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PE, CCP, LEED APMr. Chambers is a partner at Harrison Thomas Group in San Francisco. He entered the engineering field as an HVAC designer and design review specialist after obtaining his degree. After working in the design field for several years, Mr. Chambers decided to concentrate his appreciation for details in the commissioning arena. For the past eight years, he has served as commissioning project manager for LEED and CALgreen commissioning projects for key large clients such as USC, UCLA and Kaiser Permanente. Representative projects include educational facilities such as laboratories and dormitories, office buildings, and other highly-technical facilities such as vivariums. His services include basic MEP commissioning through total building commissioning and Level 5 integrated systems testing. Mr. Chambers has contributed to several building commissioning conferences by speaking on the latest best practices in the commissioning industry

Architect, LEED APMs. Di Giulio is a senior project manager at Zinner Consultants.She has served as a green building project manager there since2008, providing strategy, coordination and direct client support for LEED, CALGreen and various municipal green building programs.Ms. Di Giulio has a track record of successfully interpreting CALGreen and harmonizing its requirements with LEED. She has been a LEED AP since 2006 and is also a Build-It-Green certified green building professional. In her capacity as a Member of the U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter, she has served as a volunteer program development consultant. Ms. Di Giulio came to ZC from a varied career in architecture. She designed and managed mixed use/multi-family housing projects for Los Angeles-area firms such as Carde-Ten Architects, Killefer Flammang Architects, and Togawa and Smith (now Togawa Smith Martin). As sole proprietor of Di Giulio Design, she designed and executed residential, retail, restaurant and commercial projects. Prior to that, Ms. Di Giulio worked on institutional projects in Boston and Los Angeles, and worked in Italy for two years on a variety of high-end, contemporary retail installations within centuries-old buildings. This experience led to her special interest in the sustainable reuse of historic structures. Ms. Di Giulio has published several articles on sustainable development including coverage of the first Green Building conference in Brazil (GreenBuild Brasil + Rio 2016, Footprint, 2010). She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from UCLA and a B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she first studied the relationship between land use and ecosystems.

PE, CCP, LEED APMr. Chambers is a partner at Harrison Thomas Group in San Francisco. He entered the engineering field as an HVAC designer and design review specialist after obtaining his degree. After working in the design field for several years, Mr. Chambers decided to concentrate his appreciation for details in the commissioning arena. For the past eight years, he has served as commissioning project manager for LEED and CALgreen commissioning projects for key large clients such as USC, UCLA and Kaiser Permanente. Representative projects include educational facilities such as laboratories and dormitories, office buildings, and other highly-technical facilities such as vivariums. His services include basic MEP commissioning through total building commissioning and Level 5 integrated systems testing. Mr. Chambers has contributed to several building commissioning conferences by speaking on the latest best practices in the commissioning industry

Architect, LEED APMs. Di Giulio is a senior project manager at Zinner Consultants.She has served as a green building project manager there since2008, providing strategy, coordination and direct client support for LEED, CALGreen and various municipal green building programs.Ms. Di Giulio has a track record of successfully interpreting CALGreen and harmonizing its requirements with LEED. She has been a LEED AP since 2006 and is also a Build-It-Green certified green building professional. In her capacity as a Member of the U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter, she has served as a volunteer program development consultant. Ms. Di Giulio came to ZC from a varied career in architecture. She designed and managed mixed use/multi-family housing projects for Los Angeles-area firms such as Carde-Ten Architects, Killefer Flammang Architects, and Togawa and Smith (now Togawa Smith Martin). As sole proprietor of Di Giulio Design, she designed and executed residential, retail, restaurant and commercial projects. Prior to that, Ms. Di Giulio worked on institutional projects in Boston and Los Angeles, and worked in Italy for two years on a variety of high-end, contemporary retail installations within centuries-old buildings. This experience led to her special interest in the sustainable reuse of historic structures. Ms. Di Giulio has published several articles on sustainable development including coverage of the first Green Building conference in Brazil (GreenBuild Brasil + Rio 2016, Footprint, 2010). She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from UCLA and a B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she first studied the relationship between land use and ecosystems.

