Professional
Highlights
• Developing
solid and long-term relationships with several real estate lenders in
connection with loan origination and troubled loan workout issues in Washington,
Idaho, Oregon, California, and other Western States through representation
that is responsive to their needs and receptive of their concerns.
• As
then Chairperson of the Legal Legislative Committee of the Washington
Mortgage Lender's Association and Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association,
initiating and promoting legislation amending the Deed of Trust Act, which
legislation was enacted in 1998, simplifying many aspects of the foreclosure
process and clarifying the rights of lenders against guarantors following
nonjudicial foreclosure.
• Acting
as lead counsel for a borrower group comprised of numerous medical practices
in connection with a refinancing of a medical office building requiring
management of a host of issues and parties having quite disparate perspectives
on the transaction.
• Working
with lender clients as their lending portfolios have grown nationwide
and assisting them to function consistently, efficiently, and effectively
in each different jurisdiction.
• Admitted
to practice before the Washington State Supreme Court, the United States
District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, and
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
•
Recognized as a member of "Who's Who in Land Use, Real Estate, and
Environmental Law," in 2004, by Washington Law & Politics,
a local legal and professional publication.
• AV
(Very High to Preeminent) Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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Professional
and Community Activities
Washington State Bar Association; Real Property and Creditor-Debtor Sections.
King County Bar Association; Real Property and Bankruptcy Sections.
Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association; Director, 1992, 1995 to 2000; President,
1998-1999.
Washington Mortgage Lenders Association; Associate Director.
Washington Mortgage Lenders Association/Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association;
Current Chairperson, Legal/Legislative Committee.
Yale College Class of 1979; Secretary, 1984-1994.
United Way of King County; Volunteer; HCMP campaign manager, 1986-1989;
Volunteer Account Manager, 1994.
Northwest Bookfest; Secretary, 1995-2000.
St. Joseph Parish - Lector, Soccer Coach, CYO Co-President, Homeless
Shelter Volunteer.
St. Joseph School Commission - Commission Member, 2004-present.
Selected
Publications and Presentations
Speaker, "Can't We All Just
Get Along? The Impact of Master Community Developer Covenants on Builder
Financing," Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, P.S., June 2003.
Speaker, Ninth Annual WSBA Fall Real Estate Conference, Washington State
Bar Association, December 2002.
Speaker, 9th Annual Real Estate Institute, King County Bar Association,
December 2001.
Speaker, "Real Estate Financing: The Forms and Formulas for Successful
Transactions," Washington State Bar Association, March 2001.
Chair and Panel Member, "Drafting and Foreclosing Deeds of Trust
After the Amendments to the Deed of Trust Act," Washington State
Bar Association, October 1998.
Speaker, Washington Mortgage Lenders Association, Seattle Mortgage Bankers
Association Servicing Clinics, 1989-1998.
Speaker, "Bankruptcy for the Non-Bankruptcy Lawyer," King County
Bar Association, 1992 and 1993.
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Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1982.
Yale University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1979.
Outside
Interests
I love reading, singing, soccer (as a coach and player), and baseball
(as a spectator). As a consequence of our firm's sabbatical program, I
have had the opportunity to travel extensively with my wife and three
children and continue to take joy from the memories. I take pride in staying
involved in my community through numerous volunteer activities, from coaching
youth soccer to spending a night a month overseeing a homeless shelter.
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