Represented owners, contractors, design professionals, bonding companies, subcontractors, and materials suppliers in all facets of contract negotiations, contract drafting, and construction claims disputes.

Represented general contractors, owners, and subcontractors in construction contract negotiations.

Extensive experience with construction litigation involving mechanic's liens and stop notices.

Successful representation of landlords and tenants in numerous complex landlord-tenant disputes, including filing and defense of unlawful detainer and breach-of-lease actions.

Represented public entity in eminent domain litigation involving condemnation of private land for the construction of electrical power lines.

Extensive general business litigation, including contract actions, personal injury actions, and wrongful death actions.

Represented clients in virtually all facets of pre-trial civil litigation, including discovery, provisional remedies, motion practice, and mediation and negotiations.

Extensive motion practice including making and/or opposing demurrers, motions for summary judgment and adjudication, ex parte applications for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, motions to compel, motions to strike, motions to quash, and writs.

EDUCATION

Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2004)
University of California, Davis (B.A., 2000)
International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France (Certificate of Completion)
University of California, Los Angeles (Interdisciplinary Study Program at Rome, Italy)

CHARITABLE

Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Board Member