We ve grown in our creative representation of clients on a local, regional, and national level.

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1 We ve grown in our creative representation of clients on a local, regional, and national level. Since its inception, Green & Hall has grown in its representation of business and insurance clients on a local, regional and national level. We are a law firm committed to economically and efficiently providing the highest quality of legal representation to our clients. With our roots in Orange County since 1985, Green & Hall is strategically located with direct access to courts in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties. In addition, we have expanded to meet the needs of our clients by opening offices in Sacramento and Walnut Creek. The firm counts among its clients some of the most respected businesses and insurance companies in California and throughout the country. Our growth has allowed Green & Hall to represent clients in many diverse fields of law, including complex business and commercial disputes, intellectual property, construction defect, property management, land subsidence, real estate transactions, insurance contract interpretation, banking, and mortgage lending. The firm also has extensive experience in title and escrow litigation, complex insurance coverage litigation focusing on construction defect, toxic and environmental issues, antitrust, premises liability, and personal injury. Green & Hall has continued to expand its membership by recruiting only the most qualified attorneys and staff, with significant experience in each of these fields. Green & Hall represents a large number of significant developers and general contractors in transaction-related and construction defect litigation. Representative clients include: Developers and General Contractors CALIFORNIA PACIFIC HOMES CAPITAL PACIFIC HOLDINGS CITY VENTURES, LLC CREEKSIDE BUILDERS FAR WEST INDUSTRIES FORECAST HOMES GRANITE HOMES HEARTHSIDE HOMES HON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HUNT CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. JOHN LAING HOMES JOHN MOURIER CONSTRUCTION, INC. J.M. PETERS COMPANY / CAPITAL PACIFIC HOLDING K. HOVNANIAN HOMES LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. NEW URBAN WEST, INC. NIELSEN DILLINGHAM BUILDERS, INC.. NORDBY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PACIFIC NATIONAL GROUP/ PACIFIC BUILDING INTERIORS PACIFICA COMPANIES PORTRAIT HOMES, INC. RICKER THERMLINE, INC. SEENO HOMES/A.D. SEENO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY STANDARD PACIFIC CORP. STERLING BUILDERS THE IRVINE COMPANY U.S. HOME CORPORATION WARMINGTON GROUP WESTERN NATIONAL

2 Insurance Defense Green & Hall s thriving defense practice includes representation of self-insured businesses, insurance companies, and insureds in every aspect of litigation through trial. The firm also has significant experience in the field of insurance coverage and insurance defense litigation. Representative carriers include: AIG ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INC. CLARENDON INSURANCE COMPANY CNA INSURANCE COMPANY ENSTAR GROVE, LTD. FEDERATED INSURANCE FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE CO. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY FIRST STATE INSURANCE COMPANY GUARANTY NATIONAL INSURANCE INVESTORS UNDERWRITING MANAGERS ITT NEW ENGLAND MANAGEMENT COMPANY LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY RANGER INSURANCE COMPANY RSUI SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANY TIG INSURANCE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY TUDOR INSURANCE COMPANY WESTERN HERITAGE INSURANCE COMPANY WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE GROUP XL INSURANCE COMPANY ZURICH INSURANCE Green and Hall is a firm that delivers excellent results, while at the same time providing outstanding client service. Green and Hall s attorneys are responsive, pragmatic and strategic counselors. Joseph Sciarrotta, Jr. VP Litigation & Claims Management Counsel, Meritage Homes Corporation Business, Banking and Real Estate Green & Hall maintains a full-spectrum complex business, banking, property management, and real estate litigation practice with the following representative clients: ADVANTAGE TITLE COMPANY AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC ASSOCIATED REALTORS BALLANTYNE COMPUTER SERVICE, INC. CALIFORNIA TITLE COMPANY CENTURY 21 KING REALTORS COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY FIRST TEAM REAL ESTATE, INC. FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION INTEGRATED LENDER SERVICES LANDMARK REALTORS MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC ORANGE COAST TITLE COMPANY PITTS & BACHMANN REALTORS PMC BANCORP PRUDENTIAL CALIFORNIA REALTY RADIOSHACK CORPORATION RE/MAX ADVANTAGE RETAIL PROPERTIES GROUP RYLAND MORTGAGE COMPANY SANTA CATALINA ISLAND COMPANY STANDARD PACIFIC MORTGAGE COMPANY STRADA PROPERTIES SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. THE IRVINE COMPANY APARTMENT COMMUNITIES THE REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC. TITLE RESOURCES GUARANTY COMPANY WESTERN NATIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

