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| Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek,
A Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Administrative, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Construction, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Emerging Growth, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Family Law, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Probate, Professional Liability, Real Property, Securities, Specialized Criminal Defense, Taxation, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition. | | Year Established: 1948 | Firm Profile:
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek has dedicated itself since its founding in 1948 to excellent client service, providing a full range of business and litigation legal services. A mid-sized firm, we are ideally sized and configured to deliver the highest quality service to our clients. Our clients are large national and international firms, mid-size and small business enterprises including families and individuals, financial institutions, commercial and residential real estate developers, manufacturers, hotel owners and operators and major retailers, as well as contractors, architects and other professionals, including accountants and attorneys. | | Firm Size: 62 | Representative Clients:
Advanced Placement Solutions, Inc.; American Assets, Inc.; Ayres Development Group; Barbeques Galore, Inc.; Catamaran Hotel; Chevron U.S.A.; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Daley Corporation; The DeAnza Group,; DirecTV; Federal Insurance Company; Jack in the Box; Johnson Controls; Kaiza Poinsettia Corporation; McDonald's Corporation; McDonnell-Douglas Corp.; Hughes Aircraft Company; Hughes Electronics; Hughes Network Systems; Lockheed Martin IMS; McMillin Communities; Microsoft Corp.; Morgan Stanley; Nicholas Applegate Capital Management L.P.; New England Securities Corporation; Pardee Construction Company; Prudential Insurance Companies of America; Qualcomm Incorporated; Ryland Homes; Robbins Research International, Inc.; San Diego Century 21 Brokers Council, Inc.; San Diego Historical Society; Victex, Inc.; Waxie's Enterprises; Wells Fargo Bank; Western Digital; Western Financial Savings Bank. | | Norman T. Seltzer (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 20, 1918; admitted to bar, 1944, California. Education: San Diego State College; University of California at Berkeley; Hastings College of Law, University of California (LL.B., summa cum laude, 1941). Member: State Bar of California. Email: Norman T. Seltzer | | Robert Caplan (Member) born Portland, Oregon, November 18, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1957; J.D., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Co-author: "Commercial Real Property Lease Practice," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1976. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Property. Email: Robert Caplan | | Gerald L. McMahon (Member) born Youngstown, Ohio, July 16, 1935; admitted to bar, 1965, California; 1966, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., cum laude, 1956); University of San Diego (J.D., summa cum laude, 1964). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1964. FAA commercial pilot license, 1959-1960. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1986—. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Class Actions; Eminent Domain; Family Law; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability; Securities; Torts; Unfair Competition. Email: Gerald L. McMahon | | Reginald A. Vitek (Member) born Bakersfield California, April 23, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, California; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Diego State College (A.B., 1964); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1997-1998; 1999-2000; 2001—. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Aviation Litigation. Email: Reginald A. Vitek | | David J. Dorne (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, December 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1978, California. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., magna cum laude, 1969); London School of Economics, London, England (M.Sc., 1970); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Real Property Law; Health Care; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: David J. Dorne | | James R. Dawe (Member) born Bristol, Connecticut, August 12, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., with honors, 1967); San Diego State University (M.C.P., 1974); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Law; Administrative Law. Email: James R. Dawe | | Brian T. Seltzer (Member) born San Diego, California, May 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: California State University at San Diego (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of San Diego (J.D., 1977). Director, San Diego Convention Center Corporation; Chairman, Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Real Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Business Law; Commercial Lending Law. Email: Brian T. Seltzer | | Elizabeth A. Smith-Chavez (Member) born Los Angeles, California, September 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.A., 1970); University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; University of San Diego (J.D., summa cum laude, 1978). Phi Alpha Theta. Notes and Comments Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1977-1978. Co-Author: Real Property Litigation (3 Vol) (West Publishing). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction; Oil and Gas Litigation; Trademark Litigation. Email: Elizabeth A. Smith-Chavez | | Joyce A. McCoy (Member) born Charlottesville, Virginia, September 23, 1938; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1958); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Joyce A. McCoy | | Dennis J. Wickham (Member) born San Diego, California, March 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1976); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Volume Editor, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Business Litigation; Real Property Litigation; Environmental Litigation. Email: Dennis J. Wickham | | John H. Alspaugh (Member) born Shirley, Massachusetts, December 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: Whittier College (B.A., with high honors, 1980); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1983). