Brett A. Baer, Esq.

Brett Baer is a real estate litigation attorney in the mortgage modification department. With academic honors, Mr. Baer earned a Juris Doctorate degree and a Masters of Business degree from Golden State University in San Francisco, CA in 2000. Also from Golden State University, he earned a Certificate of Specialization in International Law with academic distinction.

Mr. Baer studied securities regulation with esteemed professor Steven Choi at the University of California in Berkley, Boalt Hall School of Law, and thereafter earned a Masters of Law degree in Securities and Financial Refutation from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.

Brett first began working in the field of law in 1990. As a Paralegal Specialist, he obtained litigation and trial experience with Alborg & Dictor in Walnut Creek, CA where he assisted government and creditor interests in real estate and foreclosure litigation. In 2004, Mr. Baer served as an intern to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, where he was a Legal Research Attorney for the Superior Court of the State of California, Santa Clara County. In 2006, he assisted representation of the Sovereign Republic of Ecuador in an international breach of contract matter. From 2006 through 2008, Mr. Baer assisted the Fannie Mae securities litigation at Mayer Brown, LLP.

Brett A. Baer is admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the State of California, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Mr. Baer has also authored two substantive texts, "Caveat Underwriter: Underwriter Liability in Rule 144A Offers", April 2004, and "Economic and Legal Perspectives of the United States Health Care System: Comparative Public Policy: Application of Competition Theory on Reform". May 2004.

His past and present professional affiliations include:

• California State Bar