MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
Lance S. Bocarsly (Member) born Los Angeles, California, August 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1987). Author, "Scenic Rivers Designation Maintained", UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, 1985. Co-Author: "Tax-Exempt General Partners and the IRS: Defenestrating the Myth of Private Inurement and Public Benefit," Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, Fall 1997; "Real Property Tax Exemptions in Affordable Housing Transactions," Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, Winter 1993. Member: Los Angeles County and American (Chair, 2001-2002 and Member, 1993-2002, Governing Committee, Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Housing Law.
Eugene G. Cowan (Member) born Los Angeles, California, October 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1984, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1977); Northwestern University (M.A.T., 1978); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1981); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1983). Adjunct Professor of Law, Graduate Tax Program, University of San Diego School of Law, 1985-1988. Lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, 1989-1990. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Taxation Section) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Tax; Finance.
Aaftab P. Esmail (Member) born Nairobi, Kenya, November 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1983); Harvard University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Real Property Section); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Kyle B. Arndt (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., 1989); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1994). Editor-in-Chief, UCLA Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Daryll Kidd (Member) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1999); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Finance.
Tracy M. Y. Damudar (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, November 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1993); Hastings College of Law, University of California, San Francisco (J.D., 1997). Author: Note, "Branding Neutral Explanations Pretextual Under Batson v. Kentucky: An Examination of the Role of the Trial Judge," 48 Hastings L.J. 577 (1997). Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Real Estate Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Nicole Deddens (Member) born Corpus Christi, Texas, September 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1997); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2000); Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center (2000-2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate.
Lauren B. Fechter (Member) born Silver Spring, Maryland, May 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 2000). Member, Trial Court Board, 1998-2000. Author: "Upholding Tribal Rights To Exercise Civil Regulatory Authority Over Non-Indian Lands on Reservations: An Analysis of Montana v. EPA," 5 Envtl. Law 871 (1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Affordable Housing; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Tax Exempt Bonds; Historic Tax Credits; Rehabilitation; Partnership Law; Tax Law.
ASSOCIATES
Nichole M. Berklas (Associate) born Mountain View, California, December 1, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, 1997); New York University (J.D., 2001).
Rachel L. Toker (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 2000, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Stanford University (B.A., Philosophy/Religious Studies, 1994); John F. Kennedy School of Government (M.P.P., 1999); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Affordable Housing; Local Government Law.Email: Rachel L. Toker
Karema Page (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, November 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. (Not admitted in California). Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 2001; M.B.A., 2005; J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Affordable Housing; Finance.Email: Karema Page