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Practice Areas
Business
Real Estate
Restaurants & Wineries
Retail
Experience
Rick represents a large number of medium-sized business owners, including distributors, manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, franchisees, restaurant owners, and general and specialty contractors. While he assists clients with all manner of general business counseling, some of his specific experience includes:
corporate organizational matters
partnerships
limited liability companies
buy/sell agreements
employment and consulting agreements
operating agreements
partnership agreements
sales of assets and stock
bulk sales and related escrows
security protection in personal property secured transactions
mergers, conversions, reorganizations and acquisitions
private placements
securities law
commercial law and general real estate law
Representing many dealer groups and franchisee organizations, Rick is counsel to the majority of the franchisees of independently owned retail Big "O" Tire Stores, located throughout the Western United States. He has developed a forte for putting together private placement offerings for restaurant and other business ventures. In addition, Rick represents a number of nonprofit organizations, including franchise groups, time-share and condominium associations, and private schools.
Prior to practicing law, Rick was a principal in a kitchen and bath remodeling business in the Bay Area for several years, at which time he met many of the general contractors and specialty contractors, such as plumbing, electrical and others, who now use his legal services.
Education
University of California, San Francisco, Hastings College of Law; J.D. (1978)
University of California, Berkeley; B.A., with honors (1974) | 