AREAS OF EMPHASIS

• Commercial and business law
• Banks and banking
• Corporate representation
• Secured Transactions
• Financial restructure
• Serves as Trustee on various Irrevocable Trusts
• Resolution of financial and administrative problems
• Complex corporate litigation

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• State of Washington

EDUCATION

• Gonzaga Unversity, B.A., 1965
• Georgetown University, J.D., 1968

HONORS, PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Member of Spokane County, Washington State, Federal, and American bar associations
• Has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Spokane Chamber of Commerce
• Board of Directors of Gonzaga Preparatory School
• Serves on Jensen Distribution Board of Directors
• Co-Founder/Director, Cancer Care Northwest Foundation
• Co-founder and former President of the Spokane Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Former member of the Board of Regents of Gonzaga University
• Served as President of Catholic Charities and Catholic Foundation
• Served as a steering committee member of the Spokane Partnership for Affordable Housing
• Seniors Northwest Golf Association Board of Governors

HIGHLIGHTS

• Former Firm President
• Recognized in every edition of "Best Lawyers in America Corporate and Banking Law" since 1989
• Who's Who in America; Who's Who Worldwide
• Awarded an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell
• Contributing author of the Washington Commercial Law Deskbook (Article 4: "Bankings and Banking")
• Member of firms Marketing Committee

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS/TRANSACTIONS

• LeMaster & Daniels
• Shamrock Investment Entities
• NationsBank
• Bank of America
• Bank of Fairfield
• Successfully represented a food manufacturer in a complex multi-million matter of corporate disregard theories.
• Successfully represented a major national bank in a case involving 78 plaintiffs alleging mishandling of funds.