PE, CCP, LEED APMr. Chambers is a partner at Harrison Thomas Group in San Francisco. He entered the engineering field as an HVAC designer and design review specialist after obtaining his degree. After working in the design field for several years, Mr. Chambers decided to concentrate his appreciation for details in the commissioning arena. For the past eight years, he has served as commissioning project manager for LEED and CALgreen commissioning projects for key large clients such as USC, UCLA and Kaiser Permanente. Representative projects include educational facilities such as laboratories and dormitories, office buildings, and other highly-technical facilities such as vivariums. His services include basic MEP commissioning through total building commissioning and Level 5 integrated systems testing. Mr. Chambers has contributed to several building commissioning conferences by speaking on the latest best practices in the commissioning industry

Architect, LEED APMs. Di Giulio is a senior project manager at Zinner Consultants.She has served as a green building project manager there since2008, providing strategy, coordination and direct client support for LEED, CALGreen and various municipal green building programs.Ms. Di Giulio has a track record of successfully interpreting CALGreen and harmonizing its requirements with LEED. She has been a LEED AP since 2006 and is also a Build-It-Green certified green building professional. In her capacity as a Member of the U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter, she has served as a volunteer program development consultant. Ms. Di Giulio came to ZC from a varied career in architecture. She designed and managed mixed use/multi-family housing projects for Los Angeles-area firms such as Carde-Ten Architects, Killefer Flammang Architects, and Togawa and Smith (now Togawa Smith Martin). As sole proprietor of Di Giulio Design, she designed and executed residential, retail, restaurant and commercial projects. Prior to that, Ms. Di Giulio worked on institutional projects in Boston and Los Angeles, and worked in Italy for two years on a variety of high-end, contemporary retail installations within centuries-old buildings. This experience led to her special interest in the sustainable reuse of historic structures. Ms. Di Giulio has published several articles on sustainable development including coverage of the first Green Building conference in Brazil (GreenBuild Brasil + Rio 2016, Footprint, 2010). She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from UCLA and a B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she first studied the relationship between land use and ecosystems.

Architectural Associate at City College of San FranciscoMr. Wilhite has served as a building inspector and project manager for over 20 years, and he is currently an architectural associate at City College of San Francisco. He’s responsible for project management, including outlining objectives, requirements, and budgets of project proposals. He also negotiates with contractors and other professionals, inspects blueprints, and resolves various problems that arise during the construction process. In 2009, he started his own construction and design company, Paul Wilhite Construction, in which he supervised all phases of construction activities on projects between 100,000 and 3 million dollars in cost. Mr. Wilhite received his associates degree in Architectural/Environmental Studies in 2013, and he is certified in Public Health and Construction Management.

Chief of Building Services and the Interim Deputy Director for the Resource Management Agency over Public Works, Parks and Facilities for the County of Monterey in California
Mr. Pereira is currently the chief of Building Services and the interim deputy director for the Resource Management Agency over Public Works, Parks and Facilities for the County of Monterey in California. As registered professional engineer in the state of California, he has spent the past 30 years of his career facilitating construction as a design engineer and city or county official. He is also currently ICC certified as a plans examiner, building inspector, accessibility specialist and building official. Mr. Pereira’s experience includes several jurisdictions including the County and City of Los Angeles, City of Glendale, City of Santa Monica, Temple City, and City of Pasadena, where he has served in various capacities ranging from plans examiner, to inspector, building official and city engineer. He was an adjunct professor for the College of the Canyons, teaching architecture, construction, and building codes. Mr. Pereira’s service to his profession includes several years on the Board of Directors, culminating in president of the Los Angeles Basin Chapter of ICC. He has served on the Administration Code Committee as vice chair of ICC’s Technology Advisory Group, and he chaired the Higher Education Task Group for the Building Official’s Membership Council. He currently serves on the CALBO State Licensing Boards Committee and is a commissioner on the Monterey County Commission on Disabilities. During the past 15 years of consistently attending ICC code hearings, Mr. Pereira has worked to raise the profile of the code official though building consistency, education, and participation of the membership.

