AREAS OF EMPHASIS

• Commercial transactions
  • Technology development and licensing agreements
  • Loan documentation/secured financing
  • Sales/secured transactions
  • Real estate transactions
• Commercial litigation
  • Creditor/debtor disputes
  • Agriculture-related disputes
  • General business and commercial litigation
• Bankruptcy Proceedings
  • Creditor and claimant representation
• International
  • Purchase and sale of goods/financing
  • Business-related immigration

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Washington Supreme Court
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• U. S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington

EDUCATION

• Washington State University, B.A., Political Science, 1977
• Gonzaga Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1983

HONORS, PROFESSIONAL, AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Spokane County, Washington State, and Federal bar associations
• Several chapters/sections in CLE course books on debtor/creditor and bankruptcy topics
• Frequent presenter at bankruptcy and debtor/creditor seminars
• Co-author of the "Creditor Rights in Bankruptcy" chapter of the Washington State Bar Association Commercial Law Deskbook

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS/TRANSACTIONS

• Represents large privately-owned commercial bank in commercial, compliance, and retail areas
• Represents parties in technology development and licensing
• Represents agriculture clients in transactions and dispute resolution
• Served as lead counsel representing consumer creditors with over $50 million in claims in the bankruptcy proceedings of a product manufacturer