With a career spanning more than 50 years, he is a legal scholar and attorney who earned an A.B., A.M., and J.D. from the University of Chicago, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, served on the Law Review, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and won the Moot Court Competition. His work centers on real property law, mortgage law, and real estate finance. His expertise includes issues related to deeds of trust, title matters, real estate transactions, and the legal frameworks governing property interests, with a particular emphasis on California real estate law.

Much of his professional career has been devoted to academia, where he has served as a professor of law for many years, teaching courses in real property, land use, and real estate finance. His background also includes earlier experience in private legal practice, though his primary contributions have been in legal education, scholarship, and analysis of complex property law issues.

He is widely published in the field, having authored and edited leading treatises, practice guides, and legal reporters on real estate law and mortgage practices, and has been actively involved in national legal organizations and advisory efforts, including work with the American Law Institute. In addition, he has provided expert witness services for more than 30 years, offering opinions in matters involving real property law, mortgage disputes, and related professional standards.