CRAIG L. COMBS, ESQ.
7955 Raytheon Road • San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: (760) 809-4833 | Facsimile: (858) 505-9511
email: cc at combslaw dot cc
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 EDUCATION





Thomas Jefferson School of Law*, San Diego, California:
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, May 2003
Class Rank: Top 9%
Law Review: Staff Writer
Moot Court: Member, Moot Court Society
CALI / Witkin Award for Academic Excellence: Corporations
CALI / Witkin Award for Academic Excellence: Legal Writing II
CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Entertainment Law
Honor Roll (seven of eight semesters)
LSAT Scholarship
Trustees Scholarship for Academic Achievement (2000 - 2003)
Meyer Foundation Scholarship
National Dean's List
*Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a private, independent nonprofit law school, fully approved by the ABA.

University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California:

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cum Laude, Communication, May 1994
GPA: 3.6
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Attorney & Broker, Encinitas, CA

PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS:

WASSERMAN | KORNHEISER, LLP - June 2004 to Present

  • Corporate Counsel: All apects of general legal counsel for common interest developments.
  • Civil Litigation: All stages of civil litigation for Southern California's premier community association law firm.

    LAREYBI & ASSOCIATES - December 2003 to Present

  • Civil litigation: All aspects of civil litigation with an emphasis on business and real estate disputes.

    SURFSHOT MEDIA, INC. - December 2003 to Present

  • General Counsel: All aspects of legal representation for media company including formation; intellectual property protection and licensing; contracts; business development; and much more.

    THE ROB MACHADO FOUNDATION - September 2004 to Present

  • General Counsel: Legal counsel for non-profit charitable foundation benefitting children and the arts.

    PHOAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - December 2003 to Present

  • General Counsel: General legal counsel to intellectual property holding company on general licensing and corporate transaction issues.

  • FOUNDER AND BROKER:

    Landansea Real Property & Funding, Inc. - December 2004 to Present

  • Foreclosure and Short Sale Negotiations and Consulting
  • MLS Property Listing Services
  • Purchase and Sale transactions and consulting

  • Solutions Media, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
    Managing Editor, March 1999 to October 2000

  • Managed a department of eight full-time writers and editors and over twenty freelance writers to conceive, develop and publish content directly to multiple Web sites.
  • KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
    Initiated, negotiated and closed content bundling and; cross-promotional deals with hardware and software companies; Initiated content-sharing deals with ISPs, national print publications, Web sites and other content producers.

    CONTENT MANAGEMENT
    Restructured and reorganized a complicated content sharing initiative involving relationships with more than twenty online and print partners and turned it into an effective content scheme for three Web sites as well as a valuable marketing and public relations tool.

    CONTENT CREATION
    Wrote, edited, assigned, and proofread stories and other material for multiple departments including industry analyses, corporate and investor newsletters, press releases, marketing blurbs, artists interviews, media kits, catalogues, advertisements, news stories, business plans, biographies, and more.

    Soular Entertainment, Inc., Encinitas, CA
    Founder, President and C.E.O., May 1994 to May 1998

    Started content-based company immediately upon graduating from college.
    KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
    Performed all aspects of starting up a company, including writing business plan, forming partnerships, incorporating, raising funds and much more.

    CONTENT MANAGEMENT
    Wrote and managed contracts with artists, freelance writers, investors and partners.

    CONTENT CREATION
    Developed original creative new media properties for the Internet, interactive television, film and music.

    MEMBERSHIPS AND LICENSES
  • Member - State Bar of California
  • Member - American Inns of Court
  • Member - Federalist Society
  • Member - Surfrider Foundation
  • Broker - California Department of Real Estate
  • Member - Cardiff United
  • COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
  • Operating Systems: Windows, elementary UNIX
  • Languages/Tools: Microsoft Office Professional, Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, HTML, FTP, Quark Express, Adobe PhotoShop
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