Practice Area
- Business Counseling, Transactions & Tax
Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning
General Civil & Complex Litigation
Real Estate
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, 1984, cum laude, University of Minnesota, Phi Beta Kappa
- Juris Doctor, 1989, College of William and Mary, Order of the Coif
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of California, 1989
- United States District Courts
-Eastern District of California, 1989
-Central District of California, 1996
-Northern District of California, 2003
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002
- United States Tax Court, 1999
Professional Experience
- Thomas, Snell, Jamison, Russell & Asperger, 1989-1992
- Caswell Bell & Hillison LLP, 1993-2008
- Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 2009-present
Practice Focus
- Business Transactions and Litigation
- Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning
- Real Estate and Lending
- Agricultural Law, including Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)
Professional/Community Activities
- Fresno County Bar Association, 1989-present
- State Bar Delegate, 1999-2001
- Fresno County Law Library, Acquisition Committee, 2005-present
- State Bar of California, 1989-present
- Business Law Section
- Law Practice Management & Technology Section
- American Bar Association, 1989-present
- American Agricultural Law Association, 2002-present
- Fresno Discovery Center, Board Member, 2001-2003
- President of the Board, 2002-2003
- Ag Lenders Society of California, 1991-present
- Conference on Consumer Finance Law, 1993-present
Publications
- "Mix of Almonds, Marketing Orders, and First Amendment," San Francisco Daily Journal, March 1, 1994
- "State Supreme Court Decision on Usury Favors Merchants," San Francisco Daily Journal, January 31, 1995
- "Repossession Notice Violation May Lead to a Claim," San Francisco Daily Journal, July 7, 1997
- "Post-Offer Medical Exam is Basis to Reject Applicant," San Francisco Daily Journal, September 28, 1998
Reported Decisions
- Estate of Berdrow (1992) 5 Cal. App. 4th 637
- CTC Food International, Inc. v. PG&E (1992) 45 Cal. Public Utilities Comm. 2d 66 (CPUC)
- Rainwater v. RxMedical (1995) 30 UCC Rptr.2d 983
