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.
Meet the members of the firm:
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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 Associations
- 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
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
- Mortgage Bankers Association of America
- 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 Associations
- 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
- Mortgage Bankers Association of America
- 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 Associations
- 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
Admitted to Bar
- 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)
Associate - Keenan McClenahan was admitted into the bar in the state of California in 1990. He has also been admitted into the bar for the Federal District of California and the Ninth Circuit of Appeals. He earned his B.A. at the University Santa Barbara in 1977 and his J.D. at Western State University in 1990. He is a member of the State Bar of California and of the Orange County Bar Association. His primary areas of practice are evictions, civil litigation, bankruptcy and foreclosure.
Mark T. Domeyer (CA)
Associate - 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)
Associate - 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.
Matthew D. Tokarz (CA)
Associate - Matthew D. Tokarz was admitted to bar of California in 2003. He was also admitted into the bar of the Federal District of California and the bar of the U.S. District Court of California, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts. Matt earned his B.A. at Pepperdine University in 1998 and graduated with a J.D. from Western State University College of Law in 2003. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the Orange County Bar Association. His primary areas of practice are bankruptcy and evictions.
Lemuel B. Jaquez (CA)
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, Central and Eastern Districts and the U.S. Court of Appeals, 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, the Orange County Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. His practice area is evictions.
Daniel L. Carter (CA)
Associate - Daniel L. Carter was admitted to the bar in the state of California in 2007. He has also been admitted into the bar for the U.S. District Court of California and the Central District and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He is a member of the State Bar of California. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and minored in English at the University of California, Riverside. In 2006, he graduated with a J.D. from Whittier College School of Law, with a concentration in criminal law. His area of practice is civil litigation.
Brian H. Tran (CA)
Associate - Brian H. Tran was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2008. He graduated from University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2002. He earned his law degree at Whittier College School of Law in 2007. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the Orange County Bar Association. He practices evictions.
Ryan W. Stocking (CA)
Associate - Ryan W. Stocking is an attorney licensed to practice in California since 2007. He earned his undergraduate degree in Marketing and Management from the University of South Carolina in 2002, earned his law degree at Chapman University School of Law in 2006 and is admitted to the Eastern District of CA. He practices evictions.
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 areas of practice include bankruptcy, civil litigation, construction defects, and evictions.
Robin L. Lewis (NV)
Associate - Robin L. Lewis is an attorney licensed to practice in Nevada since 1991, California since 1992 and the U.S. District Court of Nevada since 1991. She earned her undergraduate degree from University of San Diego in 1986 and her law degree from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1989. She is a member of the State Bar of Nevada and the State Bar of California. Her principle areas of practice include civil litigation, bankruptcy and evictions.
Wayne A. Rash (CA)
Associate - Wayne A. Rash was admitted to the bar of California in 1979. He earned his B.A. at Yale University in 1970 and graduated with a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1978. Wayne is a member of the State Bar of California and United States District County Central District of California. His primary area of practice is Civil Litigation.
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.
Scott T. Olifant (NV)
Associate - Scott T. Olifant is an attorney licensed to practice in Nevada since 1990, California since 2000, the Central, Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California, the District of Nevada, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned his B.A. at Florida International University in 1980 and graduated with a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in 1989. Scott is a member of the State Bar of Nevada and the State Bar of California. His primary area of practice is Civil Litigation.