Chief of Building Services and the Interim Deputy Director for the Resource Management Agency over Public Works, Parks and Facilities for the County of Monterey in California
Mr. Pereira is currently the chief of Building Services and the interim deputy director for the Resource Management Agency over Public Works, Parks and Facilities for the County of Monterey in California. As registered professional engineer in the state of California, he has spent the past 30 years of his career facilitating construction as a design engineer and city or county official. He is also currently ICC certified as a plans examiner, building inspector, accessibility specialist and building official. Mr. Pereira’s experience includes several jurisdictions including the County and City of Los Angeles, City of Glendale, City of Santa Monica, Temple City, and City of Pasadena, where he has served in various capacities ranging from plans examiner, to inspector, building official and city engineer. He was an adjunct professor for the College of the Canyons, teaching architecture, construction, and building codes. Mr. Pereira’s service to his profession includes several years on the Board of Directors, culminating in president of the Los Angeles Basin Chapter of ICC. He has served on the Administration Code Committee as vice chair of ICC’s Technology Advisory Group, and he chaired the Higher Education Task Group for the Building Official’s Membership Council. He currently serves on the CALBO State Licensing Boards Committee and is a commissioner on the Monterey County Commission on Disabilities. During the past 15 years of consistently attending ICC code hearings, Mr. Pereira has worked to raise the profile of the code official though building consistency, education, and participation of the membership.

Of Counsel at Locke Lord LLP, Austin, TXMr. Gibson practices energy law, with emphasis on exploration and production activities of independent oil and gas companies and individuals. He can, if pressed, advise on leases, JOAs, exploration and drilling agreements, farmouts and almost any other kind of agreement found in oil and gas. If you want to borrow, lend or secure interests, he can help and has done special deals like production payments, NPIs, carried interests and UBTI cognizant arrangements. He even speaks some oil and gas tax. Currently he is a member of the Texas Title Standards Board (which codifies real estate and minerals title matters in Texas) and is board certified in oil, gas and mineral law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Partner at Locke Lord LLP in Los Angeles, CAMr. Harris has more than 30 years of experience representing producers, working interest owners, land and mineral owners, financial institutions and public agencies on oil and gas, energy and environmental matters. Mr. Harris has extensive experience in all aspects of energy law, including the wide range of operational problems faced by energy producers doing business in California and in other states. He also has significant experience representing oil and gas, industrial and local government clients in environmental litigation, transactional and regulatory matters. With his broad transactional experience, Mr. Harris has helped energy industry clients in the purchase and sale of oil and gas producing properties and pipelines, and he has helped with operating agreements, financing transactions, production purchase and sales agreements, and oil and gas lease negotiations, as well as agreements with governmental agencies. He provides mineral title opinions and assists clients in resolving complex title issues.

Partner in Ossentjuk & Botti, Westlake Village, CAMr. Ossentjuk focuses his law practice on oil and gas transactions, including conveyances, leasing, operations, title issues, joint ventures and operating agreements, and compliance with federal, state and local oil and gas regulations. He is one of a limited number of attorneys in California with significant experience in the litigation of oil and gas disputes, including lease termination/preservation issues, unit and joint operations disputes, royalty and title matters, and post-operation environmental clean-up and abandonment issues. He also has significant experience in the purchase, sale and development of environmentally-impacted properties, including the negotiation and litigation of environmental aspects of purchase and sale agreements, leases, joint ventures and partnerships, oil field development and abandonment agreements, environmental insurance policies, land use entitlements, and prospective purchaser agreements. Mr. Ossentjuk also regularly handles general business, real estate and environmental litigation. He has successfully litigated and tried numerous business disputes involving claims for breach of contract, trespass, nuisance, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, business interference, corporate and partnership governance issues and insurance coverage. Mr. Ossentjuk is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College (1983) and the UCLA Law School (1987).

Member of Bright and Brown, Glendale, CAMr. Quirk represents both mineral owner/lessors and mineral lessee/operators in the negotiation and performance of oil and gas leases and other agreements unique to the exploration and production phases of the oil and gas industry, and is considered one of the state’s leading practitioners in the area of oil and gas title. He was presented a “Special Award—Education” at the American Association of Professional Landmen’s 2006 convention, in recognition of his involvement in education of the land professional community. In September 2012, at the 30th Annual West Coast Landmen’sInstitute, he presented remarks and a paper entitled: A “Study” In Cooperative Subsurface Oil & Gas Development Rights. In April 2013, he presented expanded discussion and written materials on the same subject at a HalfMoon LLC continuing legal education seminar in Santa Barbara, California. In October 2014, at the 32nd Annual West Coast Landmen’s Institute he joined Cecilia Rendon of Bright and Brown in presenting remarks and a paper entitled: To Protectand Inform—a Recording Grab Bag!

