California. Education: Yale Univ. (B.A., 1995); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1998). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Project Finance.Email: Jay D'Elia

Kendra J. Hall (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: Loyola Marymount Univ. (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Univ. of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, SD Law Review. (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization) (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Kendra J. Hall

Lionel Palmer Hernholm, Jr. (Senior Counsel) born Alexandria, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., 1968); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1975). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Lionel Palmer Hernholm, Jr.

Katherine M. Knudsen (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Central Districts of California; 1989, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: SDSU (B.A., 1983); USD (J.D., 1986). Member, National Assoc. of Women in Construction, 1994-1996. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Katherine M. Knudsen

S. Todd Neal (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1997, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Univ. of California, Irvine (B.A., 1990); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1994). Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal Trial Bar. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Breach of Contract; Securities Fraud; Real Property; Products Liability.Email: S. Todd Neal

Mary K. Norvell (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: UCLA (B.A., cum laude, 1977); USC Law Center (J.D., 1984). Member: State Bar of California. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Mary K. Norvell

Diane M. Racicot (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: De Anza College (A.A., Sociology, magna cum laude, 1978); Univ. of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., Sociology, 1980); USD (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Chancellor's Scholar. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement; Medical Collections.Email: Diane M. Racicot

Walter E. Rusinek (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1993, Arizona. Education: Northern Arizona Univ. (M.S., 1980); Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1990). Recipient, Landis Award, 1988. Articles Edit. and Assoc. Edit., Ecology Law Quarterly, 1989-1990. Member: State Bar of Arizona. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Environmental; Natural Resources.Email: Walter E. Rusinek

Eric D. Swenson (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1998, California. Education: Millikin Univ. (B.S., 1987); Southern Illinois Univ. School of Law (J.D., 1992); USD School of Law (LL.M., 1998). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Partnership Law; Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Eric D. Swenson

Frederick K. Taylor (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: SUNY at Buffalo (B.A., Economics, 1988); Golden Gate Univ. (J.D., 1991). Member: Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation.Email: Frederick K. Taylor

Wendy L. Tucker (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Univ. of Montana (B.A., 1988); USD School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member, Lawyers' Club, 1996—. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Health Care Litigation.Email: Wendy L. Tucker

Geraldine A. Valdez (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: UC Berkeley (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: SD and CA Bkrptcy Forums; American Bkrptcy Institute; Federal Bar Assoc. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Creditor's Rights; Insolvency.Email: Geraldine A. Valdez

ASSOCIATES

Marsha Amin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of CA. Education: UCSD (B.A., 2000); USC (M.S., 2002); USD School of Law (J.D., 2005). Editor-in-Chief, San Diego Law Review. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Marsha Amin

Mathieu G. Blackston (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of North Carolina at Wilmington (B.A., English and Spanish, 1996); USD (J.D., cum laude, 2005). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation.Email: Mathieu G. Blackston

B. Allison Borkenheim (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 2004, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of CA; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: College of Notre Dame of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 1987); George Washington Univ. (J.D., 1995). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: B. Allison Borkenheim

Ryan C. Caplan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: UCSD (B.A., 2001); USD School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Ryan C. Caplan

Michelle C. Christensen (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona, October 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Univ. of Arizona (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1998); Univ. of San Diego School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, cum laude, 1999). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Taxation; Business Law.Email: Michelle C. Christensen

Jeffrey S. Hood (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: UC, Berkeley (B.S., 1998); USD School of Law (J.D., 2001). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jeffrey S. Hood

Andrew Kessler (Associate) born Burlington, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Univ. of CO at Boulder (B.A., Political Science, 1998); CA Western School of Law (J.D., 2004). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation.Email: Andrew Kessler

John C. Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1998); Univ. of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2001). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Corporate.Email: John C. Lee

John C. Lemmo (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1994); USD (J.D., 1997). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: John C. Lemmo

Sharon A. Madere (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Univ. of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1996); Univ. of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1999). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Sharon A. Madere

Abel F. Mejia Cosenza (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: Universidad Panamericana (J.D., Licenciatura en Derecho, magna cum laude, 2002); New York Univ. (LL.M., International Taxation, 2006). (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Taxation.Email: Abel F. Mejia Cosenza

Adele Noon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1999); Univ. of Iowa College of Law (M.S., 2006; J.D., 2007). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Intellectual Property.Email: Adele Noon

Scott R. Omohundro (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: Duke Univ. (B.A., 1991); USD (J.D., 1995). Member: SD Defense Lawyers Assoc.; Assoc. of Southern CA Defense Counsel; Barristers Club. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Scott R. Omohundro

A. Aiko Osugi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: UCSD (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); UC Davis (J.D., 2004). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: A. Aiko Osugi

Lizbeth Rivera (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, CA. Education: Instituto Tecnologico y Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Licenciatura en Derecho, 2000); SDSU (M.B.A., 2002); USD School of Law (LL.M., 2005). (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Taxation; Taxation.Email: Lizbeth Rivera

Tiffany L. Salayer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1997); USD School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member, Children's Advocacy Institute. Special Advocate Voices for Children, Mentor and Court Appointed. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Tiffany L. Salayer

Liliana Sandoval (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara, Mexico (J.D., Licenciatura en Derecho, 1999); USD (LL.M. in Comparative Law, 2002). (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: International Tax; Tax; Business; Corporate.Email: Liliana Sandoval

Matthew D. Short (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Univ. of Arizona (B.A., 1994); Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., 999); Georgetown Univ. (LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 2001). Member: National Assoc. of Stock Plan Professionals. (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Matthew D. Short

Vessela V. Stoyanova (Associate) born Sofia, Bulgaria; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Stanford Univ. (B.A., International Relations, 2002); Santa Clara Univ. School of Law (J.D., 2005). (Also at San Diego Office). Languages: Bulgarian, Spanish and Russian. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Corporate Law; Government.Email: Vessela V. Stoyanova

David M. Zachry (Associate) born Fullerton, California; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Univ. of Notre Dame (B.A., 2001); Univ. of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2004); Univ. of San Diego School of Business Administration (M.B.A., 2006). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Business Litigation.Email: David M. Zachry

STAFF ATTORNEYS

Kevin M. Davis (Staff Attorney) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Univ. of Redlands (B.A., 2000); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Climate Change.Email: Kevin M. Davis

Artemiza Q. Schumacher (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, Mexico; 2007, California. Education: Universidad de las Americas - Puebla (Licenciatura en Derecho, 1999); George Washington Univ. Law School (LL.M., 2002). Member: State Bar of California. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: International Taxation; International Law.Email: Artemiza Q. Schumacher

CONTRACT ATTORNEYS

John L. Roberts (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2002, Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue Univ. (B.S., 1994); Univ. of San Diego School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: State Bar of California. (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: John L. Roberts

Isabel Weeks-Lambert (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: Univ. of Toronto (B.A., 1970); Univ. of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1976). (Also at San Diego Office). Practice Areas: Franchises and Franchising; Franchise Law; International Franchising.Email: Isabel Weeks-Lambert