Our Attorneys
Miles, Bauer, Bergstrom & Winters, LLP is a loan default litigation law firm. We strive to protect our clients' rights and preserve their future interests. Our attorneys are prepared to handle litigation and trustee services for mortgage lenders, real estate organizations, creditors, auto industry companies and other business entities.
We dedicate our energy and resources to getting you the best possible outcome based on your unique circumstances. Our team of highly-skilled attorneys provides top-quality legal services, and gives each client dedicated, focused and personal attention.
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Douglas E. Miles (CA)
FIRM MANAGING PARTNER - Douglas E. Miles has earned a national reputation for his representation of lenders. His areas of practice include foreclosure, mortgages, bankruptcy, eviction and real estate.
Education
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S., 1972
- University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign, J.D., 1975
Bar Admissions
- State of Illinois - 1975
- Supreme Court of Illinois - 1975
- U.S. District Court of Illinois, Northern, Southern and Central Districts
- United States Supreme Court - 1982
- State of California - 1985
- Supreme Court of California - 1985
- State Bar of Nevada - 1991
- U.S. District Court of California, Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts - 1985
- U.S. District Court of Nevada - 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit - 2010
Positions Held
- Past Executive Vice-President of the National Association of Bar Related® Title Insurers
- Past Vice-President of Chicago Operations for Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. in Illinois
Memberships
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Nevada
- Attorney's Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
- California Mortgage Bankers Association
- California Trustee Association
- Arizona Trustee Association
- Real Estate Owned Managers Association
- United Trustees Association
Richard J. Bauer, Jr. (CA)
MANAGING PARTNER, Bankruptcy and Eviction - Richard Bauer, Jr., served as a panelist on the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Fraud Task Force, whose purpose was to reduce the number of fraudulent bankruptcy filings in the State of California. Mr. Bauer primarily practices bankruptcy, eviction and real estate litigation.
Education
- Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1986
- Temple University, J.D., 1989
Bar Admissions
- State of California - 1990
- U.S. District Court of California, Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts
Memberships
- State Bar of California
- Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Federal District Courts of California
- Orange County Bankruptcy Association
- Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
- Financial Lawyer's Association
Jeremy T. Bergstrom (NV)
MANAGING PARTNER, Nevada Office - Jeremy T. Bergstrom has litigated real property issues of first impression in the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona. He is an active participant in local bankruptcy bar functions where current bankruptcy issues are discussed. Mr. Bergstrom primarily practices real estate litigation, civil litigation, eviction and bankruptcy.
Education
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, B.S., 1995
- University of Memphis, J.D., 1998
Bar Admissions
- State of Nevada - 1999
- State of Arizona - 1999
- U.S. District Court of Nevada - 1999
- U.S. District Court of Arizona - 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit - 2000
Memberships
- Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Arizona
- State Bar of Nevada
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Strathmore's Who's Who of America
Fred Timothy Winters (CA)
MANAGING PARTNER, Civil Litigation - Fred Timothy Winters' legal career has focused on various types of civil litigation, including representation of real estate developers and brokers, commercial and residential landlords, business owners, and secured and unsecured creditors. Mr. Winters has prosecuted numerous trials, and is also adept at all forms of enforcement of money judgments. His primary areas of practice are civil litigation, bankruptcy and foreclosure.
Education
- California State University, Northridge, B.A. with honors in English, Magna Cum Laude, 1974
- Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, J.D., 1979
Bar Admissions
- State of California, 1979
- U.S. District Court of California,
- Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Memberships
- State Bar of California-1979
- U.S. District Court of California, Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Business and Real Estate Litigation Experience
- specific performance
- quiet title
- fraud
- conversion
- attachment
- replevin
- mechanics liens
- land use litigation against local government
- injunctive relief
- traditional and administrative mandamus
- receivership
- partition and sale
- secured and unsecured creditor representation in state and bankruptcy court
- defense of wrongful foreclosure claims
Bankruptcy Litigation Experience
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 13
- plan confirmation matters
- discharge litigation
Keenan E. McClenahan (CA)
Partner - Keenan McClenahan was admitted into the State Bar of California in 1990. He has also been admitted into the Federal District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He earned his BA at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1977 and his JD at Western State University in 1990. His primary area of practice is evictions.