Mr. Day helps his clients – public entities, transportation agencies, publicly regulated utilities, and private business owners – resolve eminent domain and complex business disputes throughout Southern California. The majority of the public projects on which he has worked have been large-scale and linear in nature, resulting in multi-million dollar challenges and claims that increase in complexity and scope as the project proceeds. His complex business litigation cases have been similarly intertwined with complicated issues featuring dense fact patterns that he must compress to their essence when presenting to the jury. Mr. Day has worked on a variety of public projects, including roadway realignments, subterranean pipelines, public transportation facilities, school campus acquisitions and the infrastructure and property rights necessary for the development, production and transmission of renewable energies throughout the state. He has experience in all phases of public projects and heavily-litigated eminent domain actions, including pre-project planning and acquisition, early project implementation, and all aspects of eminent domain and inverse condemnation trial work. In each case, he approaches the situation with the end result in mind – to resolve the matter in a way that aligns with his client’s business and strategic objectives.

Best Best & Krieger
Mr. Easter’s practice focuses on public agency acquisitions, including eminent domain and inverse condemnation litigation. Mr. Easter is a partner in the Riverside office. He represents public agencies throughout California on a wide variety of public acquisitions, including projects for cities, counties, school districts, special districts, water districts, transportation agencies and housing authorities. He has extensive court and jury trial experience in eminent domain-related matters. Mr. Easter is a member of the Inland Empire Chapter of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), an organization devoted to excellence in all aspects of public right-of-way work, including legal issues related to eminent domain and inverse condemnation litigation. He frequently writes articles for the IRWA and speaks at IRWA seminars. In 2018, he was named Professional of the Year by the Chapter.

Mr. Grabske specializes in real estate and complex business litigation. His practice is focused on assisting landowners, businesses, and public agencies with eminent domain, inverse condemnation, contract disputes, land use and environmental issues. Mr. Grabske has successfully represented clients in high stakes trials and before the Court of Appeals. Mr. Grabske has also been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyer edition.

With close to 40 years of experience helping his clients resolve disputes – through trials, arbitrations, mediations, and appeals – Mr. Hensley has argued cases before U.S. Supreme Court as well as all Southern California State and Federal courts. In addition, Mr. Hensley is often asked to assist clients across the country and as a result has made a number of pro hac vice appearances before various Federal and State courts throughout the United States. Throughout his career, he has been involved in lawsuits related to a wide range of corporate disputes, from real estate, securities, and corporate governance issues, to trade secrets, employment matters, unfair competition, and California financing laws. He has significant experience defending class action lawsuits. Mr. Hensley has an active real estate and appellate practice covering both transactional and litigation matters: he’s helped clients structure and defend mechanics liens, purchase agreements, commercial leases, homeowner’s disputes, commercial common area maintenance disputes, subordination agreements, financing arrangements, and more. He regularly lectures at bar association and continuing education seminars on real estate, mechanics lien, and attorney fees issues. Mr. Hensley earned his J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