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Business Law; Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Leasing; Business Formation; Commercial Real Estate; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Intellectual Property. Email: John H. Alspaugh | | James P. Delphey (Member) born New York, N.Y., June 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Massachusetts; 1981, District of Columbia; 1988, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author: "Recent Developments in Broker—Customer Litigation," 21 Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation 11-22, 1988; "Developments in Broker—Customer Litigation," 18 Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation 175-183, 1985. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Securities Litigation. Email: James P. Delphey | | Elinor T. Merideth (Member) born Quincy, Illinois, June 5, 1941; admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., with special honors, 1963); University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1974); University of San Diego (J.D., 1980). Member, University of San Diego Law Review, 1979-1980. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Inheritance Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Law; Living Trusts; Trust Administration; Probate; Guardianship and Conservatorship. Email: Elinor T. Merideth | | Michael G. Nardi (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland and California. Education: Towson University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1986). Order of the Coif. Recipient: W. Calvin Chesnut Prize; Bridgewater M. Arnold Prize; American Jurisprudence Award for Property, Criminal Procedure, Commercial Paper and Conflict of Laws. Member, 1984-1985 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1985-1986, Maryland Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Norman P. Ramsey, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1986-1987. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Civil Appeals; Business, Commercial, Employment and Appellate Litigation. Email: Michael G. Nardi | | Thomas F. Steinke (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 11, 1942; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., Applied Science and Engineering, senior honors, 1968; M.S., Civil Engineering, 1970); University of San Diego (J.D., 1975). Registered Civil Engineer, California, 1974. Deputy City Attorney, City Attorney's Office, City of San Diego, 1976-1990. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use and Entitlement Law; Administrative Law; Real Property Law. Email: Thomas F. Steinke | | Neal P. Panish (Member) born Los Angeles, California, September 8, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1983); Loyola Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Note and Comment Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal. Author: "Chile Under Allende: The Decline Of The Judiciary And The Rise of A State of Necessity," Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal, Vol. 9 No. 3, 1987. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate; Eminent Domain. Email: Neal P. Panish | | Sean T. Hargaden (Member) born Long Beach, California, October 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; M.B.A., 1987; J.D., 1987). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Property; Commercial Transactions. Email: Sean T. Hargaden | | David J. Zubkoff (Member) born Saigon, South Vietnam, September 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with highest honors and distinction, 1987); Harvard University(J.D., cum laude, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Morehead Scholar. North Carolina Fellow. Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Gordon Thompson, Jr., Chief Judge, California Supreme Court. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: David J. Zubkoff | | Charles L. Goldberg (Member) born Los Angeles, California, June 7, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles; San Diego State University (B.A., 1964); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1967). Recipient: Trial Attorney of the Year, 1992; Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, 1993. Listed in: The Best Lawyers of America, 1983—; Best Lawyers in San Diego, San Diego Magazine, 2001. Head of the Specialized Criminal Defense Group. Member: State Bar of California; Federal Bar Association; American Board of Criminal Lawyers (President, 1995-1996). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Litigation. Email: Charles L. Goldberg | | Patrick Q. Hall (Member) born Greenwood, Mississippi, February 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1977); University of San Diego (J.D., 1980). Recipient, Joseph P. Busch Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice. Member: State Bar of California. Reported Cases: U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez, 494 U.S. 259 (1990); U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez, 856 F.2d 1214 (9th Cir. 1988); U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez, (939 F.2d 1341 (9th Cir. 1991); U.S. v. Sanchez, 927 F.2d 1092 (9th Cir. 1991); U.S. v. Newport, 747 F.2d 1307 (9th Cir. 1984); Matter of Extradition of Nacif-Borge, 829 F.Supp. 1210 (D.Nev., 1993); U.S. v. Taitz, 134 F.R.D. 288 (S.D.Cal. 1991); U.S. v. Taitz, 130 F.R.D. 442 (S.D.Cal. 1990); Brantz v. U.S., 724 F.Supp. 767 (S.D.Cal. 1989); U.S. v. Orozco, 630 F.Supp. 1418 (S.D.Cal. 1986); U.S. v. Orozco, 108 F.R.D. 313 (S.D.Cal. 1985); People v. Calhoun, 145 Cal. App. 3d 568 (1985); People v. Rios, 163 Cal. App. 3d 852 (1983). Practice Areas: Criminal Litigation; Forfeiture; Appellate Litigation. Email: Patrick Q. Hall | | Michael A. Leone (Member) born Torrance, California, December 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1987); University of San Diego (J.D., 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award: Criminal Procedure, Evidence, 1989. