Ron’s Resume

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IV. ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT

V. AWARDS, HONORS & ENDORSEMENTS

XI. PERIODICAL & JOURNAL CITATIONS

XIII. JEWISH COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE

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I. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attorney: Seasoned transactional and litigation attorney on behalf of businesses, individuals, community associations, non-profits, and family foundations. Experienced in representing clients in negotiations, settlements, trials, administrative hearings, arbitrations, and mediations. Founded own law firm more than 10 years ago, and previously worked for two prominent West Los Angeles law firms. Member of State Bar of California and Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Columnist: For the Los Angeles Times and the author of more than 350 columns, articles and opinion pieces.

Editor: For the Los Angeles Business Journal, Los Angeles Daily Commerce, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Real Estate News Group, and the American Court & Commercial Newspaper News Service, Los Angeles Guide to Commercial Real Estate, and Managing Partner magazine.

Entrepreneur: Started and managed several successful businesses, including national news syndication and consulting service.

Cantor: Served 20 years as Cantor and an educator at Temple B’nai Emet. Has also led services and participated in concerts in the United States and abroad. Teacher of high school Hebrew and Holocaust history classes.

II. EDUCATION

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California. Juris Doctor. (1993).

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. B.A. Major: English. Minors: Business and Political Science. Graduated on Dean’s List. (1985).

University of California, Los Angeles. Selected studies in journalism. (1986-1988).

The Washington Center, Political science studies, Washington, D.C. (1984).

III. CIVIC & COMMUNITY WORK

Commission Chair: City of Los Angeles Commission on Revenue Efficiency. Tasked with reforming how the City generates revenue and funds operations, and improving efficiency of operations.

Commissioner: County of Los Angeles, Quality & Productivity Commission. Develop and present recommendations to increase government efficiency and effectiveness; interface with private sector and academia; advise County officials and managers.

Chair: Fed Up With Hunger, a community wide initiative of the L.A. Jewish Federation to end hunger by raising awareness, fundraising, and changing public policies.

Task Force Member: Of United Way / L.A. Chamber of Commerce business leaders Task Force on Homelessness.

Neighborhood & Civic Advocate: V.P., Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council; President, Crests Neighborhood Association; former V.P., Miracle Mile Residential Association; Representative to coalition of residential groups.

Transportation Activist: On task force for Westside Transportation Partners. Member of California 42nd Assembly District transportation advisory committee.

Police Advisory Board Member: L.A.P.D. West Los Angeles Police Advisory Board.

Teacher & Instructor: Of Los Angeles Government classes at City Hall and Convention Center. Facilitator for Congress of Neighborhoods and Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. UCLA guest lecturer.

Community Advisor: To the Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles, Office of Finance, and County of Los Angeles regarding tax assessments. Community Budget Liaison to the Mayor.

Volunteer Coordinator: Organizer of varied West Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley clean-up, emergency preparedness and Los Angeles Fire Department projects.

Civil Rights Defender: Member, Human Relations Commission LGBT committee, Equality CA., and L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. Participant in ethnic & religious diversity forums.

Supporter & Fundraiser: Hebrew Union College, Democratic National Committee, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Jewish National Fund, and other organizations.

Leadership Fellow: Leadership Southern California (developed by CORO). Admissions interviewer and alumni programming planner.

Champion: In Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, for public improvement and education funding.

Funding Reviewer: For United Way L.A.’s funding and allocation panel.

Candidate: For Los Angeles City Council, Fifth Council District, Spring 2009. Launched first campaign for elected office — to represent an area of the City with a population of 260,000. Endorsed by the L.A. Times and achieved support within 6.5 percent of the winner.

IV. ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT

Adopt Fire Station 99: Emergency preparedness fair volunteer and planner.

American Israel Public Affairs Committee: Washington Club member, Policy Conference delegate, Congressional lobbying group leader.

B’nai Brith Hillel Foundation: Program planner and organizer.

Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council: Board member and Chair of Outreach Committee.

Big Sunday: Organizer of Westside clean-up and service projects.

California 42nd Assembly Advisory Committee: Transportation advisory committee member.

City of Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment: Board orientation training instructor.

Citywide Alliance of Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils: Participant & Member.

Coalition of Homeowner Associations, Council District 5: Member and Representative.

Crests Neighborhood Association: President and co-founder.

Democratic National Committee: Fundraiser.

Equality California: Supporter and donor.

Friends of Beit Halochem: Donor and annual dinner table co-sponsor.

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: Media Circle member, table sponsor, national board retreat host.

Hillside Memorial Park: Cantor for holiday and 9/11 memorials.

Jewish Community Relations Committee: Participant in Jewish/Hispanic programming and Sacramento advocacy.

Jewish Federation of Los Angeles: Volunteer, contributor, and member of Real Estate and Construction Division Cabinet.

Jews for Marriage Equality: Advocate and lobbyist.

IV. ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT, continued

Los Angeles Department of Human Relations: Advisory Council member.

Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Congress: Participant /Member.

Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Gay and Lesbian Caucus: Caucus member and coordinator of initiative to foster inclusivity.

