|
ATTORNEY BIOS
We welcome the opportunity to introduce you to Kroloff, Belcher,
Smart, Perry & Christopherson. After you discover our capabilities,
you can judge for yourself whether we can be of assistance to you.
KATHLEEN M.
ABDALLAH
 KATHLEEN
M. ABDALLAH (Partner), born Detroit, Michigan, May 16, 1952; admitted to bar,
1988, California, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts
of California, Northern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit; United States Supreme Court. Education: Dominican
University of San Rafael (B.A., cum laude, 1974); McGeorge School of
Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1988); Member, Moot Court Honors
Board. Assistant Comment Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1987-1988.
Author: Comment: "Guarantors and the Antideficiency Legislation," 20
Pacific Law Journal, October, 1988. The Evidence Section of the Review
of 2001-2005 Legislation and Developments, California Litigation
Review, Litigation Section of the State Bar. Member: San Joaquin
County Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Bar
Association; Central California Bankruptcy Association. Executive Committee
and Past President, Business & Litigation Section, San Joaquin
County Bar Association; Small Claims Advisor, San Joaquin County
Superior Court; Board of Directors and Past Board President,
American Heart Association; Advisory Board member, Asian Pacific
Self-Development and Residential Association; Committee member,
Marian Jacobs Literary Forum, Stockton Arts Commission; Executive
Committee and member, Consuelo M. Calahan American Inn of Court.
Practice Areas: Business and Real Estate Litigation; Commercial
Litigation; Business Law; Creditor’s Rights; Health Care Law;
Appellate Law. E-mail:
kabdallah@kroloff.com
GARY CHRISTOPHERSON
GARY CHRISTOPHERSON (Partner), born Stockton, California, January 14, 1945;
admitted to bar, 1970, California; 1973, U.S. Court of Military
Appeals. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1966); University of
California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1969). Member: Moot Court Honors
Program, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967-1968.
Co-Author: "Jury Selection," Chapter in California Continuing
Education of the Bar's Trial Practice: Civil Procedure During Trial,
Volume I, 1995; California Litigation Review, Evidence Section,
annual publication, 2001 through 2007, Litigation Section of the State Bar. Member: San
Joaquin County Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors,
1978-1980); The State Bar of California (Member, Committee on
Continuing Education of the Bar, 1976-1978; Member, Agribusiness
Committee, 1992-1995); International Association of Defense Counsel;
American Agricultural Law Association; Commissioner, Stockton Port
District, 1999– (Chairman, 2002). Director, Union Safe Deposit Bank,
1999 - 2004. Member, Commercial Arbitration Panel, American
Arbitration Association (1977–). Practice Areas: Business and Real
Estate Litigation; Real Property Law; Business Law; Estate Planning,
Probate and Trust Law. Mr. Christopherson is "AV" rated, the highest
possible rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
CHRISTOPHER H. ENGH
CHRISTOPHER H. ENGH (Partner), born Twin Falls, Idaho, October 11, 1954;
admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: California State
University at Sacramento (B.A., 1976; M.A., 1981); McGeorge School of
Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1980; LL.M. in
taxation, 1983). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Associate
Legislation Editor, Pacific Law Journal (1979-1980); Recipient,
American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure, Corporations and
Agency. Author: "Implications of Minimum Competency Legislation: A
Legal Duty of Care," 10 Pacific Law Journal 947, 1979. Member: San
Joaquin County Bar Association; The State Bar of California. Certified
Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of
California Board of Legal Specialization. Recipient, Northern
California Super Lawyer Award in Estate Planning by San Francisco
Magazine, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Wills & Trusts, Humphreys College, Laurence Drivon School of Law. Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate and
Trust Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation. Mr. Engh
is "AV" rated, the highest possible rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Member and past-president, Board of Directors, St. Joseph's Medical
Center Foundation; member and past-president, Board of Trustees, San
Joaquin County Historical Society & Museum; member and
past-president, Stockton Estate Planning Council; member, Board of
Trustees, St. Mary's Interfaith Community Services. E-mail:
cengh@kroloff.com
KERRY L. KRUEGER
KERRY L. KRUEGER (Associate), born Fairfax, Virginia, January 16, 1964;
admitted to the bar, 2006, California. Education: Western Washington
University, Bellingham Washington (B.A., 1985); Miami University,
Oxford, Ohio (M.S., 1988); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School
of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2006), Traynor Society. Member, San Joaquin County Bar Association; State
Bar of California; Library & Literacy Foundation Board member; San
Joaquin County Bar Association Barristers Executive Committee; Delta
Health Care Board member. E-mail:
kkrueger@kroloff.com
ALLISON CHERRY LAFFERTY
 ALLISON
CHERRY LAFFERTY (Partner), born Sacramento, California, October 8, 1974;
admitted to bar, 1999. Education: University of California, Davis
(B.A., 1996); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law,
(J.D., with distinction, 1999); Traynor Honor Society; Recipient: American Jurisprudence
Award White Collar Crime. Member: San Joaquin County Bar Association
(Member, Board of Governors, 2002-Present; Chair, Across the Bar,
2001-2005; Barristers’ Section, 2000-2006); State Bar of California;
Stockton Civic Theatre (Secretary, Board of Directors,
2005-Present); Stockton Shelter for the Homeless (Board member,
2000-Present).
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Construction Law;
Employment Law; Medical Malpractice. E-mail:
alafferty@kroloff.com
MAJIQUE LADNIER
 MAJIQUE
LADNIER (Associate), born Visalia, California,
1979; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of
California, San Diego (B.A., Political Science, 2001; B.A.,
Economics, 2001); University of California, Davis (J.D., 2007).
