He has won many real property trials and earned numerous distinctions, including being selected as one of Northern California’s Rising Stars in the legal community, an honor only a handful of lawyers receive. He is the chair of the Real Property Section of the Sonoma County Bar Association and was president and a long-term board member of Legal Aid of Sonoma County. He is a shareholder at Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery, a local firm whose roots can be traced to the 1920’s