OF COUNSEL
Alisa A. Woodring (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1986); University of California at Riverside (M.A., 1989); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 2001). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: Portuguese and Japanese. Practice Areas: Financial Restructuring; Creditors Rights.Email: Alisa A. Woodring
PARTNERS
Michael H. Ahrens (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, California. Education: University of San Francisco (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1969). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, McAuliffe Law Honor Society. Member: Bankruptcy Advisory Committee of the U.S. District Court; Lawyers Representative Committee to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California; Committee of Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the Northern District of California. Resolution Advocate, appointed by the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, under Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Program. Director, California Bankruptcy Forum. Editor in Chief, University of San Francisco Law Review. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law.Email: Michael H. Ahrens
Philip F. Atkins-Pattenson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1974); Harvard University (M.Div., 1977, Rockefeller Fellow); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1980). Articles Editor, U.S.F. Law Review. Author, "Make Whole Under the ALRA," U.S.F. Law Review. Litigation and Business Law Sections, State Bar of California. Member: American Bar Association (Litigation, Antitrust and Intellectual Property Sections). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Litigation; Environmental Law; Land Use.Email: Philip F. Atkins-Pattenson
Judy V. Davidoff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1979, District of Columbia; 1982, California. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); Boston College (J.D., with honors, 1977). Publications: Co-Author with Timothy D. Cremin, Elizabeth N. Sibbett: "Rapanos v. U.S.: Wading Through the Swamp of Federal Regulation of Wetlands," Real Property Law Vol. 29, No. 6 (November 2006); Co-Author with Arthur Friedman, Jennifer Renk: "Attention Developers: Your Tentative Map May Be in Jeopardy - Or May Have Expired," California Real Property Journal Vol. 22, No. 2 (Spring 2004); Co-Author with Clayton B. Gantz, Ted W. Harrison, Alexis M. Pelosi: "SB 975: Is it Bad News for California Real Estate Development?," Real Property Law Vol. 25, No. 6 (September 2002); Co-Author with James Eastman: "Environmental Movement Is Catching Up To Wineries," North Bay Business Journal 29 July 2002; "Hurdles To Development In San Francisco," CREW San Francisco (2002); "Wetlands Decision May Simplify Permitting," Real Estate Northern California (May 2001); Substantive Editor, California Real Property Journal, 2001; Co-Author with Timothy A. Tosta, William F. Dietrich: "How Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors Changed the California Environmental Review Process," Volume 26, Number 1, 1996, Southwestern University Law Review; Co-Author with Timothy A. Tosta, Douglas Potts: "Environmental Review After Goleta," Southwestern University Law Review, Volume 21, Number 3, 1992; "Environmental Review After Goleta," CEB Real Property Law Reporter, July 1991. Lectures: Bar Association of San Francisco, Real Property Seminar, 2000; University of California Extension Lecturer. Substantive Editor, California Real Property Journal. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Sections on: Environment and Water Law; Real Property); Massachusetts Bar Association; State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Real Property Advisory Committee, Continuing Education of the Bar; Member, Real Property Advisory Committee); Urban Land Institute; International Council of Shopping Centers (Member, Northern California Program Committee); Commercial Real Estate Women (Legal Advisor, 1999-2000; Board Member, 1999-2004; President, 2004); San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate; Property Development; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Government Relations; Litigation.Email: Judy V. Davidoff
Charles S. Donovan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana and Massachusetts; 1982, California. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1974); Cornell University (J.D., 1977). Lecturer, Admiralty Law, California Maritime Academy, 1982. Member, Permanent Advisory Board, Tulane University Admiralty Law Institute; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Director, 1981). Co-Author: "Moore's Federal Practice," Chapter 703, 3d ed. 1997, supplement 1998; "How is OPA 90 Faring, From the Vessel Interest's Perspective? A Look at the Morris J. Berman Oil Spill, and the Current Rule on Certificates of Financial Responsibility (COFRs)," 7 U.S.F. Mar. L.J. 23, 1994; "Limited Insurability of Unlimited Liability: the American View," published in Transnational Environmental Liability and Insurance, R. Kröner, ed. 1993. Author: Case Note, "Maritime Liens: St. John Marine Co. v. United States," 28 J. Mar. L. & Comm. 351, 1997; "Exculpatory and Benefit of Insurance Clauses in Towage and Pilotage," 70 Tulane L. Rev. 605, 1995; "Arrest and Attachment in Admiralty," 5 U.S.F. Mar. L.J. 127, 1992; "So Now You Are a Shipowner: Admiralty Basics for Corporate Counsel," presented to the American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, 1991. Member: Louisiana State, American (Chairman, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1989-1990) and International Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Committees on Marine Finance and Maritime Arbitration, 1982). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Corporate Law; Finance; International Law; Litigation.Email: Charles S. Donovan
Lynn H. DuBois (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: Smith College (A.B., 1991); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits; Compensation.Email: Lynn H. DuBois