Mark T. Domeyer (CA)
Partner - Mark T. Domeyer was admitted to the bar in the state of California in 1988; in the District of Columbia in 1989; in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1989; the Maryland Federal Bar in 1989; the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois in 2003; the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas in 1993; and the U.S. District Court of California, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Loras College in 1980. He went on to graduate magna cum laude and ranked second in his class at the University of Denver - College of Law, where he earned an M.S.J.A. degree in 1982. He attended the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., where he again graduated magna cum laude and ranked third in his class in 1988. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Virginia, the District of Columbia Bar and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He practices bankruptcy, civil litigation and foreclosure.
Tami S. Crosby (CA)
Partner - Tami S. Crosby was admitted to bar in the state of California in 1987. She has also been admitted to the bar for the U.S. District Court of California, Central and Eastern Districts. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a minor in sports medicine from Chapman University in 1983. She earned her J.D. at Western State University College of Law in 1987. Currently, she is a member of the State Bar of California and the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association. She practices civil litigation.
Lemuel B Jaquez (NV)
Associate - Lemuel B. Jaquez was admitted to the state bar of California in 2007. He is also a member of the U.S. District Court of California for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts - 2010 and the U.S. Court of Appeals - 2010, Ninth Circuit. In 2004, he graduated cum laude with a bachelors degree in psychology, with a minor in criminal justice from California State University, Fullerton. He earned his J.D. at the Whittier College School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude in 2007. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the Orange County Bar Association. His practice area is bankruptcy.
Gina M. Corena (NV)
Associate - Gina M. Corena is an attorney licensed to practice in Nevada since 2007 and the U.S. District Court of Nevada since 2009. She earned her undergraduate degree from Loyola University in 2003 and her law degree from Thomas Cooley Law School in 2007. She is a member of the State Bar of Nevada, the Clark County Bar Association, and the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board Committee. Her principle area of practice is bankruptcy.
Rock K. Jung (NV)
Associate - Rock K. Jung was admitted to the bar of Nevada in 2008 and the U.S. District Court of Nevada in 2009. He earned his B.A. at the University of California, Berkeley in 1996 and graduated with a J.D. from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2006. Rock is a member of the State Bar of Nevada and the Clark County Bar Association. His primary area of practice is civil litigation.
Vy T. Pham (CA)
Associate - Vy T. Pham was admitted to the bar of California in 2007. She earned her B.A. at California State University, Fullerton in 2002 and graduated with a J.D. from Chapman Law School in 2006. Vy is a member of the State Bar of California,the Orange County Bar Association and Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California. Her primary area of practice is bankruptcy.
Krista J. Nielson (NV)
Associate - Krista J. Nielson was admitted to the bar of Nevada in 2007 and the US District Court of Nevada in 2010. She earned her B.A. at the University of Michigan in 2002 and graduated with a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2007. Krista is a member of the State Bar of Nevada and the Clark County Bar Association.She received in 2004 a Masters degree in Central and Eastern European studies from Uniwersytet Jagiellonski in Krakow Poland. Her primary areas of practice are civil litigation and evictions.
Hadi Seyed-Ali (CA)
Associate - Hadi Seyed-Ali was admitted to the bar of California in 2008 and was also admitted to the Eastern and Central District Courts of California in 2010. He earned his B.A. at Syracuse University in 2003 and graduated with a J.D. from Whittier Law School in 2007. Hadi is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. His primary area of practice is evictions.
Jory C. Garabedian (NV)
Associate - Jory C. Garabedian was admitted to the bar of Nevada in 2007. In 2003, he graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in criminal justice, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He earned his J.D. at Thomas Jefferson School of Law where he graduated cum laude in 2006. Jory is a member of the State Bar of Nevada. His primary area of practice is civil litigation.
Thomas M. Morlan (NV)
Associate - Thomas M. Morlan was admitted to the bar of California in 1974. In 1970, he graduated with a B.A. in political science, from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his J.D. at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1974. Thomas has been a member of the State Bar of California since 1974. His primary areas of practice are civil litigation and collections.
Brian H. Tran (CA)
Associate - Brian H. Tran was admitted to the bar of California and the US District Court of California - Northern, Eastern and Central in 2008. In 2002, he graduated with a B.A. from UC Davis. He earned his J.D. from Whittier Law School in 2007. Brian is a member of the OC and American Bar Association. His primary area of practice is bankruptcy.
