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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; 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.
Certified Mediator: Pepperdine University School of
Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediating the Litigated
Case Certificate, 2009.
Author: Comment: "Guarantors and the Antideficiency
Legislation," 20 Pacific Law Journal, October, 1988. The Evidence
Section of the Review of 2001-2010 Legislation and Developments,
California Litigation Review, Litigation Section of the State Bar.
Articles:
Agribusiness
Committee Visits USDA AG Research Service
Community Involvement: 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;
Member, Hospice of San Joaquin; Member and Past Executive Committee,
Consuelo M. Callahan American Inn of Court.
Professional Organizations: Member, San Joaquin
County Bar Association (Chair, Business and Litigation Sections, 2002
and 2003); Executive Committee and Past President, Business &
Litigation Section and Past Member of the Board of Directors, San
Joaquin County Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Bar
Association; Central California Bankruptcy Association; Small Claims
Advisor, San Joaquin County Superior Court.
Practice Areas: Business and Real Estate Litigation;
Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Creditor’s Rights; Health Care
Law; Appellate Law, Mediation and Arbitration.
E-mail:
kabdallah@kroloff.com
GARY
CHRISTOPHERSON
 GARY
CHRISTOPHERSON (Partner), born Stockton, California, January
14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, California; U.S. Court of Military
Appeals, 1973.
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.
Arbitrator: Member and active arbitrator on the
Commercial Arbitration Panel of the American Arbitration Association
since 1977.
Author: "Jury Selection," Chapter in California
Continuing Education of the Bar's Trial Practice: Civil Procedure
During Trial, Volume I, 1995 (Co-Author); California Litigation
Review, Evidence Section, annual publication, 2001 through 2008,
Litigation Section of the State Bar.
Community Involvement: Commissioner, Stockton Port
District, 1999–present (Chairman, 2002 & 2009). Director, Union Safe
Deposit Bank (1999 - 2004).
Professional Organizations: 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); Member,
Commercial Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association
(1977–); International Association of Defense Counsel; American
Agricultural Law Association.
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);University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of
Law (J.D., with distinction, 1980; LL.M. in taxation, 1983). Phi Kappa
Phi; Order of the Coif; Recipient:
American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure, Corporations and
Agency.
Law Review: Associate Legislation Editor, Pacific Law
Journal (1979-1980)
Certified Specialist: Mr. Engh is a Certified
Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of
California Board of Legal Specialization.
Author: "Implications of Minimum Competency
Legislation: A Legal Duty of Care," 10 Pacific Law Journal 947, 1979.
Numerous articles on estate planning topics for local publications.
Articles:
Estate Planning Update: Current Status of the
Transfer Tax System;
Estate Planning Update: The No-Contest Clause
Awards: Northern California Super Lawyer Award in
Estate Planning by San Francisco Magazine, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2010 and 2011.
Community Involvement: Adjunct Professor of
Law, Wills & Trusts, Humphreys College, Laurence Drivon School of Law.
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.
Professional Organizations: San Joaquin County Bar
Association; The State Bar of California.
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate and Trust
Law; Business Law; Civil Litigation.
Mr. Engh is "AV" rated, the highest possible rating by
Martindale-Hubbell.
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.
Articles:
Good Faith and Fair Dealing: The Implied
Duty to Meaningfully Educate the College Athlete, Entertainment and
Sports Law, Volume 6 Number 1, (co-author).
Community Involvement: Member, Board of
Directors, Library & Literacy Foundation; Member, Board of Directors,
Delta Health Care; Member, Stockton Downtown Rotary.
Professional Organizations: Member, San Joaquin
County Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2007-Present);
State Bar of California; San Joaquin County Bar Association Barristers
Executive Committee and Women's Section; Member, Consuelo M. Callahan
American Inn of Court.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law;
Medical Malpractice; Construction Law; Contract Disputes; Estate
Disputes.
E-mail:
kkrueger@kroloff.com
ALLISON CHERRY
LAFFERTY
 ALLISON
CHERRY LAFFERTY (Partner), born Sacramento, California,
October 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District
Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California.
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.
Law Review: Initiative Editor, California Initiative
Review.
Author: California Litigation Review, Evidence,
annual publication, 2005 through 2010, Litigation Section of the
California State Bar (Co-Author).
Articles: Unnavigable
Waters: The Curious State of Implied Conflict Preemption Case Law.
Community Involvement:
Stockton Civic Theatre (Secretary, Board of Directors, 2005-2008; Vice
President, Marketing, 2008-Present; President Elect 2009-2010;
President 2010-Present);
Member, Consuelo M. Callahan American Inn of Court; Small Claims
Advisor, San Joaquin County Superior Court; Graduate, Leadership
Stockton 2002; Stockton Shelter for the Homeless (President and
Board Member, 2000-2006).
Professional Organizations: Member, Trial Attorneys
of America (2008-present); Member, San Joaquin County Bar Association
(Member, Board of Governors, 2002-2007; Chair, Across the Bar,
2001-2007; Barristers’ Section, 2000-2006); State Bar of California.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law;
Product Liability; Real Estate; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice.
E-mail:
alafferty@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.
Law Review: U.C.L.A.- Alaska Law Review, 1980-1981.
Certified Mediator: Pepperdine University School of
Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediating the Litigated
Case Certificate, 2009.
