Steven R. Baker, Esq. 8029 Torino Stanton, CA 90680 714-600-2016/sb17ae474@westpost.

net SUMMARY Over five years of litigation and transactional legal experience. Pre-law busin ess background includes extensive sales & marketing tenure working with small to large business clients within a diversity of industries including Fortune 500 c ompanies. Cum laude law school graduate. Industry sector experience includes: biomedical, biotech, pharmaceutical manufacturing; business & computer services; electronics/e-commerce/internet products; financial services/securities; publis hing; and, telecommunications. EXPERIENCE * Steven R. Baker, Attorney At Law, Orange County, CA, Attorney (2/07 - prese nt): performing and performed work for: - Baker & Mendlovitz, P.C., Lakewood, CA, principal (1/10 - 12/10, entity inacti ve): General practice including: Business-commercial litigation, business entit y formation & governance, trademarks, contracts, trusts & estates, probate matte rs & litigation. P.C. is currently in non-operational status. - Malcom & Cisneros, Irvine, CA (2009 - present, currently Of Counsel): Litigat ion: Real estate foreclosure defense for lenders and trustees along with lis pe ndens & title related matters - Law Offices of George Straggas, Newport Beach, CA (2007 - present): Litigation & transactional: employment law, title insurance, contracts, secured transactio ns, commercial law litigation - Graves & Alexander, LLP, Tustin, CA (2007 - present): Litigation: fiduciary du ty, corporate governance, law and motion, contract disputes - Shippey & Associates, APC, Fullerton, CA, (2007 - 2009, Of Counsel): Real est ate, trusts, wills, contracts, trademarks, business entity formation, corporate governance, patents, contracts, buy-sell agreements - Cadden & Fuller, LLP, Irvine, CA (project work 2008): Litigation & transaction al: general business law & disputes litigation - Law Offices of Tom Kamph, Newport Beach, CA (project work 2007): Litigation: f amily law * Borton, Petrini & Conron, Bakersfield, CA, Attorney Associate (1/06 - 1/07) : Business law: transactional and litigation; areas include general business law, entity f ormation, bankruptcy, contracts and contract disputes, unfair competition, lien law (mechanics, producers) , trademarks, construction defects, insurance defense, copyright, trade secrets, trustee litigation, real estate and water rights. * Hunt & Associates, Paso Robles, CA, Attorney Associate (8/05 - 12/05): Tra nsactional and litigation legal work for small businesses, home owner associations, and individuals; areas include general business law, entity formation, bankruptcy, contracts and contr act disputes, unfair competition, producers liens, trademarks, construction defe cts, real estate, employment law. * The Law Offices of Norman C. Davis, Irvine, CA, Attorney (independent contr actor) (11/03 - 7/05): Transactional: medical regulations, corporate structure and governance for professional medical entities * The Law Offices of Randall S. Waier, Newport Beach, CA, Attorney (independe nt contractor) (1/03 9/03): Business litigation, law and motion, appeals * Biomedical Market Newsletter, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA, Director of Marketing &

Sales (4/93 - 8/05): Sales & marketing of printed & electronic publications, and electronic ind ustry news service to medical product manufacturers, law firms, and indust ry associations throughout the United States EDUCATION/TRAINING * Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA, Juris Doctor, July 2001 - Graduated cum laude - Top 15.7% of class - Intellectual Property Law Certificate - Law School Intellectual Property Society - Dean`s List - Honor Roll - Dean`s Merit Scholarship - General Merit Scholarship - Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Excellence for the Futur e Award for receiving highest grades in following classes: Licensing & Technology Transf er, Antitrust & Intellectual Property, White Collar Crime * University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Bachelor of Science - Biology * Toastmasters International * Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations * Xerox Account Development Strategies, Interpersonal Selling Skills, and Profes sional Selling Skills CAREER HIGHLIGHTS * Successful motions/demurrers in both state and federal court whereby lenders, trustees, and loan servicers have been dismissed from foreclosure actions by bor rowers. * Successfully negotiated favorable settlement in defense of client in breach of contract action. * Successfully represented Central Coast wine grape vineyard as creditor in Chap ter 11 proceedings. * Successfully defended physician against former HMO on issues of misappropriati on of trade secrets, solicitation of former patients, and breach of contract res ulting in a non-monetary settlement. * Successfully mediated and settled construction defects claims against business client. * Successfully mediated and settled real estate based claims against business cl ient. * Contributing writer of Agriculture Law Newsletter (e.g., -The Business of Wine Can Sometimes Yield Unwanted Legal Tonnage-) * Co-hosted radio program on -Identifying and Protecting Trade Secrets.* Persuaded executive management of Fortune 500 company to approve product line worth $1,000,000 per revenue * President`s Club sales performer for Fortune 500 company * Identified $5,000,000 product line for Fortune 500 company * Managed large, multi state territories including coordination, hiring, and sup ervision of customer service, engineering, operations, and technical personnel * Interacted with all levels of personnel and management effectuating developmen t of excellent inter-personal, presentation, and written communications skills PROFESSIONAL LICENSES/CERTIFICATION * All Courts of the State of California (June 2002) * United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals * United States District Court - Central District of California * United States District Court - Eastern District of California

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United States District Court - Northern District of California Securities Licenses (inactive): Series 3, 7, 63 Variable Contracts (inactive) Fire & Casualty Insurance Agent (inactive)