Candidate for
Council Member; City of Larkspur

Personal Information:

• Member of the Larkspur Planning Commission.

• Lived in Marin County since 1986.

• Resident of Larkspur's Greenbrae community since 2002 - the only Greenbrae resident standing for election to the Larkspur City Council this Fall.

• Married and parent of three children, each raised in Marin public schools (two college graduates [New York University and U.C. Davis] and one 6th grader [Kent Middle School]).

• Marten Law PLLC, Principal and San Francisco Office Managing Partner.

• Senior partner with one of the nation's leading law firms focused on environmental and energy issues.

• Represents businesses, individuals and governmental entities in a broad range of complex civil litigation, regulatory and land use matters.

• Described by clients and colleagues as a "world-class ... professional," one of the "best in the business," and "a talented and trusted ... lawyer with the strategic vision to advocate for his clients while understanding their business realities."

• Included in Chambers USA's Annual Guide to America's Leading Lawyers since 2007.

• Spoken at numerous business, law and policy conferences in California, throughout the United States and abroad, including programs at Cornell University, Harvard Business School, and the Euromoney Conference on Trade and Finance in Shanghai, China.

• City of Larkspur (Marin County, California) Planning Commission (2012 + Present).

• SMART Station Area Plan Citizen Advisory Committee.

• Cornell Law School Alumni Association Executive Board of Directors (2012 + Present).

• Voluntary Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Board and Executive Committee Member (2012).

• San Francisco Bar Association Foundation, Member of the Board of Directors (2010-2011); Board Secretary (2011); Chair, Lawyers Campaign for VLSP and Diversity (2010).

• United Way of the Bay Area, Campaign Cabinet (2011-2012); Recipient of the Silverback Award for Extraordinary Campaign Efforts and Personal Leadership (2009).

• World Affairs Council of Northern California, Past Trustee and Member, Education Committee.

• California Asia Business Council, Past Member of the Board of Directors