3 Office Locations Green & Hall is proud of its years of service to its clients, and strives to continue to develop its expertise so as to provide the highest quality of legal services available. We serve our clients through the following offices: Santa Ana 1851 East First Street 10th Floor Santa Ana, California Office: (714) Fax: (714) Roseville 2999 Douglas Boulevard Suite 220 Roseville, California Office: (916) Fax: (916) Walnut Creek 2121 North California Boulevard Suite 290 Walnut Creek, California Office: (925) Fax: (925)

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5 Robert L. Green SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Dallas, TX Juris Doctor, 1985 Order of the Coif Order of the Barristers Leading Articles Editor, SOUTHWESTERN LAW JOURNAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, 1981 Publications: The Interaction of Workers Compensation and Comparative Negligence: Conflicts, Alternatives, and Compromise, XV Tex. Tech. L.R. 735 (1984)** ** Received Texas Bar Association Award for Best Texas Law Review Article Published in 1984 Mending a Deep Pocket Hole: The Discretionary Function Exception to the State Tort Liability Act, XX Haw. B.J. 37 (1986) Through the Looking Glass - Finality, Interlocutory Appeals and the Hawaii Supreme Court s Supervisory Powers, 9 Univ. of Haw. L.R. 87 (1987) Judicial Clerkship: Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Edward H. Nakamura of the Hawaii Supreme Court Professional Experience: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Newport Beach, California Pettis, Tester, Kruse & Krinsky Irvine, California Alevizon, Smith, Susson & Palafox Santa Ana, California Present Managing Partner of Green & Hall Santa Ana, California State Bar of Texas United States District Court, Northern District of California United States District Court, Southern District of California United States District Court, District of Colorado Judge Pro Tem, Orange County Superior Court United States District Court, Eastern District of California

6 Howard D. Hall UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 1989 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Bachelor of Science, Business Administration cum laude, 1986 Honors Business Program Professional Experience: Pettis, Tester, Kruse & Krinsky Newport Beach Alevizon, Smith, Susson & Palafox Santa Ana, California Present Green & Hall Santa Ana, California United States Supreme Court United States District Court, Southern District of California Mortgage Bankers Association - Past Chair of Fraud Subcommittee of Legal Issues Committee California Land Title Association Named Southern California Super Lawyer from Litigation Counsel of America Friends of Santa Ana Zoo - Past-President and Chair of New Children s Zoo Boy Scouts of America Chair of Canyons District, Orange County Council Samuel M. Danskin UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 1988 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Bachelor of Arts, English and American Literature, 1985 Publications: Emotional Distress: Minor Issue Muddies the Duty to Defend, Co-Author, DEFENSE COUNSEL JOURNAL, Vol. 57, April 1990 United States District Court, All Districts of California

7 Brian C. Plante PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Malibu, CA Juris Doctor magna cum laude, 1994 Contributing Editor, PEPPERDINE LAW REVIEW UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Bachelor of Science, Finance, 1991 Graduated with Honors United States District Court, Northern District of California John T. Griffin LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA Juris Doctor, 1990 Executive Editor, LOYOLA OF LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW JOURNAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, 1987 Judicial Clerkship: Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Bruce R. Geernaert, Los Angeles Superior Court United States District Court, Southern District of California