Los Angeles Police Department: West L.A. Police Advisory Board.

Miracle Mile Residential Association: Vice president.

Mitzvah Day: Volunteer.

Religious Freedom to Marry Coalition: Coalition member.

Southern California Leadership Network: Leadership Fellow.

Temple B’nai Emet: Cantor and educator.

United Way of Los Angeles: Community funding review panel.

University of California, Los Angeles: Guest lecturer.

West Los Angeles Planning Area: Neighborhood Council budget liaison to Mayor.

Westside Transportation Partners: Governance Task Force member.

V. AWARDS, HONORS & ENDORSEMENTS

City of Los Angeles: Certificate of Appreciation.

City of Los Angeles: Certificate of Congratulations.

City of Montebello: Proclamation of the City Council.

City of West Hollywood: Certificate of Commendation.

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

State of California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Letter of Commendation.

United States Senator Barbara Boxer.

United States Senator Dianne Feinstein.

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

Los Angeles Times – Endorsement March 2009 for Los Angeles City Council. “Good for his district and good for the city,” said the Times. “Galperin impresses us as someone who would take stakeholder interest seriously without abdicating his own responsibility for leadership.”

VI. LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

Building Owners and Managers Association

City of Los Angeles Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment

Fleet Mortgage Corp.

Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles Real Estate Division

Los Angeles Times Home Buyers Fair

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

Society of Marketing Professional Services

University of California Los Angeles

Valley Development Forum

VII. FORUMS

B’nai David Judea

Benedict Canyon Association

Beverly-Wilshire Homes Association

Beverlywood Homes Association

Coalition of Homeowner Associations – Council District 5

Democratic Clubs of the San Fernando Valley

Encino Neighborhood Council

Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles / Temple Isaiah

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Los Angeles Business Council

Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee

Los Angeles County Young Democrats

Mid City West Neighborhood Community Council

Royal Woods of Sherman Oaks

Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association

South Robertson Neighborhood Council

Stonewall Democratic Club

Temple Beth Am

University of California Los Angeles

Valley Beth Shalom

Valley Glen Neighborhood Association

Valley Industry & Commerce Association

Valley Village Neighborhood Council

VIII. TELEVISION & RADIO

ABC 7 Los Angeles

CNBC

KABC Radio

KPCC Radio

Los Angeles Channel 35

NBC 4 Los Angeles

IX. ARTICLES BY RON GALPERIN

Ron Galperin is the author of nearly 1,000 articles and columns published in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and periodicals – including several hundred columns for the Los Angeles Times. Below is a partial list:

Daily Commerce (Los Angeles)

Downtown News (Los Angeles)

Financial News & Daily Record (FL)

Fort Worth Commercial Record

Intermountain Commercial Record (UT)

Minneapolis (MN) Finance & Commerce

Orange County Business Journal

Pennsylvania Law Journal Reporter

Portland (OR) Business Today

Los Angeles Business Journal

Los Angeles Daily Journal

Los Angeles Daily News

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Weekly

Managing Partner Magazine (CA)

National Real Estate Investor (GA)

Real Estate Forum (NY)

Real Estate Reader (Napa, CA)

Saint Louis (MO) Countian

Saint Paul (MN) Legal Ledger

San Antonio (TX) Commercial Recorder

San Diego Union-Tribune

San Francisco Banner

San Jose Business Journal

Taxi Magazine (NY)

The Bottom Line (State Bar of CA)

The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD)

The Daily Reporter (Sioux City, IA)

The News Journal (Wilmington, DE)

Urban Land (Washington, D.C.)

X. BOOK CITATIONS

The following are books citing the research and writings of Ron Galperin:

Asian Business, Far East Trade Press, 1995, V. 31.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Columbia Univ. & Getty Art History Information Program, 1992.

BizzWords: From Ad Creep to Zero Drag, a Guide to Today’s Emerging Vocabulary, Gregory Bergman, Adams Media, 2008, page 135.

City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles, Mike Davis, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, 1990, page 219.

‎Environment & Planning, Pion Ltd., 1991

Forfeiting Our Property Rights, Rep. Henry Hyde, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee, The Cato Institute, 1995, page 94.

XI. PERIODICAL & JOURNAL CITATIONS

Journal of Environment and Planning (A), Vol. 23, P. Gordon & J. H. Moore II , 1991 — Planning the Trajectories of Land and Development Rights Rents Via Discrete Programming Models.

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act Guide, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School, Legal Assistance Branch, Administrative & Civil Law Department, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2000.

XII. LAW REVIEW CITATIONS

The following are law reviews citing the research and writings of Ron Galperin:

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review (2 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 363) , Hon. A. Jay Cristol, 1994 –The Nonlawyer Provider of Bankruptcy Legal Services: Angel or Vulture.

American University Law Review (45 Am. U. L. Rev. 729), D. Kairys, 1995 — Unexplainable on Grounds Other Than Race.

Annual Review of Banking & Financial Law (13 Am. Rev. Banking L. 477), G.K. Wells, 1994 — The Use of Super-Liens to Promote Cooperation between Condominium Associations and Lenders.

