Practice Area
- Civil & Complex Litigation
Business Counseling, Transactions & Tax
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, 1990
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Juris Doctor, 1993
Santa Clara University School of Law
Bar Admissions
- Admitted to State Bar of California, 1993
Professional Experience
- Kern County Counsel, Bakersfield, Deputy County Counsel, 1994
- Kuhs, Parker & Hughes, Associate & Partner, 1995-2005
- Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP., 2006-present
Practice Focus
- Water Law
- Trust and Estate Litigation
- Public Agency Law
- Business Litigation
- Business and Real Estate Transactions
Professional/Community Activities
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General Counsel
- Belridge Water Storage District
- Lost Hills Water District
- Lebec County Water District
- North of River Sanitary District
- State Bar of California, 1993-present
- Kern County Bar Association, 1993-present
- Kern County Bar Association - Probate & Estate Planning Section
- Kern County Law Library
- Member of the Board of Trustees, 2000-present
- Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc.
- Member of the Board of Directors, 2000-present
- Kern County Employees Retirement Association
- Member of the Board of Trustees, 2004-present
- Chairman, 2009
- Judge Pro Tem, Small Claims, Kern County Superior Court, 2001-2004
- Kern County Superintendent of Schools Programs
- Attorney Coach, South High School, Mock Trial Team, 1996-1998
Published Cases
- Jans v. Nelson (2000) 83 Cal.App. 4th 848
- Schwartz v. Schwartz (2008) 167 Cal.App. 4th 733
- Conservatorship of the Estate of Edde (2009) 173 Cal.App. 4th 883