Pallamary & Associates is owned and operated by Michael J. Pallamary, a professional land surveyor licensed by the State of California. Mr. Pallamary has 42 years experience in the land surveying, land planning, land use consultation and engineering professions. He is a nationally recognized authority on land surveying and local land development regulations. Mr. Pallamary is a founding member of the Land Surveyors Advisory Council on Technical Standards (LSACTS). He writes a regular column for The American Surveyor magazine. He owned and operated Precision Survey & Mapping from 1983 to 1999. Mr. Pallamary has also been the owner and president of Land Survey Service of La Jolla since 1983. He is recognized as the preeminent authority on the redevelopment of property in La Jolla and San Diego’s coastal regions. Mr. Pallamary is also the owner and operator of www.tiepoints.com, the state of California’s premiere Land Surveyor Resource and Research Site. This site is also used as a tool to locate City of San Diego Tie Points. Pallamary & Associates specializes in land use litigation and the processing of complex land use permits, land planning, discretionary permits and coastal development permits issued by the City of San Diego and the California Coastal Commission. The company also provide project management services and land development consultation services for conventional projects and also in connection with insurance matters. As the owner of Land Survey Service of La Jolla, Mr. Pallamary owns the largest private collection of property records and survey maps of La Jolla properties. Mr. Pallamary is also a former member of the City of San Diego’s Board of Zoning Appeals in addition to having spent many years as a member of a variety of planning organizations including a term as the elected chairman of the Clairemont Mesa Planning Group, an elected member of the North Bay Project Area Committee and an appointed member of the Mission Bay Park Committee and Mission Bay Park Planners. In these capacities, he has co-authored the Mission Bay Park Master Plan, the Clairemont Mesa Community Plan and the North Bay Redevelopment Master Plan. Mr. Pallamary is also a co-author of the City of San Diego’s Mapping and Land Title Document Preparation Manual.

Mr. Grabske specializes in real estate and complex business litigation. His practice is focused on assisting landowners, businesses, and public agencies with eminent domain, inverse condemnation, contract disputes, land use and environmental issues. Mr. Grabske has successfully represented clients in high stakes trials and before the Court of Appeals. Mr. Grabske has also been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyer edition.

Ms. Lichman, Ph.D., has an extensive and successful record representing airports, municipalities, developers, and other public and private clients in litigation and administrative proceedings under Federal Aviation statutes such as the Airline Deregulation Act and Airport Noise and Capacity Act; the California Public Utilities Code governing land use in airport environs (Aeronautics Act); and federal and state environmental statutes including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Federal Clean Water Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, and the California Coastal Act. She has also successfully represented clients in litigation involving land use issues such as inverse condemnation, development agreements and specific plan amendments. Dr. Lichman holds a doctorate in Urban and Regional Planning.

Mr. McKinley has been the managing partner at Freeland McKinley & McKinley since 2011, His trial court and appellate experience spans 40 years in easement law, eminent domain and inverse condemnation, real property, construction defect, real estate broker liability, land use, agreed boundaries, and adverse possession. Mr. McKinley is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of California and is a member of the California State Bar Association.  

Pallamary & Associates is owned and operated by Michael J. Pallamary, a professional land surveyor licensed by the State of California. Mr. Pallamary has 42 years experience in the land surveying, land planning, land use consultation and engineering professions. He is a nationally recognized authority on land surveying and local land development regulations. Mr. Pallamary is a founding member of the Land Surveyors Advisory Council on Technical Standards (LSACTS). He writes a regular column for The American Surveyor magazine. He owned and operated Precision Survey & Mapping from 1983 to 1999. Mr. Pallamary has also been the owner and president of Land Survey Service of La Jolla since 1983. He is recognized as the preeminent authority on the redevelopment of property in La Jolla and San Diego’s coastal regions. Mr. Pallamary is also the owner and operator of www.tiepoints.com, the state of California’s premiere Land Surveyor Resource and Research Site. This site is also used as a tool to locate City of San Diego Tie Points. Pallamary & Associates specializes in land use litigation and the processing of complex land use permits, land planning, discretionary permits and coastal development permits issued by the City of San Diego and the California Coastal Commission. The company also provide project management services and land development consultation services for conventional projects and also in connection with insurance matters. As the owner of Land Survey Service of La Jolla, Mr. Pallamary owns the largest private collection of property records and survey maps of La Jolla properties. Mr. Pallamary is also a former member of the City of San Diego’s Board of Zoning Appeals in addition to having spent many years as a member of a variety of planning organizations including a term as the elected chairman of the Clairemont Mesa Planning Group, an elected member of the North Bay Project Area Committee and an appointed member of the Mission Bay Park Committee and Mission Bay Park Planners. In these capacities, he has co-authored the Mission Bay Park Master Plan, the Clairemont Mesa Community Plan and the North Bay Redevelopment Master Plan. Mr. Pallamary is also a co-author of the City of San Diego’s Mapping and Land Title Document Preparation Manual.

