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<p class="teambioheadings"> Principal and Managing Partner </p> <p class="plaintext"> Salinas Office<br /> Phone: 831.754.2444<br /> Fax: 831.754.2011<br /> <a href="mailto:jeff@lomgil.com">jeff@lomgil.com</a> </p> <p class="teambioheadings"> Practice Areas </p> <ul class="teambioul"> <li class="teambioul">Agribusiness Law</li> <li class="teambioul">Agricultural Mediation</li> <li class="teambioul">Land Use Entitlement and Planning</li> <li class="teambioul">Product Liability (Food Safety)</li> <li class="teambioul">Real Estate Transactions</li> </ul> <p class="teambioheadings"> Education </p> <ul class="teambioul"> <li class="teambioul">JD, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1979</li> <li class="teambioul">BA, University of Santa Clara, 1976</li> </ul> <p class="plaintext"> Jeff is a principal and the managing partner of Lombardo & Gilles, overseeing a legal staff and fifteen attorneys. </p> <p class="plaintext"> Jeff specializes in the areas of agriculture, land use and real estate for both local and international clients. He has successfully handled the transfer of real estate throughout the United States, Mexico and South America. He has also directly handled the importation of products from Mexico and South America, including food safety and product liability matters related thereto. His in-depth legal and practical knowledge of personal and real property matters, both in California and abroad, has led to his appointment as an advisor and consultant to companies assessing their business opportunities and risks. </p> <p class="plaintext"> Jeff started his legal career in 1979 as corporate counsel for Bruce Church, Incorporated, and affiliated companies, a grower, shipper and processor of fresh vegetables. In 1985, Jeff founded his own law firm which specialized in real estate and agricultural matters, including product liability issues related thereto. In 1998, Jeff merged his firm with the firm of Lombardo & Associates, creating Lombardo & Gilles, where he currently holds the position of managing partner. </p> <p class="plaintext"> Jeff graduated from the University of Santa Clara in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, where he honored in history. Afterwards, he graduated from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, in 1979, and received his Juris Doctor Degree that year. Jeff also received a Certificate of International Jurisprudence in Salzburg, Austria, during his tenure at McGeorge School of Law, and in 1981, attended the Monterey Institute of International Studies, receiving a language certificate in Spanish for training for service abroad. </p> <p class="plaintext"> Jeff is active in community affairs and currently is the President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Steinbeck Center. Jeff is a member of various agricultural associations such as Grower-Shipper Vegetable Association, Western Growers Association, Monterey Wine Country Associates and Monterey and San Benito Farm Bureaus. He is also a member of the Monterey County Bar Association. </p> <p class="plaintext"> Jeff enjoys snow skiing, playing golf and traveling. </p> <p class="teambioheadings"> Bar and Court Admissions </p> <ul class="teambioul"> <li class="teambioul">California, 1979</li> <li class="teambioul">U. S. District Courts </li> <li class="teambioul">Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central District for the <br /> State of California</li> <li class="teambioul">District Court for the State of Arizona</li> </ul> <p class="teambioheadings"> Publications </p> <ul class="teambioul"> <li class="teambioul">"Slotting Fees: Friend or Foe?" <br /> Coastal Grower Magazine, Fall, 1999</li> <li class="teambioul">"Shifting the Risk of Loss of Product in Cold Storage Warehouses,"<br /> Coastal Grower Magazine, Fall 2001</li> <li class="teambioul">"Preventative Measures to Protect Against Liability Relating to <br /> Food-Borne Illness," Coastal Grower Magazine, Spring 2004</li> <li class="teambioul">"Legal Management of a Food Safety Crisis,"<br /> Coastal Grower Magazine, Summer 2004</li> <li class="teambioul">"Partial Business Disclosures by You and Your Attorney,"<br /> Coastal Grower Magazine, Spring 2005</li> <li class="teambioul">"Agricultural Water Discharge: Over-Regulation?"<br /> Coastal Grower Magazine, Summer 2005</li> </ul> <p class="teambioheadings"> Speeches </p> <ul class="teambioul"> <li class="teambioul">Slotting Fees; California State Bar, Agriculture Committee</li> <li class="teambioul">Food Safety; California State Bar, Agriculture Committee</li> <li class="teambioul">Trade Secrets; Salinas Grower-Shipper Association</li> </ul> <p class="teambioheadings"> Civic Involvement </p> <ul class="teambioul"> <li class="teambioul">Appointed to Board of Governors for Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, 2000</li> <li class="teambioul">Past President of Santa Clara University, Monterey Alumni Chapter</li> <li class="teambioul">Past Member of Public Advisory Committee of Asilomar Park</li> <li class="teambioul">Associate Member of Grower Shipper Association </li> <li class="teambioul">Associate Member of Monterey Wine Country Associates</li> <li class="teambioul">Member Emeritus of the Board of Directors of Knights of the Vine</li> <li class="teambioul">Member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs</li> <li class="teambioul">Past President of Friends of the California Repertory Theatre Guild</li> <li class="teambioul">Past Member of Board of Directors, Friends of the Monterey Institute of International Studies</li> <li class="teambioul">President of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, National Steinbeck Center</li> </ul> <p class="teambioheadings"> Initiatives and Accomplishments </p> <ul class="teambioul"> <li class="teambioul">Language Certificate (Spanish), Monterey Institute of International studies</li> <li class="teambioul">Co-Chair of the Agricultural Committee, Business Law Section, State Bar of California</li> <li class="teambioul">2004 Trustee of the Year, National Steinbeck Center</li> </ul>
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