MEMBERS OF FIRM
Patrick C. Quinlivan (Member) born Pomona, California, September 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: California State University at Northridge (B.A., 1970); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1973). President, Orange County Chapter (1991) and Member, National Board of Directors (1992-1994), Advocate Level American Board of Trial Advocates. Member, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (1983). Master of the Bench, Robert A. Banyard American Inn of Court (1987). President, Orange County Chapter (2005-2006) and Member, Board of Directors (2000), British American Business Council. Member, Defense Research Institute (1996). Member, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Council (1999). Member (2006) and Member, Executive Product Liability Group (2009), International Society of Primerus Law Firms. Speaker: Topic of Buy/Sell Agreements at the Annual Exit Planning Conference of the Business Enterprise Institute in Denver, Colorado (August 16, 2008); "Investigating and Defending Propane Fires and Explosions," Fire and Casualty Seminar presented by the Defense Research Institute in Chicago, Illinois (November, 1-2, 2007). Participant: mock appellate argument for the program on consumer fraud claims at the Fall Conference of the Product Liability Advisory Council (October 28, 2004); mock civil jury trial presented in Moscow, Russia by the American Board of Trial Advocates (April 1992). Presenter: "The Catastrophic Case: Communicating and Coordinating with the Corporate Defendant," Program presented by the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (July 26, 2002); "A Succession Planning for Your Business Clients, State Bar Section Education Institute (January 19, 2002); "The Masters in Trial," Program Co-Chair, program presented by the American Board of Trial Advocates (January 15, 1993); "Trial Advocacy Skills Training Course," Orange County Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (October 24-26, 1991); "Trial Advocacy Skills Training Course," Orange County Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (October 1990); "Know Your Enemy: Anticipating the Opposition's Case (Product Abuse, Comparative Negligence and Other Defenses)," Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, 7th Annual Las Vegas Convention (October 13-15, 1989); "Trial Advocacy Skills Training Course," Los Angeles and Orange County Chapters of American Board of Trial Advocates (November 19-21, 1987); "Getting Results with Expert Witnesses," The Rutter Group (July 23, 1986); "Joint and Several Liability," Community Associations Institute, California Southern Counties Chapter (May 20, 1986); "Impact - Should Government Be Responsible for Recreational Accidents," Irvine Community Cable (May 1986); "Dealing with Insurance Defense for Optimum Settlements," Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (March 1986); "120 Days to Go - Preparing for Trial in Superior Courts," The Rutter Group (March 1, 1986); "Joint and Several Liability," Orange County Division, League of California Cities (January 10, 1985); "Orange County College of Trial Advocacy," The Orange County Bar Association (October 5 - November 5, 1983). Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Business Law; Business Litigation; Business Formation; Business Successions; Business Planning.Email: Patrick C. Quinlivan
Danniel J. Wexler (Member) born Staten Island, New York, February 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1986); University of Southern California (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Directors, Legion Lex, 1989-1994; Member, Legion Lex Inns of Court, 1992-1994. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys (Member, 1995); National Committee on Planned Giving; Orange County Planned Giving Round Table. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Litigation; Corporate Law.Email: Danniel J. Wexler
James Clough (Partner) born Amsterdam, New York; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1981, California. Education: Siena College (B.S., 1972); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1975); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Corporate Law, 1979). James Clough is a Partner of Quinlivan Wexler LLP and chairs the firm's Corporate group. He has more than 25 years of experience as a corporate lawyer representing clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to middle market companies, emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs. Jim was previously a Partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He chaired the Corporate department of the firm's Orange County office and was founding Partner of the firm's Silicon Valley office. Before joining Pillsbury, Jim was a Partner of the Southern California law firm, Kindel and Anderson. He began his career with the Wall Street law firm, Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine. Contributing Author: American Bar Association's February 2005 Comment Letter to the SEC on Securities Offering Reform, Release No. 33-8501 (November 3, 2004). Presenter: "Ethics in Investigations: The Perils of In-House Counsel Standing Between the Government and Their Company," Association of Corporate Counsel, San Francisco, California (January 2009); "Securities Offering Reform and the General Counsel as Gatekeeper," Bay Area General Counsel Group, San Francisco, California (March 2007); "Controlling Costs in Defending Government Investigations," IQPC