Practice Areas

Real Estate Law: Certified Specialist, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization

Uniform Commercial Code: Secured Transactions

Loan Workouts and Problem Asset Resolution

Commercial and Public Finance

Court and Bar Admissions

State Bar of Arizona, 1976
The District of Columbia Bar, 1974
Maryland State Bar Association, 1973

Honors and Recognition

Arizona's Best Lawyers®, 2010-present

Best Lawyers in America® (Real Estate Law), 2008-2012

Super Lawyers® (Real Estate Law), 2009-2011

Super Lawyers®: Corporate Counsel Edition (Real Estate), May/June 2010

Arizona Business Magazine: Top Lawyers List, April 2011

AZ RE Magazine: Top People to Know in Commercial Real Estate, 2009, 2010

Medical Marijuana in Arizona: The Dispensary Application Process

Arizona Court Ruling Could Weaken the Centuries-Old Merger Doctrine

Medical Marijuana Act Raises Thorny Challenges for Commercial Landlords

A New Source of Concern for Foreclosing Lenders?

The "Medicare Tax"

Supreme Court Resolves Key Issue in CityNorth Controversy (co-author)

"Bad Boy" Provisions in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Due Diligence Periods and the Enforceability of Purchase Contracts

"Defeasance"

Effect of "As Is" Clauses in Real Property Purchase and Sale Agreements (co-author)

A Potential Pitfall in Non-Recourse Loans (co-author)

The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: Changing the Rules of the Game (co-author)

Community Leadership

Town of Paradise Valley, Arizona: Town Council Member, 2000-2004; Planning Commission, 1996-2000

Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce: Public Policy Committee

Ronald McDonald Foundation

Education

Georgetown University, J.D., 1973: Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1972-1973

University of Delaware, B.A., with high honors, 1969:
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi

Birthplace

Washington, D.C.