Member: State Bar of California; San Joaquin County Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. E-mail:
mladnier@kroloff.com
VELMA K. LIM
VELMA K. LIM (Partner), born Stockton, California, September 12, 1953;
admitted to bar, 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Central,
Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of
California at Berkeley (B.A., 1975); Stanford University (M.A., 1976);
University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1981). Member: Order of
the Barristers; Moot Court Board; U.C.L.A.- Alaska Law Review,
1980-1981. Author: "State v. Sundberg," 10 U.C.L.A.-Alaska
Law Review 85, Fall, 1980; Presenter, CEB Current Issues in Wrongful
Termination and Discrimination Cases, 1991-2001. Discovery Referee
for Superior Court in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties. Frequent presenter
and speaker to legal and professional groups on employment issues. Member: State Bar of
California (Labor & Employment Section); San Joaquin County Bar
Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1999 -2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment
Law; Employment Litigation and Counseling; Business and Civil
Litigation, Discovery Referee. E-mail: vlim@kroloff.com
THOMAS O. PERRY
THOMAS O. PERRY (Partner), born Glendale, California, November 22, 1945;
admitted to bar, 1971, California. Education: University of Southern
California (B.A., 1967); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D.,
1971). Co-Author: "Jury Selection," Chapter in California Continuing
Education of the Bar's Trial Practice: Civil Procedure During Trial,
Volume I, 1995. Member: San Joaquin County Bar Association (Past
Chair, Business Litigation Section); The State Bar of California;
American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President, Sacramento Valley
Chapter); past member, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel;
Rotary Club of Stockton; Past President Board of Directors, YMCA of
San Joaquin County; Treasurer, Stockton Symphony Association. Practice
Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Law;
Professional Liability; Products Liability. Mr. Perry is "AV" rated,
the highest possible rating by Martindale-Hubbell. E-mail:
tperry@kroloff.com
MATTHEW S. REYNOLDS
 MATTHEW
S. REYNOLDS, born Sacramento, California, March 4, 1977; admitted to
the bar, 2004. Education: University of California, Berkeley, (B.A.,
1999); UCLA School of Law (JD, 2004); Phi Beta Kappa (U.C.
Berkeley); Editor, UCLA Law Review. Member: San Joaquin County Bar
Association; State Bar of California; Judge Consuelo M. Callahan’s
American Inn of Court. Email:
mreynolds@kroloff.com
LAURIE BELL SCHRUM
LAURIE BELL SCHRUM (Partner), born Ontario, California, November 28, 1962;
admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: University of Colorado,
Boulder, Colorado (B.S., cum laude, 1989); Hastings College of the Law, San
Francisco, California (J.D. 1992). Law school honors: Recipient:
American Jurisprudence Award in Landlord/Tenant Law; David E.
Snodgrass Moot Court Competition Award; Member, Moot Court Board;
Assistant Instructor, Legal Research and Writing; Assistant
Instructor, Appellate Advocacy. Member: San Joaquin County Bar
Association; State Bar of California; California Association of
REALTORS®. Graduate of
Leadership Stockton: 2004. Member, Board of Directors, Stockton
Civic Theatre: 2004-2007. Member, Board of Directors, Leadership
Stockton Alumni Association: 2004-present. Member, Executive Board,
Women's Section, San Joaquin County Bar Association: 2003-present.
Board of Directors, YMCA of San Joaquin County: 2007-present.
Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Property Law; Employment Law;
Surrogacy Law; Estate Planning. E-mail:
lschrum@kroloff.com
KIM A. SMITH
 KIM
A. SMITH (Partner), born Stockton, California, April 24, 1952; admitted to bar,
1981, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley
(B.A., with distinction, 1974), McGeorge School of Law, University of
the Pacific (J.D., with great distinction, 1981). Order of the Coif.
Member: San Joaquin County Bar Association [Board of Governors
(1990-1992)]; State Bar of California;
California Association of Realtors (Member, Lawyer Referral Panel).
Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Business Law. E-mail:
ksmith@kroloff.com
JOSHUA J. STEVENS
JOSHUA J. STEVENS (Associate), born Santa Maria, California, December 17, 1979;
admitted to the bar, 2005, California. Education: University of
California, San Luis Obispo (B.S. 2002); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento (J.D. 2005). Member: San Joaquin
County Bar Association; State Bar of California. E-mail:
jstevens@kroloff.com
OF COUNSEL
J. DOUGLAS VAN SANT
 J.
DOUGLAS VAN SANT (Partner), born Las Vegas, Nevada, May 14, 1942; admitted to
bar, 1967, California. Education: Harvard College (B.A., cum laude,
1964); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley
(J.D., 1967). Author: "Failure to Warn and the Learned Intermediary,"
Chapter in Defense Research Institute Coursebook, February 1990.
Member: San Joaquin County Bar Association; The State Bar of
California; Northern California Association of Defense Counsel;
National Health Care Lawyers Association. [Capt., U.S. Air Force,
1968-1973]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Health Care
Law; Medical Malpractice Litigation. E-mail:
jdvansant@kroloff.com
RETIRED CLAUDE H.
SMART, JR.
 CLAUDE
H. SMART, JR., born Tacoma, Washington, March 25, 1927; admitted to
bar, 1954, California. Education: San Jose State College; University
of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1950); Boalt Hall School of Law,
University of California at Berkeley (LL.B., 1953). Member: San
Joaquin County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of
California (Member, California State Bar Judicial Council, Joint
Commission on Discovery, 1984-1986); Northern California Association
of Defense Counsel (Past President, 1979); American Board of Trial
Advocates (Member, National Executive Committee, 2002-2005; President,
Sacramento Chapter 1984); International Association of Defense
Counsel; Defense Research Institute (President-Elect 1992-93;
President 1993-94; Chairman of the Board, 1994); Federation of
Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Board Member, Boalt Hall Alumni
Association.
|