Juliette M. Ebert (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Accountancy, summa cum laude, 1983); CPA Certificate received August, 1983; Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1986). Extern, Honorable John T. Racanelli, 1982. Director and Vice President, San Francisco/San Mateo/Marin YMCA. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Secured Transactions.Email: Juliette M. Ebert
Geraldine A. Freeman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1979); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1983). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial; Real Estate Law.Email: Geraldine A. Freeman
Arthur J. Friedman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1992). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Environmental.Email: Arthur J. Friedman
Joanne M. Garvey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1956; M.A., 1957); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1961). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, California Law Review. President, Bar Association of San Francisco, 1981. Vice President and Member, Board of Governors, State Bar of California, 1971-1974. State Delegate, 1985 and Delegate, 1979-1985, House of Delegates, American Bar Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Tax Law; State and Local Taxation.Email: Joanne M. Garvey
Keith R. Gercken (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1990, U.S. Tax Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1998, Texas. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1983); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Member: American Bar Association (Member, U.S. Activities of Foreigners and Tax Treaties Committee, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Keith R. Gercken
Laurence A. Goldberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1980); University of Houston (J.D., 1983); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1984). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Taxation.Email: Laurence A. Goldberg
Gary L. Halling (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., cum laude, 1972); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1975). Extern, Justice Louis H. Burke, California Supreme Court, 1974. Articles Editor, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk for U.S. District Judge William B. Enright, Southern District of California, 1975-1976. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, D.C., 1976-1981. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Antitrust Law Section). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Unfair Competition; Business Litigation.Email: Gary L. Halling
Peter S. Hecker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, New York; 1975, California. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1970); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Financial Institutions and Real Estate Litigation.Email: Peter S. Hecker
Scott E. Hennigh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder; Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1996). Member, Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1994-1995. Judicial Extern to the Hon. Paul Haerle, California Court of Appeals, 1995. Practice Areas: Construction Contracts; Government Contracts; Construction Law; Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Scott E. Hennigh
Michelle D. Kahn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of Texas; University of California at San Diego (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982; B.F.A., 1982); University of San Francisco (J.D., summa cum laude, 1986). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Trademark; Copyright.Email: Michelle D. Kahn
Ori Katz (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., 1996); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2000).
Ted C. Lindquist, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: California State University, Long Beach (B.A., 1991); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial and Business; Litigation; Antitrust Litigation.
Edward B. Lozowicki (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, California. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., 1966); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Construction Arbitration; Public Utility Law; Construction Litigation.Email: Edward B. Lozowicki
William T. Manierre (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1974-1975. Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers Inc, 1982-1994. City of Berkeley Fair Campaign Practices Commission, 1988-1998; Chairman, 1995-1997. Corporation Committee, Business Law Section, State Bar of California, 1988-1991. [LTJG, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1970-1972]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Finance.Email: William T. Manierre
Deborah L. Martin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1991); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1994).
M. Elizabeth McDaniel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1966); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1984). Executive Research Editor, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk, Associate Justice Malcolm M. Lucas, California Supreme Court, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Environmental Regulation; Environmental Litigation; Real Estate Development; Environmental Law; Litigation.Email: M. Elizabeth McDaniel
Otis McGee, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., with honors, 1973); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1976). Member, Moot Court Board. Adjunct Assistant Professor (Evidence Advocacy), Hastings College of the Law, 1982-1985. Judge Pro Tem, San Francisco Superior Court, 1989. Panelist, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), "Effective Use of Video in Trial, October 1991, October and November 1997 (videotaped); "Civil Procedure During Trial," 1991; "Laying A Foundation To Introduce Evidence," 1988 (videotaped), Federal Practice Institute, 1992. Mock Trial Team Member, "Litigating 'The Titanic', the Original Greatest Disaster of This Century," ABA Presidential Showcase Program, Toronto CN, August 1998 (videotaped). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. [Commissioned Officer, U.S. Army, Military Police Corp, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Otis McGee, Jr.
