Paul Corley
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** *** ***** **
City: Napa
State: CA
Zip: 94558
Country: USA
Phone: 239-***-****
Skill Level: Director
Salary Range: $42,000
Willing to Relocate
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PAUL CORLEY, Ph.D., J.D.
Attorney at Law California, Florida
Member of the Hong Kong Law Society and Solicitor`s Roll England-Wales
*********@********.***; ***********@**************.***
tel: 1-239-***-**** (Skype); e-fax: 1-239-***-****
mobile in Shanghai, China: (86-135-****-****; mobile in Hong Kong: (852-****-****;
In Florida (USA): 4915 SW 27th PL, Cape Coral, FL 33914
EXPERIENCE
Law, Business, Real Estate, Academics
Law
* Lee County, Florida solo lawyer in general civil law practice focused on pre-trial litigation: legal analysis, drafting of court and other documents for construction loan and contract lawsuits, foreclosure defense, dissolution of marriage, probate and trust litigation; conveyancing. Multifaceted practice tasks ranging from legal research, analysis, drafting and editing documents and correspondence to court hearings, negotiating with opposing counsel, detailed paralegal work, office and computer management (`05 -`12).
* San Francisco Bay Area (California): drafted real estate and pre-trial documents, conducted legal analysis and research, coordinated conveyancing, mediated dispute settlement - (`80 - `84).
Business, Real Estate, Academics
* Investor-participant in medical management software distribution, Fairfax VA, Haines City, FL (`89-`03).
* Bush-Quayle `88 Campaign, D.C. Headquarters: directed research teams, managed news archives (`88-`89).
* Consulting, market research for German real estate limited partnership investors, Repak Realty, Menlo Park, CA; real estate broker-manager (`80-`85); conducted direct marketing distribution, led teams (`80-`87).
* Investor in, periodic consulting for Corley family Monticello Vineyards (from `70 founding to date). http://www.corleyfamilynapavalley.com/; investor-participant in imported clothing venture (`74 -`77).
* Lecturer, research and teaching assistant, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (`70-`75).
EDUCATION
* Periodic continuing legal education (-CLE-) courses including California Bar A Week in Legal Hong Kong (`09), Florida family law trial practice training (`07), ongoing private legal studies including for professional qualification exams for Hong Kong (`10), England-Wales (`08), Florida (`03-`04); periodic real estate CLE courses; ongoing studies in languages, humanities, philosophy. College-credit real estate courses (`78-`79).
* J.D. (`77), University of California, Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco) - (`75-`77).
* Ph.D. (`74), M.A.(`67), Stanford University, German Studies; studied under Kurt Mueller-Vollmer, wrote Ph.D. dissertation in German on text interpretation theories. Awarded German DAAD scholarship for graduate study in Germany (`68-`69); studied philosophy q at University of Freiburg im Breisgau.
* B. A. (`64), Stanford University, Social Thought and Institutions (political science honors program).
PROFESSIONAL
* Law: admitted to practice in California since 1979, Florida since 2004, England-Wales since 2009; Hong Kong in 2012. All admissions via professional law exams.
* Real Estate: hold California real estate broker license since 1979; market and investment analysis focus.
* Business: conversant with general business, marketing practices, market trend and technical analysis.
* Academic: analysis, research, writing; language, literature and humanities teaching.
* Languages & Computing: proficiency in German; acquiring basic conversational Mandarin Chinese; working knowledge of French, Spanish, Italian; computer and Internet literate.
Objectives:
* Seek position as contract lawyer to assist with overflow work, complex matters, start ups and special projects, liaise and travel missions; also seek outsourced (online telecommuting) work such as research, analysis, document review, drafting and editing.
* Longer-term: establish practicing or consulting niche in Asia with focus on wine trade. Alternatively work in Napa Valley, California.