Mr. Wance is a shareholder and former chair of Buchalter’s Land Use Practice Group. He has built a cross-disciplinary practice involving land use and entitlements, water resources, environmental compliance, natural resources, and public law through the representation of both public agencies and private businesses throughout California. Mr. Wance has handled all aspects of these substantive areas, from advising clients regarding the applicability of the law, to guiding clients through a permitting or entitlement process, or defending clients subject to enforcement actions. He successfully represented businesses and public agencies in sophisticated financial, real estate, water resource, environmental compliance, and land development matters in court and before administrative agencies. Mr. Wance’s land use and entitlement background includes representation of residential developers, public entities, major industrial facilities, and other commercial businesses in all phases of project development before local and state agencies, city councils, and county board of supervisors. He has assisted clients in obtaining development and environmental permits and project approvals for power plants, schools, mixed-use, and industrial development projects.

Mr. Hansen litigates disputes involving real estate law, land use, environmental matters, and commercial transactions. He frequently litigates, writes about, and teaches at conferences on easements and boundary disputes. Mr. Hansen graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in American Studies from Biola University in La Mirada, California. He earned his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Among his many interests and community involvements, Mr. Hansen serves as an officer with the Real Property Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association and as a Dispute Resolution Conference pro-tem judge for the El Dorado County Superior Court.

Partner, Desmond, Nolan, Livaich, & Cunningham
Mr. Manning is a partner practicing in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, real estate, and civil trial and litigation at Desmond, Nolan, Livaich, & Cunningham. DNLC is one of U.S. News & World Reports 2011-2018 best law firms in eminent domain. Mr. Manning has been named a rising star in eminent domain by Super Lawyers (2013-2018) and included in Who’s Who In America since 2012 (a national publication established in 1899). He is a member of the Condemnation Attorney’s Group. Mr. Manning has a client review rating of “preeminent” on Martindale Hubbell. He primarily represents property and business owners in eminent domain cases. Mr. Manning has represented clients in direct condemnation cases requiring total and partial takes in public projects involving gas pipelines, flood control, water conveyance, transportation, sewer projects, energy transmission, and other public works projects. He has successfully represented clients in fighting the government’s right to take the property, and he works on a daily basis to ensure DNLC’s clients achieve their constitutional right to just compensation. Mr. Manning has handled numerous Court of Appeal cases involving condemnation. In addition to condemnation, Mr. Manning represents individuals and businesses in general real estate matters, including land use and development, easements, purchase and sale agreements, leases, and environmental issues.

Randy Aguirre is a real estate associate with Schorr Law. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Aguirre earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge, with an emphasis in business law and finance. He then moved to Chicago for three years where he earned his Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. During law school, Mr. Aguirre served as a notes and comments editor for the Journal of International Law and Business. In the course of his three years in law school, he helped enforce the laws overseen by the California Department of Business Oversight and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Stephanie C. Goldstein is a seasoned litigator with Schorr Law’s real estate litigation team. She prides herself on obtaining the best results possible and has established a track record of success at Schorr Law. She is a Los Angeles native who obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California. Ms. Goldstein received her Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she was a member of the International Law Review. During law school, Ms. Goldstein interned at the Office of the Attorney General for the State of California in the business, tax and licensing division and was a summer associate at a fast-paced general litigation firm where she gained practical experience in the areas of real estate and business litigation. Prior to obtaining her legal education, Ms. Goldstein worked in the legal field as a legal assistant at a civil litigation firm. Since graduating law school, Ms. Goldstein’s practice has focused on real estate and business litigation as well as judgment enforcement.

Valerie H. Li is an associate on Schorr Law’s real estate litigation team. She represents plaintiffs and defendants on residential and commercial property matters, including property line disputes involving easements. Ms. Li received her Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California, where she served on the editorial board of the Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary. During law school, she interned at the California Department of Business Oversight and the United States Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, where she gained practical experience in the area of real estate and business litigation. Prior to joining Schorr Law, Ms. Li worked in complex commercial litigation and chaired a committee for the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area. She has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2017 and 2018. Ms. Li is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese.

Mr. Schorr is known as one of the top real estate attorneys in Los Angeles. He leads Schorr Law’s team of attorneys in a very active real estate law firm in Southern California. He is an experienced Los Angeles real estate attorney and litigator who enjoys the litigation process and trials.