8 Edward R. Huguenin PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Malibu, CA Juris Doctor, 1994 Associate Editor, PEPPERDINE LAW REVIEW RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Philosophy and Psychology, 1991 State Bar of Washington California Builders Industry Association Michael T. Taurek PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Malibu, CA Juris Doctor, 1994 Editor, PEPPERDINE LAW REVIEW UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Bachelor of Arts with High Honors, Philosophy, 1991 Dennis B. Luckman UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 1997 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, History, 1994 United States District Court, Southern District of California

9 Michael J. Pepek UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor with Distinction, 1995 Comment Editor and Writer, THE PACIFIC LAW JOURNAL (MCGEORGE LAW REVIEW) Justice Roger J. Traynor Honor Society UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 1991 Publications: TXO v. Allianz: Due Process Limits and Introducing a Defendant s Wealth When Determining Punitive Damage Awards, 25 PAC.L.J (1994) Review of Selected 1993 Legislation, 25 PAC.L.J (1994) United States District Court, District of Colorado John G. Roussas UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctor, 2003 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 2000 Suzanne M. Launi LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA Juris Doctor, 2001 Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Public Law, 1998 United States District Court, Eastern District of California

10 Markus D. Self LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA Juris Doctor cum laude, 2002 Order of the Coif CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, English Literature, 1999 Jessica L. Moran UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctor with Distinction, May 2008 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bachelor of Arts in Communications, June 2004

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12 Michael Erlinger Jr. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Washington, D.C. LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law with Highest Honors, May 2008 Juris Doctor, May 2001 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, Los Angeles, CA Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, 1996 Bachelor of Arts, Music, 1996 Publications: An Analog Solution in a Digital World: Providing Federal Copyright Protection to Pre-1972 Sound Recordings, 16 UCLA Entertainment Law Review 45 (2009) District of Columbia Bar American Intellectual Property Law Association Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Jonathan M. Slipp WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, Fullerton, CA Juris Doctor, 1984 WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF LAW, Fullerton, CA Bachelor of Science, Law, 1983 United States District Court, Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California Theresa C. Barfield SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Los Angeles, CA Juris Doctor, 1996 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, TX Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 1991 United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States District Court, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California

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14 William E. Alsnauer, Jr. OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Ada, OH Juris Doctor, 1982 Associate Technical Editor, Ohio Northern University Law Review GROVE CITY COLLEGE, Grove City, PA Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1979 B. Austin Baillio PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Malibu, CA Juris Doctor, 2010 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT Bachelor of Science, Information Systems, 2005 State Bar of Nevada Nicole Bartz SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Santa Clara, CA Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, 2012 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI Bachelor of Arts, Sports Management, 2009

15 James L. Bothwell UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctor with Distinction, May 2009 Activities Judicial Extern - Judge Frank C. Damrell, United States District Court, Eastern District of California McGeorge Law Review UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Bachelor of Arts, Economics, June 2006 Macey A. Chan CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Orange, CA Juris Doctor, 2008 Activities Articles Editor, Chapman Journal of Criminal Justice Editor, Nexus Law Journal UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Bachelor of Arts in Political Science cum laude, June 2005 United States District Court, Central, Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California Patrick A. Craig SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Boston, MA Juris Doctor, 2004 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, NH Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, May 2001 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

16 Taylor R. Dalton CORNELL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Ithaca, NY Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, May 2010 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA Bachelor of Philosophy and Political Science, Cum Laude, May 2006 United States District Court, Southern District of California Sophia S. DeFrancis CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Orange, CA Juris Doctor cum laude, May 2014 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, Orange, CA Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, May 2011 Michael Donaldson SANTA CLARA SCHOOL OF LAW, Santa Clara, CA Juris Doctor, May 2012 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz Bachelor of Arts in Politics, July 2008

