RICHARD O. WEED, admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1993, California; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1984); St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 1987): University of Southern California (M.B.A., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Senior Associate Editor, St. Mary’s Law Journal, 1986-1987. Adjunct Professor of Law, Western State University College of Law, Irvine, California 1994-1996; Adjunct Professor of Business, DeVry Institute of Technology, Long Beach, California; 1997; Bankruptcy Litigation Attorney Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Irvine, California 1993; Business Litigation Attorney with Foster, Lewis, Langley, Gardner & Banack, Inc., San Antonio, Texas 1987-1991. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association and Association for Corporate Growth. PRACTICE AREAS: Securities, Business Law, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Corporate Law, and Litigation.