Keynote Speaker Event - Mr. Garth Pickett

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Bannan Hall 238, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM


In alliance with the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, the RELS board welcomes members to attend a special speaker event. Mr. Garth Pickett, Department Chair of Hopkins & Carley Real Estate Department, will be presenting on “How to Live a Balanced Life within the Demands of Law.”

About Mr. Garth E. Pickett:

Mr. Pickett holds memberships in the State Bar real estate section, the construction law and commercial lease subsections, the American Bar Association, and the ABA Forum of the Construction Industry and the real estate and tax sections. Mr. Pickett has lectured for the California Continuing Education of the Bar and has been a speaker at various seminars on real estate and construction subjects. He leads many training programs for commercial real estate brokers. He participates on the executive board for the Pacific Skyline Council Boy Scouts of America and was a founder of PilotLegis, an RPG E&O insurance company and continues to serve on its board of directors. Previously, he served on the board of directors for California Security Bank and held membership in the National Construction Industry Dispute and Resolution
Task Force.

Mr. Pickett holds a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford University Law School, where he sat on the board of the Stanford Law Review. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1972. Prior to joining Hopkins & Carley, Mr. Pickett was an associate with Los Angeles-based law firm Overton, Lyman & Prince.


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RELS Bi-Annual Kick-off Meeting

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Bannan Hall 238, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

The RELS felt privileged and honored to welcome many new members. We delivered an introductory glance at the RELS mission, goals and opportunities. Professor Mertens, Professor Althouse, Professor Armstrong, and Professor Glancy each discussed his/her experience in the realm of real estate.

Congratulations to our new Vice President Natalie Korthamar and Secretary Sebastian Wisniewski for filling in the position of our resigning board members!