17 Jered T. Ede CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Orange, CA Juris Doctor, 2010 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD Bachelors of Art, Political Science, May 2007 Michael J. Fairchild CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Orange, CA Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, May 2002 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, Irvine, CA Bachelor of Arts, Behavioral Science, May 1996 United States District Court, All Districts of California Supreme Court of the United States Andrea N. Garcia-Miller UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 2003 Honors and Achievements Extern to the Honorable Edward Rafeedie of the United States District Court, Central District of California UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Bachelors of Arts, Economics, June 2000

18 Rana R. Gerges UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctor with Distinction, May 2009 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics, June 2005 Greg M. Golino GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, San Francisco, CA Juris Doctor, May 2006 Golden Gate University Law Review, Associate Editor UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Bachelor of Arts, Law and Society with an emphasis in Criminal Justice, June 2001 Kevin Kim UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW, San Diego, CA Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 2010 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, San Diego, CA Bachelor of Science in Management Science, June 2007 United States District Court,Southern District of California Korean American Bar Association

19 Michael R. Laidlaw UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctor, 2007 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, AZ Bachelor of Science, Marketing, 2003 Michael E. Lisko UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor, 2004 Journal of College and University Law KING S COLLEGE, Wilkes-Barre, PA Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Psychology, 2001 United States District Court, Southern District of California United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Katherine V. Lizardo SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Los Angeles, California Juris Doctor magna cum laude, 2005 Southwestern University Law Review Judicial Extern to the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcón, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, March 2005-May 2005 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Sociology, 1996 Publications: Plaintiffs Multiple Recoveries in Legal Malpractice Claims: Blurring the Principles of Deterrence and Equitable Judgment, 35 SW. U. L.R. 529 (2007) United States District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California

20 Lawrence J. Luppi UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL Juris Doctor cum laude, 2010 TUFTS UNIVERSITY Master of Arts in History, 2007 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Bachelor of Arts in History, 2005 Frances Ma LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA Juris Doctor, May 2009 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering, summa cum laude, May 2005 Ryan P. Moore UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctor, May 2006 BOSTON COLLEGE, Chestnut Hill, MA Bachelor of Arts in English, May 1999 State Bar of Massachusetts

21 Jared S. Mueller UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctor, May 2008 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Minor in Philosophy, July 2003 Megan J. Rechberg Education PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Malibu, CA Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2012 GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, Allendale, MI Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Public Relations, Minor in Legal Studies, December 2007 Publications: Making a Killing: An Evaluation of Salmon Farming in North American and How "Precautionary Principles" Must be Applied to Promote a More Sustainable Food Source, 30 Mich. Envtl. L.J. 32 (Spring 2012) Dying to Entertain Us or Living to Educate Us? A Comprehensive Investigating of Captive Killer Whales, Their Trainers, and How the Law Must Evolve to Meet Their Needs, 31 J. NAALJ 720 (Fall 2011) Katherine P. Sandberg UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, MCGEORGE SCHOOL OF LAW, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctor, May 2014 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, December 2010

22 Valerie J. Schratz CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Orange, CA Juris Doctor magna cum laude, 2010 Activities Chapman Law Review ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, AZ Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, December 2006 State Bar of Arizona. Stephanie M. Stringer UNIVERSITY OF DENVER STURM COLLEGE OF LAW, Denver, CO Juris Doctor, 2008 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Bachelor of Arts, Literatures in English, 2006 Erik C. Tofft UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LAW SCHOOL Juris Doctor, 2001 Honors Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal - Staff, 1999: Senior Editor, 2000 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics, June 1995 Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Studies, June 1995 State Bar of Nevada

23 Derek G. Weisbender UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctor cum laude, 2008 Order of the Coif San Diego Law Review, Executive Editor, ; Case Note Author, 2008 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Psychology and Political Science, 2004 District of Columbia Bar State Bar of New York Saul E. Wolf CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Orange, CA Juris Doctor, 2006 Managing Editor, Nexus Law Journal Environment, Land Use, and Real Estate Certificate UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, June 2002 Co-Author, Multifamily Legal Outlook, National Apartment s Association s UNITS Magazine, ( ). United States District Court, All Districts

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