Arizona Law Review (43 Ariz. L. Rev. 931), S.M. Schlosser, 2001 — High Price of (Criticizing) Coffee: The Chilling Effect of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act on Corporate Parody.

Cornell Law Review (79 Cornell L. Rev. 816), J.G. Sprankling, 1993 — Environmental Critique of Adverse Possession.

DePaul Law Review (47 DePaul L. Rev. 667), E.B. Cain, 1997 — Absurdity of Civil Forfeiture Law Exposed: Supreme Court Upholds Punishment of Innocent in Bennis v. Michigan.

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum (3 Duke Envtl. L. & Policy F. 17), D.H. Merriam, J.A. Benson, 1993 – Identifying and Beating a Strategic Lawsuit against Public Participation.

Ecology Law Quarterly (23 Ecology L. Q. 509), J.L. Sax, 1996 — Takings Legislation: Where It Stands and What Is Next.

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review (26 Loy. L. A. L. Rev. 395), J.C. Barker, 1992 — Common-Law and Statutory Solutions to the Problem of SLAPPS.

New York Law School Law Review (39 N.Y. L. Rev. 311), Roger Pilon, 1994 – Can American Asset Forfeiture Law be Justified?

New York University Law Review (70 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1324), M. Stetson, 1995 — Reforming Slapp Reform: New York’s Anti-Slapp Statute.

North Carolina Central Law Journal (21 N.C. Cent. L.J. 122), A. Glover & M. Jimison, 1995 — SLAPP Suits: A First Amendment Issue and Beyond.

Pepperdine Law Review (22 Pepp. L. Rev. 1692) , S. L. Marvin, 1994-1995 – California Supreme Court Survey: Nahrstedt v. Lakeside Village Condominium Ass’n, Inc.

QLR (12 University of Bridgeport Law Review 1005), S. Goetz, 1991 SLAPP Suits: A Problem for Public Interest Advocates and Connecticut Courts.

Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal (31 Real Prop. Prob. & Tr. J. 647), J. Orten & J.H. Zacharia, 1996 — Allocation of Damages for Tort Liability in Common Interest Communities.

Rutgers Law Journal (27 Rutgers L. J. 663), Mark R. Lisker, 1995 – Regulatory Takings and the Denominator Problem.

Southwestern University Law Review (23 S.W. L. Rev. 79), A.G. Crabtree, 1993-1994 — Seizure of Third Party’s Property Associated with Drug Money: Requiring Third Parties to Become Private Police?

St. John’s Legal Comment (19 St. Lohn’s J. Legal Comment 637), D.L. Stanco, 2004 — Proper Extent of Liability a Condominium Unit Owner Should Have for Injuries Caused by a Limited Common Element.

The American Journal of Comparative Law, Mark D. West & Emily M. Morris, 2003, p. 203 — The Tragedy of the Condominiums: Legal Responses to Collective Action Problems after the Kobe Earthquake.

United States House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, 1997 – Transcripts of hearings on the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act.

Western State University Law Review (20 W. St. U. L. Rev. 633), RM Dykes , 1992 — Cache and Prizes: Drug Asset Forfeiture in California.

Whittier Law Review (17 Whittier L. Rev. 578), R. Faulkner, 1995 — BFP v. Resolution Trust Corp.: Interpretations of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Potential Effects on Mortgages and the Economy.

XIII. JEWISH COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE

Academics:

University of California, Los Angeles, California. Music studies.

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. BA. Studies in Jewish history and bible.

Yeshiva High School, St. Louis, Missouri. Studies in Tanach, Talmud, and Hebrew.

Independent Studies with several Cantors and musicians.

Teacher:

Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis, Missouri. Taught Hebrew language classes.

Temple Israel, St. Louis, Missouri. Taught 8^th grade Holocaust class.

Tutor, Hebrew language and Bar and Bat Mitzvah preparation.

Cantor/Musical Director:

Temple B’nai Emet, Montebello, California. Responsible for weekly services, holidays, concerts and community projects (1986 – 2006).

Guest and/or High Holiday Cantor:

Adat Ari El, Valley Village, California.

Beth Chaim Chadashim, Los Angeles, California.

Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills, California.

Congregation B’nai Amoona, St. Louis, Missouri (High Holidays).

Congregation Kol Ami, West Hollywood, California.

Congregation Shirat HaYam, Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Hillside Mortuary, Culver City California.

Kehillat Maarav, West Los Angeles, California (High Holidays).

Temple Akiba, Culver City, California.

United Jewish Congregation, Hong Kong.

University Synagogue, Los Angeles, California.

Community Involvement: (partial list)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

B’nai Brith Hillel.

California Religious Freedom to Marry Coalition.

Friends of Beit Halochem.

Jewish Community Relations Committee.

Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.

Jewish Federation Real Estate and Construction Division.

Jews for Marriage Equality.

Project Chicken Soup.

Mitzvah Day.

Hebrew Union College, Institute for Judaism & Sexual Orientation.