Member

Representative Matters

• Acts as bond, disclosure, special and underwriters' counsel for issuers, underwriters and other participants on transactions of virtually all sizes in the Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions. 
• Specializes in bond and disclosure counsel work on municipal utility transactions and land-secured financing including assessment district bonds, tax increment financing, lease purchase agreements and certificates of participation. 
• Particular emphasis in tax credit bonds including Build America Bonds, Qualified Zone Academy Bonds, Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, and Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds.
• Acted as disclosure counsel to the City of Colorado Springs Utilities for approximately $1,940,000,000 aggregate principal amount  of utilities system revenue bonds issued since 1999.
• Acted as disclosure counsel to the Public Authority for Colorado Energy for $653,210,000 in aggregate principal amount of Natural Gas Purchase Revenue Bonds, Series 2008. 
• Acted as bond counsel for $13,770,000 aggregate principal amount of Tax-Exempt Certificates of Participation (City Hall Project), Series 2009A and $174,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Taxable Certificates of Participation (City Hall Project), Series 2009B (Direct Pay Build America Bonds) issued and delivered to finance the construction of a new City Hall for the City of Las Vegas.

Professional Activities

• Admitted Nevada, 2003; Colorado, 1998; New Mexico, 2002; Arizona, 2010
• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 1998
  • Staff member and Technical Editor, Interdisciplinary Law Journal
• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, University of Southern California, 1992