James L. McGinnis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1980, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1976); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation.Email: James L. McGinnis
Anna S. McLean (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1984); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, UCLA Law Review. Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Products Liability; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Anna S. McLean
Thomas D. Nevins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1975); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1983). Previous Employment: Broad, Schulz, Larson & Wineberg, Partner. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust and Litigation). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Thomas D. Nevins
Neil A.F. Popovic (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1983); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1987); Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1992); Academy of European Law. Note and Comment Editor, California Law Review, 1986-1987. Legal Extern, Hon. Joseph R. Grodin, Supreme Court, California, 1986. Law Clerk, Hon. Alicemarie H. Stotler, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1987-1988. Lecturer, International Environmental Law, University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1996. Member, Ford Foundation. Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; International; Complex Litigation; White Collar Crime.Email: Neil A.F. Popovic
Jennifer G. Redmond (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with honors in History, 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Management Employment Law; Litigation; Counseling.Email: Jennifer G. Redmond
D. Ronald Ryland (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, California. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1967); Columbia University (J.D., 1970). Editor and Business Manager, Columbia Law Review, 1969-1970. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Law; Consumer Credit Law.Email: D. Ronald Ryland
Steven B. Sacks (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., with honors, 1975); University of California, Davis (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate.Email: Steven B. Sacks
Michael W. Scarborough (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1993); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Labor Law.Email: Michael W. Scarborough
Gregory C. Schick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., with honors, 1981; M.B.A., 1982); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Compensation; Employee Benefits.Email: Gregory C. Schick
Randal B. Short (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., 1967); Stanford University (J.D., 1971). Phi Beta Kappa. President, Stanford Moot Court Board, 1970-1971. Member: American Bar Association (Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Winery Law.Email: Randal B. Short
Mark K. Slater (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Corporate Counsel Association. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Mark K. Slater
Neil A. Smith (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1965; B.D., 1966); Columbia University Law School (J.D., 1969); George Washington University Law School (LL.M., 1973). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Biotechnology; Entertainment and the Arts; Litigation; International Corporate Law.Email: Neil A. Smith
Joan H. Story (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: Occidental College (A.B., 1965); University of California at Los Angeles (M.A., 1967); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1977). Phi Kappa Phi. Volume Editor, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leasing; Partnership Law.Email: Joan H. Story
Robert J. Stumpf, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970); University of California at Berkeley (M.A., 1971); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Thurston Society. Instructor, Appellate Advocacy, Boalt Hall, University of California. Member: Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors, 1998); American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Applied Equipment Corporation v. Litton Saudi Arabia, Ltd., 7 Cal.4th 503 (1994); Protestant Episcopal Church v. Barker, 115 Cal.App.3d 599 (1981); Santisas v. Goodin, 17 Cal.4th 599 (1998); Xuereb v. Marcus & Millichap, Inc., 3 Cal.App.4th 1338 (1992). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Robert J. Stumpf, Jr.
Robert A. Thompson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1965); University of Vienna, Austria; Harvard Law School (J.D., 1969). Phi Beta Kappa; Lambda Alpha. Fulbright Scholar. Author: "Real Estate Opinion Letter Practice," Wiley Law Publications, 1993; "Opinions in Real Estate Transactions," Drafting Legal Opinion Letters, Wiley Law Publications, 1988. Co-Author: "Negotiating Loan Transactions," Negotiating Real Estate Transactions, Wiley Law Publications, 1988. ABA, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Co-Chair, Legal Opinion Committee. State Bar of California, Chair, Committee on the Environment, 1977-1978; Executive Committee, Real Property Section, 1980-1982. Member, Board of Directors: San Francisco Legal Aid Society, 1973; Youth Law Center, 1973. Member, 1973 and Member, Executive Committee, 1986-1990, San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Urban Affairs.Email: Robert A. Thompson
Robert J. Uram (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1980, New Mexico; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, California. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1969); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Director, United States Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, 1994-1996. Author: "Administrative Practice: A Primer For Effective Advocacy," Natural Resources and Environmental Litigation, Paper No. 13 (Rocky Mt. Min. L. Fdn. 1989); "Wetland Regulation - As It Applies to Inland, Isolated Areas As Well As Coastal and Riparian Locations - Its Effects on Land Use Planning and Industrial Development," DRI Annual Symposium on Environmental, Hazardous Waste and Toxic Tort Litigation, 1991; "The Evolution of the Application of the Practicable Alternatives Test," Natural Resources & Environment, Summer, 1992. Practice Areas: Wetlands and Endangered Species Law; Mining Law; Public Land Law; Environmental Law; Resources Law; Land Use; Food and Agriculture.Email: Robert J. Uram
Douglas Gerard Van Gessel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1982; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Douglas Gerard Van Gessel
Steven H. Winick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1986); Northwestern University (J.D., 1992). Note and Comment Editor, Northwestern Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Securities Litigation.
