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GORDON D. SCHOLTE is a senior associate in the law firm of Ferruzzo & Ferruzzo, LLP. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and admitted to the California bar in 1986. He received his bachelors degree from Westmont College in 1982, and his juris doctorate degree from University of San Diego School of Law in 1986.
Beginning in 1988, Mr. Scholte was in private practice in Orange County, and "Of Counsel" to McClung & Davis, Laguna Hills, California, providing legal counsel to small and mid-size businesses in the areas of commercial and corporate transactions, commercial and residential real estate and related business litigation. In 1996, Mr. Scholte joined the legal department of CB Richard Ellis and, serving as Senior Counsel to the then public company and General Counsel to CB Partners, Inc., a subsidiary of the company, was instrumental in the company's nationwide expansion efforts through the creation of strategic joint ventures and through merger and acquisition activity. In 1999, Mr. Scholte served as General Counsel to Newport Federal, Newport Beach, California, a privately held commercial real estate and finance company.
Current Employment Position(s):
Senior Associate
Year Joined Organization:
2000
Areas of Practice:
Business and Commercial Law
Business Organizations
Contracts
Environmental Law
Landlord/Tenant
Real Estate Law
Bar Admissions:
California, 1986
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1986
Education:
University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1986
Juris Doctorate
Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, USA, 1982
B.S. in Political Science
Honors: Cum Laude
Past Employment Positions:
McClung & Davis; Laguna Hills, California, Of Counsel
Orange County, California, Sole Practitioner
CB Richard Ellis; Los Angeles, California, Senior Counsel
CB Partners, Inc., General Counsel
Newport Federal; Newport Beach, California, General Counsel
