J.D., LL.M. Taxation, LL.M. Comparat. Law
ATA Accredited G>E and E>G Translator
Accredited by the American Translators Association from English into German and
German into English.
30 years legal and financial experience as US attorney in miscellaneous legal
and tax positions.
Extensive experience in translation of contracts, corporate documents,
legislative material, complaints, legal briefs, tax material, auditing reports,
accounting manuals, financial statements, prospectuses, corporate manuals,
advertising and marketing material.
Tested and approved translator for several domestic and foreign translation
agencies.
Present: Full-time freelance legal and financial translator: English into German and German into English.
1984 – 1990 Tax and auditing work for several regional and national accounting firms.
1980 – 1984 Business and tax law attorney in private practice in San Francisco. In-house counsel for two major California banks. Last Position: Vice President and Group Counsel in charge of legal work for Corporate and International Banking Departments.
1970 – 1980 In-house counsel for two major California banks. Last Position: Vice President and Group Counsel in charge of legal work for Corporate and International Banking Departments.
1968 – 1970 Associate attorney private law firm, Anaheim, California.
1967 – 1968 Law clerk, US District Court Los Angeles, California.
LL.M. Comparative Law, Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, Ford Foundation scholarship.
J.D., UCLA Law School. Admission to California Bar.
LL.M. Taxation, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California.
Passed California CPA Examination.
Admission to South Carolina Bar.
Accredited by the American Translators Association for English into German and German into English.
Extensive library on German and English legal and financial subjects and of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries.
Fax, international dial-up ISP service and local broadband connection, MS Windows XP, Office 2003
