SUMMARY OF PRACTICE
Real Estate and Business Litigation. Ron has represented a wide variety of business and real estate clients, trying hundreds of cases for commercial and residential buyers and sellers, developers, contractors, title companies, lenders, escrow companies, syndicators, real estate boards, and large real estate firms. He is often called upon as an expert witness in real estate and business cases. Ron helped draft many of the standard real estate purchase contracts in use today for residential properties, and he instigated the inclusion of mediation and arbitration clauses in those agreements.

EDUCATION & HONORS
San Jose State University, 1965
Hastings College of the Law, University of California 1968
San Jose State University, M.A. (History) (in progress)

BAR ADMISSIONS
Ron is admitted to practice in all California courts, the United States District Court, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Claims, and the United States Supreme Court.

PUBLICATIONS
"Real Law" column, San Jose Mercury News (nationally syndicated)
Contributing editor: Financing Real Estate in California (Canfield Press)
Contributing author: Real Estate Remedies (Continuing Education of the Bar course outline)
Former columnist for San Jose Business Journal, 1992-1995

CLASSES & LECTURES
Real Estate Transactions, Lincoln Law School, January-March 2001
"Advanced Property Management," "Advanced Real Estate Law," and "Real Estate Syndications" at Foothill and DeAnza Colleges
Lecturer and panel member for the Continuing Education of the Bar lecture series (sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley):
    "Real Estate Remedies"
    "Representing Parties to Real Property Sales Transactions"
    "Preliminary Title Reports, Title Policies, and Closing Procedures"

ASSOCIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
State Bar of California
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers’ Association
Judge Pro Tem Program, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Department of Real Estate Committee on Dual Agency
Former Chairman, Department of Real Estate Sub-Committee on Dual Agency Disclosure Forms
Board Member, Housing Industry Foundation
California Associations of Realtors
    Legal Affairs Committee
    Legal Affairs Steering Committee
    Dual Agency Committee
    Legal Action Fund Committee

PERSONAL
While in law school, Ron sold real estate part-time and managed several apartment complexes in Santa Clara and San Mateo Valley. After receiving his degree, Ron went into the United States Army as a captain, defending court-martial cases for two years. Ron is married and has three adult children. He has lived in Saratoga for the last 20 years. His hobbies include skiing, weight lifting, running, and backpacking.


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