Mr. Schorr initially gained his experience in law by working in a well-known national law firm, later honing his skills at a well-respected real estate and entertainment boutique law firm. In the winter of 2005, he founded Schorr Law, A Professional Corporation, with the goal of creating a firm focused on deep expertise in real estate law.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Schorr earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science cum laude from the University of California at Los Angeles and his Juris Doctorate from the University of California at Davis, School of Law. He also worked for the Clinton White House for Vice President Gore in the Community Empowerment Board, helping develop policy for redeveloping inner cities through tax incentives. During law school, Mr. Schorr served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Sabrina McKenna in the 22nd Division of the Hawaii Superior Court.

Stephanie Yang is an associate on Schorr Law’s real estate litigation team. She earned her B. A. degree in English and Economics from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 2008. After earning her BA degree, Ms. Yang worked for Jones Day in Dallas, Texas. She later went on to earn her Juris Doctorate in 2010 from the University of Nevada, William S. Boyd School of Law, and visited Loyola Law School for her final semester prior to her admittance to the California State Bar. During Law School, Ms. Yang was part of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, where she served as vice president; held an externship for Hon. Rob Bare in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada; and an externship for Hon. Tina Yoo Clinton in the Dallas County Criminal Court. Before joining Schorr Law, Ms. Yang’s practice focused on real estate litigation, business litigation, and trust and estates for both individual and corporate clients. She is fluent in written and spoken Korean and advises Korean-speaking clients in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Mr. Offord graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2005. Thereafter, he remained in Santa Barbara to work at a general litigation firm before attending law school at Santa Clara University and earning his J.D. degree in 2009. As a student at Santa Clara, he was named top of his class (receiving the CALI or the Witkin Award) in four of his courses, in addition to graduating on the Dean’s List. Mr. Offord joined the firm in 2009 after clerking for a law practice that primarily focused on real estate litigation and transactions. His experience includes law and motion practice and all stages of civil trials, including serving as lead counsel in many bench and jury trials. He has participated in State and Federal trials. He is heavily involved in the local real estate community, with an active role in several local real estate associations. He has also obtained his Real Estate Broker’s License from the California Department of Real Estate and also manages a real estate brokerage. He is regularly asked to be a speaker for local real estate organizations and brokerages, including SILVAR, Santa Clara County Association of Realtors®, Shasta County Association of Realtors and San Mateo County Association of Realtors®. He has also guest lectured at Menlo College for the Real Estate Law and Introduction to Law courses. In addition, Mr. Offord has been a speaker for both the Santa Clara County and San Mateo County Bar Associations. At Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP, Mr. Offord works on matters representing real estate professionals and homeowners involved in neighbor and property disputes, as well as on commercial property matters.

Attorney at Turner Law
Mr. Turner’s primary area of practice is in the field of eminent domain and inverse condemnation litigation. He has litigated eminent domain matters throughout Northern California. His practice consists primarily of defending landowners and business owners against various governmental agencies in eminent domain actions. He is a frequent speaker at eminent domain conferences and meetings.

Founder of the Law Offices of Jeffrey P. Widman
Mr. Widman, the founding attorney of the Law Offices of Jeffrey P. Widman, received his law degree from Harvard Law School – having previously gained a Ph.D. degree from Yale and an A.B. degree from Harvard. He is AV® Rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell®, an attorney ranking website that is recognized nationwide. From complex real estate issues to business law disputes, clients trust his firm to represent them with tenacity and sophistication. Mr. Widman’s dedication to providing exceptional and attentive service to his clients is just one of the many attributes of excellence which distinguishes the Law Offices of Jeffrey P. Widman and which has clients returning to the firm for their commercial real estate, personal real estate, litigation and business law needs. Mr. Widman upholds the highest standards of professional and personal ethics, and he is highly respected by former clients and other attorneys. He has extensive experience bringing cases to trial.

