About CARE Law Group PC

Alan grew up on Long Island, New York, graduating cum laude from State University of New York at Albany in 1978, with a B.A. in Sociology. After moving to San Diego, he went to law school, graduating in 1982 from California Western School of Law, serving as the Head Notes and Comments Editor of the law school’s Law Journal. Alan published Damages for a Temporary Regulatory Taking:  First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles, 24 Cal.West.LR 33 (1987).  Alan was also awarded California Western School of Law 1981 Faculty Award for Consumer Protection Law.

After graduating from law school, Alan was employed as Deputy City Attorney for the City of San Diego for five years, holding posts as a Supervising Trial and Appellate Attorney and Civil Litigation Counsel. From 1988 - 1993, he worked as a civil litigation associate of the firm SHIFFLET, SHARP & WALTERS, specializing in insurance, real estate, condemnation and employment cases. Since 1994, Alan has been in private practice, now focusing his practice on Bankruptcy Law and Estate Planning offering a pro-active alternative to the destructive nature of probate and litigation. In addition to membership to the California State Bar, Alan is also trained in income tax preparation and holds a California Real Estate Broker’s License No. 0713168