Professional Experience
Full-Time Mediator - Judicate West (Present)
Litigation Attorney, Ballard Spahr LLP (2010-2017): Specializing in real estate, consumer finance, employment, personal injury and securities litigation
Litigation Attorney, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP (2005-2010): Specializing in real estate, employment and personal injury litigation
Litigation Attorney, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (1997-2005): Specializing in securities, employment, insurance and real estate litigation
Litigation Attorney, Jones, Bell, Abbott, Fleming & Fitzgerald LLP (1995-1997): Specializing in securities litigation
Professional Activities
Panel Mediator & Arbitrator, Judicate West
Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Member
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Member
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section
State Bar of California
Former Licensed California real estate broker
Builders of Jewish Education, Vice President
Publications
"The Impact of California's New Civility Rules on ADR," Daily Journal, May 1, 2024
"Distressed Real Estate and ADR," Advocate Magazine ADR Issue (2024)
"California’s Residential Foreclosure Overhaul Signed Into Law," Ballard Spahr alert
"Borrower May Sue Over Lender’s Failure To Contact Prior to Foreclosure, California Appellate Court Rules," Ballard Spahr alert
"MERS Has Power To Assign Interest in Deed of Trust, California Appeals Court Rules," Ballard Spahr alert
"Going After a Guarantor of a Real Property Loan," The Daily Journal (Los Angeles)
"Can One Ever Restrict a Partner, Member or Director from Engaging in a Competing Business?” California Real Estate Journal
"Letters of Intent: A Word of Caution Under California Law," California Real Estate Journal
"Mechanic's Liens: Don’t Get Caught By Surprise," California Centers
"Online Brokerages & Suitability Rule," Compliance Reporter
Speaking Engagements
"The Poisonous Fuel Behind Nuclear Verdicts: The Impact of Nuclear Verdicts and Litigation Funding in Litigation," Claims and Litigation Management Association, (2025)
"The Impact of California's New Civility Rules on Litigation and ADR," Beverly Hills Bar Association (2024)
"Civility in the Law," Orange County Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Committee (2024)
"The Best Thing You Can Wear is a Smile: Civility in the Legal Profession," Judicate West MCLE Program (2024)
"Distressed Real Estate, The Interplay Between Real Estate Workouts and Litigation," California Lawyers Association (2023)
Panelist, "Bankruptcy Lawyers' New Line of Attack: The Rise of FCRA Claims Stemming from Bankruptcy," Ballard Spahr webinar
"Letters of Intent: A Word to the Wise," Lorman Education Services webinar
Speaker, "Mortgage Banking Litigation Update: Trends in the Western Region," Ballard Spahr webinar
Panelist, "Don't Be the 'Deep Pocket': Tips for Avoiding Costly Ethical Mistakes," USC Real Estate Law and Business Forum, Los Angeles
"Forced Place Insurance, HAMP and Impound Accounts Litigation: Ongoing Trends in Residential Mortgage Class Actions," American Conference Institute's 13th National Forum, Los Angeles
"Supposed Drop in Mortgage-Related Litigation May Be Just an Illusion," Ballard Spahr and Mortgage Daily webinar
"Remedies Under Uniform Commercial Code," Minimum Continuing Legal Education, Inc., MCLE
Troubled Loan Seminar, MCLE
"Letters of Intent for Real Estate Professionals," MCLE
"Use of ADR Provisions in Commercial Transactions," MCLE
Education
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (J.D. 1995)
Senior Editor, Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal
University of California, San Diego (B.A. 1992)
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediating the Litigated Case
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Basic Mediation Training