Partner at the Heritage Law Group, PC
Mr. Wintle is a founding shareholder of the Heritage Law Group, P.C., and he has over 35 years of experience. He received his undergraduate education from San Jose State University and advanced degrees from the University of North Dakota and the University of Bridgeport. He received his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1982. Mr. Wintle began his legal career in Dallas, Texas, in 1982, where he was an associate and later a partner with Shank, Irwin & Conant. He moved to California in 1989 where he joined the San Jose law firm of Ferrari, Alvarez, Olsen & Ottoboni, first as an associate and later as a partner. In 1995, Mr. Wintle and Terence Kane formed the law firm of Wintle & Kane, LLP and that firm subsequently merged with the Heritage Law Group, P.C., in 2003. As a partner in the Heritage Law Group, Mr. Wintle expanded his practice to include business formation, general counsel services, intellectual property litigation, and general litigation. Mr. Wintle has practiced in numerous areas of the law including, real estate, intellectual property, business formation and general counsel services, construction, environmental laws, commercial and residential lease drafting and review, and litigation with regard to most of these areas. He is an expert negotiator who uses his cordial nature and easy-going attitude to work closely with opposing counsel to find resolution to his client’s legal problems. He is a successful trial attorney but nevertheless works hard to settle his cases before trial. As a former teacher, Mr. Wintle educates his clients so that they can be realistic with their expectations and have a clear understanding of the litigation process and its costs, both financial and emotional. He is well respected and admired among clients and opposing counsel.

Mr. Hansen litigates disputes involving real estate law, land use, environmental matters, and commercial transactions. He frequently litigates, writes about, and teaches at conferences on easements and boundary disputes. Mr. Hansen graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in American Studies from Biola University in La Mirada, California. He earned his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Among his many interests and community involvements, Mr. Hansen serves as an officer with the Real Property Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association and as a Dispute Resolution Conference pro-tem judge for the El Dorado County Superior Court.

Partner, Desmond, Nolan, Livaich, & Cunningham
Mr. Manning is a partner practicing in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, real estate, and civil trial and litigation at Desmond, Nolan, Livaich, & Cunningham. DNLC is one of U.S. News & World Reports 2011-2018 best law firms in eminent domain. Mr. Manning has been named a rising star in eminent domain by Super Lawyers (2013-2018) and included in Who’s Who In America since 2012 (a national publication established in 1899). He is a member of the Condemnation Attorney’s Group. Mr. Manning has a client review rating of “preeminent” on Martindale Hubbell. He primarily represents property and business owners in eminent domain cases. Mr. Manning has represented clients in direct condemnation cases requiring total and partial takes in public projects involving gas pipelines, flood control, water conveyance, transportation, sewer projects, energy transmission, and other public works projects. He has successfully represented clients in fighting the government’s right to take the property, and he works on a daily basis to ensure DNLC’s clients achieve their constitutional right to just compensation. Mr. Manning has handled numerous Court of Appeal cases involving condemnation. In addition to condemnation, Mr. Manning represents individuals and businesses in general real estate matters, including land use and development, easements, purchase and sale agreements, leases, and environmental issues.

Attorney, Owner of Law Office of Patricia Van C. Haren, Irvine, CA
Ms. Van Haren has been a practicing attorney since May of 2011. Prior to attending law school, she was a family law and estate planning paralegal for approximately 20 years. In that time Ms. Van Haren acted as a paralegal for several attorneys. For several years before becoming an attorney, she assisted couples through uncontested divorces as a paralegal and provided document preparation assistance. After establishing her own practice, Ms. Van Haren used all of her skills and knowledge to develop her family law practice. She focuses solely on family law matters ranging from paternity actions, divorces, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support and property division. Ms. Van Haren’s practice handles litigation, collaborative divorce and mediations in all aspects of family law. She also focuses on guardianships, conservatorships, trust litigation and adoptions.

Attorney with the Law Office of Patricia Van C. Haren, Irvine, CA
Ms. Wakim started as a law clerk the summer before her third year of law school and received her juris doctor (JD) degree from Whittier Law School. During law school, she served as a member of the Trial Advocacy Honors Board, as a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board and as president and vice president of the Whittier Law School Chapter of the St. Thomas More Society of Orange County for two years. Ms. Wakim has experience in family law, immigration law and criminal law and credits her knowledge in those fields to the time spent as a law clerk for both the private and public sector. After passing the bar, Ms. Wakim joined the Law Office of Patricia C. Van Haren as an associate attorney. She has dedicated her work to focusing on all aspects of family law.