Practice Areas
Noteworthy Experience
- Representation of buyers and sellers of commercial real estate in transactions with a total value in excess of $1 billion since 2002.
- Representation of borrowers and lenders in connection with financing of commercial real estate with a total loan value in excess of $500 Million since 2002, including large multi-property financing.
- Handled numerous and varied transactions involving real estate, including development agreements, construction agreements, reciprocal easement agreements, option agreements, and project financings.
- Representation of landlords and tenants in commercial leases, including ground leases and retail, industrial, and office space.
- Representation of a developer in a transaction with the Redevelopment Agency for the City of San Diego, including the negotiation of a Disposition and Development Agreement for a supermarket-anchored shopping center.
- Representation of a developer in a transaction involving the Metropolitan Transit System and the Redevelopment Agency for the City of San Diego.
- Representation of clients in connection with the acquisition, financing, and development of shopping centers and mixed-use projects.
- Representation of clients in connection with complex transactions involving real estate.
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law, cum laude (1987)
- University of California at San Diego, undergraduate degree in Management Science with other areas of concentration in Anthropology and Mathematics
Professional Affiliations and Admissions
- Member of the California State Bar Association
- Member of the San Diego County Bar Association
- Martindale-Hubbell AVĀ® Rated
- Board of Community Development Projects, Inc.
- Judge pro tem of the Small Claims Court
- Former Director of the University of San Diego Law School Alumni
- Former Managing Partner, Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP






