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. 

San Jose State University, B.Sc. 1965

Hastings College of the Law, University of California, J.D. 1968

San Jose State University, M.A. (History) 2009

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.

“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

Real Estate Transactions, Lincoln Law School

“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”

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