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Maureen E. Corcoran (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of Iowa (B.A.; M.A.); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1979). Member, Board of Directors, Hastings College of the Law. Member and Speaker, American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Corporate Law.Email: Maureen E. Corcoran
David P. Lanferman (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1976, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., with high honors, 1973); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Professor, Environmental Law, California State University Extension, 1994-1995. Member: Southern Alameda County Bar Association (President, 1985) Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate.Email: David P. Lanferman
Terrence V. Ponsford (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1965, Texas; 1969, California. Education: University of Denver (A.B., 1962); University of Texas (LL.B., 1965). Member, Commercial Law and Creditors Rights Sections, Bar Association of San Francisco. Member: Northern California Bankruptcy Forum; ABI. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Workouts; Commercial Law; Real Estate Foreclosure.Email: Terrence V. Ponsford
Maria C. Pracher (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Mills College (B.A., with honors, 1978); Golden Gate University (J.D., with highest honors, 1981). Member, Golden Gate University Law Review, 1980-1981. Panelist: "Coping with Government Regulation of Real Property," The 10th Annual Real Property Institute, 1993. Author: Drafting Effective Mitigation Measures," The Bay Echo, September, 1992; "The Marital Rape Exemption: A Violation of a Women's Right of Privacy," 11 Golden Gate University Law Review 717, 1981. Co-Author: "Local Initiatives: Trick or Treat?" The Recorder, 1991. Member: Association of Environmental Professionals. Practice Areas: Land Use.Email: Maria C. Pracher
John H. Sears (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1966, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1959); Boalt Hall, University of California (LL.B., 1965). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Corporate Law.Email: John H. Sears
Michael B. Wilmar (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1963); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1967). Member, 1965-1967 and Issue Editor, 1966-1967, Hastings Law Journal. Executive Director, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, 1979-1983. Practice Areas: Land Use Law.Email: Michael B. Wilmar
SENIOR ATTORNEYS
Donna R. Andrews (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1988, California. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1977); Drake University (J.D., 1980). Previous Employment: Donald C. Stinespring & Associates. Practice Areas: Secured Transactions(75%); Real Estate(25%).Email: Donna R. Andrews
Joanna Frazier (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.S., 1994); Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Joanna Frazier
David M. Madway (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1970, California. Education: Earlham College (B.A., 1961); University of Chicago (J.D., 1964). General Counsel, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, 1990-1999. Member, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1975-1980. Member, Lambda Alpha International, 1995. Practice Areas: Redevelopment Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Housing.Email: David M. Madway
ASSOCIATES
Katharine E. Allen (Associate)
Brian D. Anderson (Associate)
Elizabeth Anderson (Associate)
Julie D. Austin (Associate)
Dylan I. Ballard (Associate)
Brian Blackman (Associate)
Nathaniel Bruno (Associate)
Tyler M. Cunningham (Associate)
Morgan Forsey (Associate)
Steven Garner (Associate)
Michele Haydel Gehrke (Associate)
James G. Higgins (Associate)
Meredith A. Jones (Associate)
Michael Lauter (Associate)
Nicole M. Lee (Associate)
Miriam Montesinos (Associate)
Brenna Moorehead (Associate)
Kris B. Motola (Associate)
Molly Newland (Associate)
Jenny Park Garner (Associate)
James F. Rusk (Associate)
Robert K. Sahyan (Associate)
Elise Sara (Associate)
Misti M. Schmidt (Associate)
Mona Solouki (Associate)
Adam John Tullman (Associate)
Roxana Vatanparast (Associate)
Martin D. White (Associate)
John S. Whittaker (Associate)
Lai Yip (Associate)
Kristy E. Young (Associate)
CONTRACT ATTORNEYS
David A. DeGroot (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1986); Universityof California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1993).
Alexis M. Pelosi (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.S., 1994); Johns Hopkins University (M.S., 1997); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2000).Email: Alexis M. Pelosi
Craig A. Pinedo (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., 1997).
Sheldon M. Siegel (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of Illinois at Champaign (B.S., Accounting, highest honors, 1980); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1983). Author: "Special Circumstances," Bantam, 2000; "Incriminating Evidence," Bantam, 2001. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Sheldon M. Siegel
Mathew R. Troughton (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1987); Santa Clara University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Energy; Patents Litigation; Antitrust; Trade Regulation; Construction Litigation.Email: Mathew R. Troughton
All San Francisco Attorneys are Members of the State Bar of California and Bar Association of San Francisco.