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. Frequent presenter and speaker to
legal and professional groups on employment issues.
Discovery Referee:
Superior Court in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties.
Community Involvement: Current Member and Past Chair,
Board of Directors, American Red Cross, San Joaquin County Chapter;
Member, Board of Directors, Stockton Symphony Association.
Professional Organizations: Member, State Bar of
California (Labor & Employment Section); San Joaquin County Bar
Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1999 -2002); California
Society of Healthcare Attorneys
Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment
Litigation and Counseling; Business and Civil Litigation; Healthcare
and Medical Staff Privilege Law; Discovery Referee; Mediation and
Arbitration.
E-mail: vlim@kroloff.com
Oona E. Mallett
 Oona
E. Mallett: (Associate), Born Sacramento, California, April
11, 1981; admitted to bar, 2009, California.
Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., Global
Economic Relations, 2003; B.A., Spanish, 2003); University of
California at Davis, (M.A., Spanish, 2005)University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law, J.D., with great distinction, 2009, Order of
the Coif; Traynor Honor Society. Recipient:
ALI-ABA Scholarship Leadership Award; Witkin Award, Professional
Responsibility, Fall 2008.
Law Review: Primary Legislation Editor and Primary
Articles & Symposium Editor, McGeorge Law Review, 2008-2009.
Professional Organizations: Member, Barristers'
Section Executive Board; Member, San Joaquin County Bar Association;
State Bar of California.
Community Involvement: Student Member, Anthony M.
Kennedy American Inn of Court, 2008-2009.
Languages: Spanish
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law.
Email: omallett@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).
Author: "Jury Selection," Chapter in California
Continuing Education of the Bar's Trial Practice: Civil Procedure
During Trial, Volume I, 1995 (Co-Author).
Professional Organizations: 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.
Community Involvement: Rotary Club of Stockton (Board
of Directors 2007-2009); Past President Board of Directors, YMCA of
San Joaquin County; Past Treasurer, Stockton Symphony Association,
Board of Directors.
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 (Associate), born Sacramento, California, March
4, 1977; admitted to the bar, 2004, California.
Education: University of California, Berkeley,
(B.A., highest distinction, 1999); UCLA School of Law (J.D., 2004).
Phi Beta Kappa; College of Letters and Science Dean's Office
Scholarship; Participant, Semester Abroad, Delhi University of
India.
Law Review: Editor, University of California at Los
Angeles Law Review, May 2002-May 2004; Member, Pacific Basin Law
Journal, August 2001-May 2002.
Articles:
Unnavigable
Waters: The Curious State of Implied Conflict Preemption Case Law.
Community Involvement: Member,
Board of Directors, Children's Museum of Stockton;
Graduate Leadership Stockton (2009).
Professional Organizations: San Joaquin County Bar
Association (Chair, Information & Technology Section; Member,
Business Litigation Section); State Bar of California; Member,
Consuelo M. Callahan American Inn of Court.
Practice Areas: Business Law; Business and Civil
Litigation; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Employment Litigation;
Civil Appeals.
Email:
mreynolds@kroloff.com
SCOTT R. ROOKER
 SCOTT
R. ROOKER (Associate), born Stockton, California, June 3,
1976; admitted to the bar, 2008, California.
Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
(B.A., 2003); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
(J.D., with distinction, concentration in taxation, 2008). Traynor
Honor Society.
Professional Organizations: San Joaquin County Bar
Association; State Bar of California.
Community Involvement: Member, Stockton Chorale
Practice Areas:
Business Planning and Development; Business and Civil Litigation;
Estate Planning and Estate Tax.
E-mail:
srooker@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.
Community Involvement: California Association of
REALTORS®. Graduate, Leadership
Stockton (2004). Member, Board of Directors, Stockton Civic Theatre
(2004-2007). Member, Board of Directors, Leadership Stockton Alumni
Association (2004-present); Member Board of Directors, YMCA of San
Joaquin County (2007-present; President, YMCA of San Joaquin County
(2008-2010.)
Professional Organizations: San Joaquin County Bar
Association; Member, Executive Board, Women's Section, San Joaquin
County Bar Association: 2003-2008; Member, State Bar of California.
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), University of the Pacific, McGeorge
School of Law (J.D., with great distinction, 1981). Order of the Coif.
Professional Organizations: Member, San Joaquin
County Bar Association, Board of Governors (1990-1992); State Bar of
California; California Association of Realtors (Member, Lawyer
Referral Panel).
Community Involvement: Member, Board of Directors,
Preston Castle Foundation.
Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Business Law.
E-mail:
ksmith@kroloff.com
OF COUNSEL
J. DOUGLAS VAN SANT
 J.
DOUGLAS VAN SANT (Of Counsel), 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). Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1968-1973.
Author: "Failure to Warn and the Learned
Intermediary," Chapter in Defense Research Institute Course book,
February 1990.
Professional Organizations: San Joaquin County Bar
Association; The State Bar of California; Northern California
Association of Defense Counsel; National Health Care Lawyers
Association.
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).
Professional Organizations: San Joaquin County Bar
Association; Member, American Bar Association; 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.
Awards: San Joaquin County Bar Association, Law Day
Award Recipient, 2003
Community Involvement: Board Member, Boalt Hall
Alumni Association.
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