Government Investigations Conference, Washington, D.C. (October 2006); with Kevin Ryan, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, "Corporate Governance," National Hispanic Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (September 2006); with Kevin Ryan, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, "Government Investigations," Association of Corporate Counsel Spring MCLE Conference, San Francisco, California (March 2006). Member: New York State and American (Member: Section of Business Law; Federal Regulation of Securities Committee; Mergers and Acquisitions Committee; Subcommittee on Securities Registration) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section); District of Columbia Bar. Transactions: Jim's representative transactions include representing Wells Fargo in its venture investment in eCredit; St. John in international licensing for its fashion eyewear line; London-based Cookson Group in its technology joint venture in China; Tokyo Electron in its acquisition from Sony of a semiconductor division; Orange County plastics manufacturer Stewart-Walker in its sale to a portfolio company in ING Equity Partners; LA-based furniture manufacturer Harpers in its sale to Kimball; H-P in its $80 million sale of an internet division to AboveNet; online insurance agency Answer Financial in its acquisition from Capital One and Citigroup, its corporate partnering with CitiMortgage and Primerica and its sale to parent of Esurance; Verizon Wireless in its outsourcing of a division to Accenture; PruchasePro in its $50 million IPO, $275 million follow-on offering and corporate partnering with AOL, Office Depot and Sprint; and Credit Suisse in its underwriting of eStamp's $135 million IPO.{newline} Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: James Clough
James F. Henshall, Jr. (Partner) born Meriden, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of San Diego (J.D., 1987). Real Estate Broker, State of California. Member: California Association of Realtors; Orange County Board of Realtors. Member: Orange County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; Orange County Insurance Defense Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(50%); Corporate Litigation(50%).Email: James F. Henshall, Jr.
SENIOR ASSOCIATES
Julia A. Mouser (Senior Associate) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Point Loma College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Southwestern University of the Law (J.D., 1984). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award in Intellectual Property. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense.Email: Julia A. Mouser
Sarah A. Kirland (Senior Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: St. Mary's college (B.A., 1997); University of Oregon (J.D., 2000); Chapman University School of Law (LL.M., 2006). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Orange County Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section); State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section); National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Taxation.Email: Sarah A. Kirland
OF COUNSEL
Jacqueline M. Jensen (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, July 22, 1938; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1960); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1977). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Procedure; Tax Award. Author: "Using Living Trusts as an Estate Planning Tool," and "Basic Tax Considerations - What You Need to Know What Order to Choose the Appropriate Plan," National Business Institute Seminars, 2002-2003; "Introduction to Asset Protection Planning," "Property Ownership for the Asset Protection Perspective," and "Use of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning," National Business Institute Seminar, 2001; "Planning the Estate" and "The Bypass Trust & Disclaimer Trust," Continuing Education of the Bar, 2001; "Use of Family Partnerships in Estate Planning" and "Function of a Living Trust," National Business Institute Seminar, 2000; "California Transaction Forms-Estate Planning," Chapter 8, Pages 1-137, Durable Powers of Attorney, June 12, 1998; "Form 706/709 Estate and Gift Taxes Planning and Compliance 1992," Gear Up Tax Seminars, 1992; "Nursing Home Care: Will it Impoverish your Family," Connections to Excellence, pp. 67-70, Aug. 1990; "Benefits of Charitable Trusts," Business to Business, pp. 58-60, Nov. 1989; "Revocable Living Trusts: What They Offer California Residents," Business to Business, pp. 54-59, Aug. 1989. Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning, University of California at Irvine and Western State University, College of Law. National Speaker, Gear Up Tax Seminars. Lecturer: National Business Institute; Continuing Education of the Bar Seminars. Member, Board of Directors, Wiseplace, Santa Ana, California. Past Member, Board of Directors, YWCA. Past President, Lions Club. Past Vice-President, Trinity College Alumni, Orange County. Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Orange County Estate Planning Council. (Board Certified, Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law, California Board of Legal Specialization) (Also Member, Jacqueline M. Jensen, Inc., Irvine). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Estate Tax Law; Trusts Law; Asset Protection Law; Probate Law; Corporate Law; Business Law; Elder Care Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate.Email: Jacqueline M. Jensen