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice. Email: Michael A. Leone | | Daniel A. Andrist (Member) born Munich, Germany, August 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., cum laude, 1976); National University (M.B.A., 1987); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member, San Diego Law Review, 1987-1991. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Risk Management; Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Insurance Agents and Brokers Malpractice; General Liability; Construction Defects; Construction Liability; Contractors Liability; Property Insurance; Casualty Insurance; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Unfair Insurance Practices. Email: Daniel A. Andrist | | J. Scott Scheper (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, June 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Complex Litigation; Construction Claims; Construction Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Employment Litigation; Labor Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities. Email: J. Scott Scheper | | Lee E. Hejmanowski (Member) born Oshkosh, Wisconsin, June 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., cum laude, Accounting, 1990); University of Southern California (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, 1991-1992 and Notes Editor, 1992-1993, Southern California Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law. Author: "An Ethical Treatment of Attorneys' Personal Conflicts of Interest," 66 S. Cal. L. Rev. 881 (1993). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Family Law. Email: Lee E. Hejmanowski | | Daniel E. Eaton (Member) born Queens, New York, July 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1984); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Employment; Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Daniel E. Eaton | | Monty A. McIntyre (Member) born Kittery, Maine, September 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of San Diego (J.D., 1980). Member: San Diego County Bar Association (President, 2002; Member, Board of Directors, 1998—); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Torts; Insurance Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Monty A. McIntyre | | Gregory A. Vega (Member) born East Chicago, Illinois, September 7, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; 1982, Illinois; 1989, California. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1975); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 1980). U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California, 1999-2001. Internal Revenue Service District Counsel's Office, 1980-1983. President, Hispanic National Bar Association, 1997-1998. Reported Cases: Lee v. C.I.R., 43 T.C.M. (CCH) 374, (1982); Fishman v. C.I.R., 45 T.C.M. (CCH) 765 (1983); Pfeifer v. C.I.R., 46 T.C.M. (CCH) 857 (1983); Estate of Shantz v. C.I.R., 47 T.C.M. (CCH) 614 (1983); United States v. Bailey, 728 F.2d 967 (7th Cir. 1984); United States v. Dack, 747 F.2d 1172 (7th Cir. 1984); United States v. Barreda, 607 F. Supp. 419 (N.D. Ind. 1985); United States v. Dominguez, 783 F.2d 702 (7th Cir. 1986); United States v. Dominguez, 629 F. Supp. 701 (N.D. Ind. 1986); United States v. Rodriguez, 636 F. Supp. 1522 (N.D. Ind. 1986); United States v. Hayes, 646 F. Supp. 146 (N.D. Ind. 1986); United States v. Anderson, 809 F.2d 1281 (7th Cir. 1987); United States v. Washington, 669 F. Supp. 1447 (N.D. Ind. 1987); United States v. Rodriguez, 831 F.2d 162 (7th Cir. 1987); United States v. Ramos,832 F.2d 85 (7th Cir. 1987); United States v. Zambrana, 841 F.2d 1320 (7th Cir. 1988); United States v. Zambrana, 864 F.2d 494 (7th Cir. 1988); United States v. Doering, 909 F.2d 392 (9th Cir. 1990); United States v. Mal, 942 F.2d 682 (9th Cir. 1991) Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Compliance in Regulated Industries; White Collar Criminal Tax Defense. Email: Gregory A. Vega | | Howard J. Barnhorst, II (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, October 19, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1970); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member, University of San Diego Law Review, 1974-1975. Adjunct Professor of Law, Secured Real Estate Transactions, University of San Diego School of Law, 1981-1984. Author: Article, "Hillside Residential Development: Pitfalls and Pointers," California CEB Real Property Law Reporter, Vol. VII, No. 8, November, 1984; Article, "The Attorney Work-Product Rule: When does a Lawyer Act as a Lawyer?" San Diego Trial Lawyers Association Journal, March, 1984; Article, "Successor Liability in Asset Acquisitions-A Worldwide Pitfall," International Joint Ventures and Acquisitions (1999 Salzburg Conference Series); "International Asset Acquisitions: 33 Foreign Lawyers' Summaries of Their Countries' Law," (to be published in 2000 by the ABA Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Contracts; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Trade; Business Law; Litigation. Email: Howard J. Barnhorst, II | | Paul R. Datnow (Member) born Johannesburg, South Africa, October 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Columbia University (J.D., 1997). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1995-1997. Member, Columbia Business Law Review. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Paul R. Datnow | | Jack R. Leer (Member) born Fontana, California, May 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1993); University of San Diego (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of California. [Lt., JAG Corps, U.S. Navy, 1997-2000]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation. Email: Jack R. Leer | | Amanda L. Harris (Member) born Seoul, Korea, February 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of California. (Certified Specialist, Domestic Relations - Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Amanda L. Harris | | Marnie S. Skeen (Member) born Lompoc, California, September 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: California State University, Sacramento (B.S., 1993); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Chief Comment Editor, Pacific Law Journal. Member, Volunteers in Parole, 1997—. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Marnie S. Skeen | | David M. Greeley (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, May 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1990); University of Arizona (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Theft of Trade Secrets. Email: David M. Greeley | | Charles B. Witham (Member) born San Diego, California, December 5, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: Mary Washington College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1994); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1998; M.B.A., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. San Diego Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1997-1998, Member, 1996-1998. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Organization; Real Property; Trademark Registration. Email: Charles B. Witham | | Rhonda Crandall (Member) born Yuma, Arizona, February 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Washington University (B.A., English Literature/Political Science, with honors, 1995); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1999); University of San Diego (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Executive Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Personal Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Business Taxation. Email: Rhonda Crandall | | Scott A. Miller (Member) born Santa Barbara, California, December 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1993); University of San Diego (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Scott A. Miller | | Robert M. Traylor (Member) born San Diego, September 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1989); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Robert M. Traylor | | Linda Papst deLeon (Member) born Hollywood, Florida, January 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1982); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Member: State Bar of California. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Family Law; Debtor and Creditor. Email: Linda Papst deLeon | | Joseph P. Martinez (Member) born San Diego, California, October 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Secured Lending; Purchase and Sale; Leasing; Business Transactions. Email: Joseph P. Martinez | | Richard A. Clegg (Member) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1996, Georgia; 2001, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Houston (B.S., Chemistry, 1984; B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1985); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1990). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Patents; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Technology. Email: Richard A. Clegg | | G. Scott Williams (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 2003, California. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Commercial Law. Email: G. Scott Williams | | ASSOCIATES | | Mary Christine Tennison (Associate) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1979); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Property Management; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions. Email: Mary Christine Tennison | | Andrew D. Brooks (Associate) born San Diego, California, August 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1989, District of Columbia; Solicitor (Inactive), Law Society of England and Wales. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., honors, 1983); University of Southern California (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Municipal Finance; Securities; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Andrew D. Brooks | | Jeffrey B. Harris (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1993); University of San Diego (J.D., 1998). Member, University of San Diego Law Review, 1996-1998. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(100%). Email: Jeffrey B. Harris | | Matthew M. Mahoney (Associate) born La Mirada, California, December 30. 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1997); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Order of the Barristers. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Employee Benefit Litigation; Civil RICO; Qui Tam. Email: Matthew M. Mahoney | | Christine LaPinta (Associate) born Parma, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of Maryland University College (B.S., 1999); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. [Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force (1994-1999)]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Christine LaPinta | | Daniel W. Abbott (Associate) born Camp Pendleton, California; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of California, Davis (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of California. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Daniel W. Abbott | | Angela A. Bassett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1998); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Angela A. Bassett | | Allison C. Shanahan (Associate) born Corsicana, Texas, April 26, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, California. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1999); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law. Email: Allison C. Shanahan | | Erik Schraner (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1996); University of San Diego (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental. Email: Erik Schraner | | Jason Sweeney (Associate) born San Diego, California, March 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of San Diego (M.B.A., 2002; J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Business; Corporate. Email: Jason Sweeney | | Clarice A. Estrada (Associate) born San Diego, California, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, California and U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1999) New York University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Federal Bar Association; San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Clarice A. Estrada | | Christopher L. Ludmer (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Education: Bucknell University (B.S., 1991); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1996). Recipient, Murray S. Love Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. Author: "Trail of the Giant," Llumina Press, 2004; "The Pentagon Attack: A Tribute in Memory of Workers Who Perished," Nina Scoggin, 2001. Speaker: "Surviving the Pentagon Attack on 9/11," City of Tampa, Florida Veteran's Affairs Memorial Service, September, 2002; "The Real versus the Reel JAG," JAG FanFest Convention, May, 2004. Member: San Diego, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. [Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps]. Languages: Japanese and German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Christopher L. Ludmer | | Nicholas S. Barnhorst (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Wisconsin; 2006, California. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Economics, 2001); Marquette University (J.D., 2005). St. Thomas More Scholar. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Nicholas S. Barnhorst | | Chad M. Harris (Associate) born Winter Haven, Florida, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, California; U.S. District Cout, Southern District of California. Education: Baylor University (B.S., 1999); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2002). California Licensed Real Estate Broker, California. Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Environmental Law; Real Estate. Email: Chad M. Harris | | Cynthia Morgan (Associate) born Port Huron, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1995); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1999). Centre City Advisory Committee, 2004-2006; East Village Association Board of Directors, 2005-2007; Lawyers Club, 2001—. Member: San Diego County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Land Trusts. Email: Cynthia Morgan | | Michael B. Lees (Associate) born San Diego, California, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of Arizona (B.S.B.A., Accounting, Finance, 2000); University of San Diego (J.D., 2003); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Member and Staff Writer, "Motions," USD School of Law Student Newspaper. Recipient, San Diego County Bar Association Media Award, Second Place, 2003; Fannin-Stofft Endowment Fund Scholarship, 1997, 1998, 1999. Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Taxation; Corporate Law. Email: Michael B. Lees | | Justine Phillips (Associate) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Randolph A. Read Law & Psychiatry Scholar. Member, San Diego International Law Journal, 2002-2005. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. | | Hope Chau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 2002); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2005). Senior Publishing Editor, California Law Review, 2004-2005. Member, California Law Review (2003-2004). Author: "Challenges and Solutions for Public Employers: Maintaining Work Environments Free of Harassment and Discrimination by Non-Employees," 93 Cal. L. Rev. 1455 (October 2005). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of California; San Diego County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning. Email: Hope Chau | | J. Kevin Mann (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas. (Not admitted in California). Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1992); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, International Law Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Law. | | Tracy A. Warren (Associate) born Camden, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey; 2000, Maryland; 2003, California. Education: The College of New Jersey (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Temple University (M.A., magna cum laude, 1989); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1999). Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Member: State Bar of California; Maryland State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Sports Lawyers Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Sports Contracts; Sports Law; Taxation; Immigration and Naturalization. | | Michele Harbin (Associate) born Illinois, November 3; admitted to bar, 2000, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2003, California. Education: University of Iowa, (B.S., 1992); University of Connecticut (J.D., 2000). Compendium and Book Review Editor, Connecticut Journal of International Law. Co-Author: amicus brief, Arizona Court of Appeals on behalf of the American Planning Association. Co-author, University of New Mexico's Natural Resources Journal, entitled "Public Participation Is on the Rise: A Review of the Changes in the Notice and Hearing Requirements for the Adoption and Amendment of General Plans and Rezonings Nationwide and in Recent Arizona Land Use Legislation," 2003. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Real Property; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Real Estate; Real Property Development. Email: Michele Harbin | | Wes Henricksen (Associate) born Spokane, Washington, February 4, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 2003); University of Washington School of Law (J.D., 2006). Executive Editor, Washington Law Review. Author: "Abay v. Ashcroft: The Sixth Circuit's Baseless Expansion of INA Section 101(a)(42(A) Revealed a Gap in Asylum Law," 80 Wash. L. Rev. 477 (May 2005). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Wes Henricksen | | Kevin Moon (Associate) born Berkeley, California, December 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2001); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, San Diego Law Review (2005-2006). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Kevin Moon | | Jeremy Dawe (Associate) born San Diego, California, January 30, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 2003); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Jeremy Dawe | | STAFF ATTORNEY | | John M. Toscano (Staff Attorney) born Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1980, New Jersey. (Not admitted in California). Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., summa cum laude, 1978). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Peter McCall Prize (First in Class). Member, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1976-1978. Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: John M. Toscano |
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