Company:  The Hicklin Firm

Incumbent: Yes

UTA Member Since: 2006

UTA Positions Held: Legislation Committee, 2011 to 2012; 2019-present
Presenter Foreclosure 101, 2009;
Presenter annual conference, 2008, 2012; 2019 through 2022
Presenter Los Angeles Co. dinner, 2010;
Presenter at Orange Co. dinner, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2022
Participated in UTA's California Lobby Day,2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 2017, 2018 and 2019;
Author of six articles for UTA Quarterly
Member of the Board of Directors from 2019 to the present, Secretary of the Board from 2021 - present

Biography:

I have been an attorney in the mortgage industry since 1988, when I began practice in California; I am also admitted in Washington and Texas. I began practicing in financial services as in house counsel for Glendale Federal Bank, FSB. When it was acquired, I became Managing Litigation Counsel for WMC Mortgage Corp. In 2003, I joined Countrywide Home Loans as Litigation Counsel and in 2006 transferred to ReconTrust Company, Bank of America's foreclosure trustee, as Compliance Manager and then Chief Compliance Officer. In 2010, I moved to Orange County and joined Wright, Finlay & Zak. After two years I became General Counsel for Northwest Trustee Services. Since 2014, I have worked as a litigator in our industry and started my own law firm in Tustin, California in 2018. I am married and live in Santa Ana. In my spare time I do pro bono work and volunteer with the State Bar.

Why I would like to be a member of the Board of Directors and/or my vision for UTA:

The work done by the UTA and its members has never been more important. Our industry has come under unprecedented scrutiny in the past few years and, at the same time, the laws governing what we do have become increasingly complex and overlapping. I would like to continue serving on the UTA Board because the UTA is the authoritative voice of our industry. Legislatures seek our input on how to change the regulations we are subject to, resulting in better laws, and then we educate each other about those changes. Every stakeholder benefits when foreclosures are done correctly, promptly, and with finality. The UTA benefits all parties by providing some of the best foreclosure education available. Given my years of varied experiences in the industry, I believe I can continue contributing to the important work of the UTA. Thank you for your consideration!