Cori B. Jones (CA)
Associate - Cori B. Jones was admitted to the bar of California in 2008 and the US District Court of California, Central District and Eastern District in 2010, the Southern District in 2011, and the Northern District in 2012. In 2005, she graduated with a B.A. in communication studies from California State University Long Beach. She earned her J.D. at the University of La Verne College of Law in 2008. Cori's primary area of practice is bankruptcy.
Steven E. Stern (NV)
Associate - Steven E. Stern was admitted to the bar of Illinois in 1986 and the bar of Arizona in 2000. In 1982, he graduated with a B.A. from Northern Illinois University. He earned his J.D. at the The John Marshall Law School in 1986. Steven's primary areas of practice are civil litigation, foreclosure and collections.
Andrew H. Pastwick (NV)
Associate - Andrew H. Pastwick was admitted to the State Bars of Nevada in 2004, Arizona in 2006, California in 2008 and New York in 2013. He was also admitted to the 9th Circuit in 2008, the Supreme Court in 2009, Nevada Federal Court in 2004 and Arizona Federal Court in 2010. In 1997, he graduated with a B.S. from the University of Buffalo. He earned his J.D. at Arizona State University in 2004, and was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force from 1997 to 2001. He is also a member of the American Bar Association. Andrew's primary area of practice is bankruptcy.
Catherine K. Mason (CA)
Associate - Catherine K. Mason was admitted to the bar of California in 1998 and the U.S. District Court of California - Central in 2003. In 1993, she graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her J.D. at Pepperdine University School of Law in 1997. Catherine is a member of the State Bar of California and of the Orange County Bar Association. Her primary area of practice is civil litigation.
Christine Anne Chung (CA)
Associate - Christine Anne Chung was admitted to the bar of California in 2007. In 2002 she graduated with a B.A. in Criminology, Law & Society, from the University of California, Irvine. She earned her J.D. at Southwestern Law School. Christine is a member of the State Bar of California. Her primary area of practice is evictions.
Shabnam Shelly Raiszadeh (CA)
Associate - Shabnam Shelly Raiszadeh was admitted to the Bar of California in 2010. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2005 with a B.A. in Political Science and Business Management and earned her J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2009. Shelly is a member of American Bar Association, OC Lender Representation Bar Association, LA Trial Lawyer Charities, CA Young Lawyers Association, U.S. District Court - Northern, Southern, Eastern, Central Districts of California. Her primary area of practice is evictions.
Lawrence R. Boivin (CA)
Associate - Lawrence R. Boivin was admitted to the Bar of California and the US District Court of Eastern California in 1981. Lawrence was also admitted to the US District Courts of California, Central District, Northern, and Southern in 2011. He completed his B.A. in Political Science from Fresno State in 1974 and earned his J.D. from Western State University College of Law in 1980. Lawrence is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, and the Orange County Bar Association Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section. His primary area of practice is bankruptcy.
Rick J. Nehoraoff (CA)
Associate - Rick J. Nehoraoff was admitted to the California Bar in 2011. He completed his B.A. in Legal Studies from University of California, Berkeley in 2006 and earned his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2009. His primary area of practice is evictions.
Paterno C. Jurani (NV)
Associate - Paterno C. Jurani was admitted to the California Bar in 2001 and Nevada Bar in 2002. He completed his B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign in 1995 and earned his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2000. His primary areas of practice are civil litigation and collections.
Brian M. Luna (CA)
Associate - Brian M. Luna was admitted in California 2010, to the US District Court - Central District of California in 2010, US District Court - Southern District of California in 2011, US District - Northern District of California in 2011 and US District - Eastern District of California in 2011. He completed his B.A. in Criminology, Law & Society at University of California, Irvine in 2005 and earned his J.D. from the Chapman University School of Law in 2009. His primary areas of practice is civil litigation.
Rodrigo Suarez (CA)
Associate - Rodrigo Suarez was licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of El Salvador in 2004, the State Bar of California in 2008 and the State Bar of Texas in 2009. He received a BS in Law from the Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado in El Salvador in 2004 and his JD (magna cum laude) from the University of La Verne, College of Law in 2008. He was admitted to the US District Court – Northern and Southern Districts of Texas in 2010 and the Western District of Texas in 2012. Rodrigo is also a member of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Scribes Society of Legal Writers. His area of practice is civil litigation.
Kristin Canfield Derr (CA)
Associate - Kristin Canfield Derr was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2007. She received a BA in Political Science from the University of Utah in 2000 and a JD from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2005. Kristin’s area of practice is civil litigation.
