One of his core focuses is real estate, including various 1031 exchanges, foreign investments in US real properties, property financial analysis, tax planning and consulting, assistance in buying, selling, and leasing decisions, analysis of deals, property management accounting, gift and estate of properties, correct formation of right entities and structures, and tax preparation & filing, etc.

Career
• Presently, Representative of Justin Oh CPA & Associates (15 years)
• Acted as a tax panelist on participating on various radio shows about tax compliance.
• President of The Korean-American CPA Society of Southern California (KACPA) 2020~2021
• Paco Steel (National Entrepreneur award winner in manufacturing) Controller/CFO (In-house financial accounting Chief Executive Officer for 20 years) and CFO of LG Semicon
• 7 years as auditor, tax and advisory service at KPMG Peat Marwick, Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young

Social service experience
• St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Diocese Ministry Committee’s President and Chief Treasurer
• St. James Catholic Church CFO
• Tax advisor at the Southern California Korean Real Estate Brokerage Association (more than 10 years)
• The Korea Times newspaper, columnist for the Korean Economist monthly magazine
• Served as a tax advisor for Korean daily newspapers
• Hosting a number of seminars for the public on real estate tax laws and planning

Heesok Park specializes in commercial, business and real estate matters. He has represented banks, factoring companies, commercial and individual lenders in various real estate and commercial finance transactions.

In 2019 and 2020, Mr. Park advised and represented clients in disposition and acquisition of real property in more than thirty transactions totaling over four hundred fifty million dollars. He assists clients in all facets of real estate transactions that include drafting of offers, conducting due diligence, assisting with complex financings for acquisition and closing. And after the acquisition of real property, he assists clients manage the property.

Since 1992, Mr. Park has assisted several local banks and factoring companies in secured transaction, real estate lending, corporate financing, loan document preparation, collections and foreclosure, and lender liability.
Mr. Park works in the corporate arena, advising individuals and business entities, such as partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and publicly traded companies on all legal aspects of their business existence, from formation, through operation to dissolution. Mr. Park and attorneys in his firm handle commercial litigation representing business clients in the assertion and defense of claims in administrative hearings, arbitration and negotiations and in extensive litigation in state and federal courts.

Education and career
• Master of Laws, University of Santa Clara (1986)
• University of Illinois Bachelor of Finance (1983)
• Heesok Park has practiced law in the Los Angeles for over 30 years, specializing in business transactions and litigation. He is a former Judge Pro Tem for the Municipal Court of the Los Angeles Judicial District. In addition to being general counsel for several banks his clients include many small and medium size businesses.

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Partner Attorney: S. YOUNG LIM

• Master of Laws, University of Santa Clara (1986)
• University of Illinois Bachelor of Finance (1983)

During the last 30 years, S. Young Lim has been the sole or lead attorney on many jury and non-jury trials in State and Federal Court. He is a member of the American Board of Trail Advocacy. He has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Central District Court of Appeals and Bankruptcy Appeals Panel. He has several published decisions and one case was argued before the United States Supreme Court. He acts as general counsel to many privately
held companies and has represented many companies under their business liability policies on behalf of their insurance companies.

DENNIS McPHILLIPS Attorney
SHELLEY SAGARA Attorney
Jessie Kim Attorney
DAVIT ZARGARYAN Attorney
Law Offices of KIL & SINKOV

Education
• 1985.5. Juris Doctor-University of Colorado School of Law (J.D.)
• 1982.5. BA in Economics-Pomona College (B.A.)

Qualification

• 1986. 12. California State Attorney
• 1985. 11. Colorado State Attorney
• 2004. 3. California public broadcaster

Professional experience
• 1988 to Present: Representative of the Joint Law Office of Kil & Sinkov
– Partner Michael Sinkov (UCLA J.D.) Joint law firm specializing in real estate law, civil, immigration, commercial law, and labor law with a Jewish attorney with over 40 years of experience.
• 1985 to 1988: Office of Commercial Law, Injury and Immigration Lawyers in Denver and Los Angeles.
• 2004 to 2009: CEO of EO Solve, LLC
– Online labor law education consulting company
• 2004 to Present: Representative of BC Real Estate
– Real estate consulting company that provides one-stop full service from real estate investment management to company establishment and immigration procedures
• 2010 to Present: The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board

Major social career
• 2017.9.27 National Medal of Merit and Pomegranate Award (No. 17572)
• 2006 to Present: Commissioner of the Los Angeles City Police (LAPD) Licensing Review Board
• 2004 to 2007: President Bush Commissioner, White House Asia Pacific Policy Advisory Committee
• 1993 to 2008: Director, Korean Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles
• 2003 to 2005: Chairman, Korean Language Promotion Foundation
• 2013 to 2017: Foundation for Korean Language and Culture in the USA
• 1997 to 2000: President of the Korean American Republican Association
• 1993 to 2005: Member of LA Council, Advisory Council for Democratic Peace and Unification of Korea
• 2007 to 2017: The Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification of Korea Los Angeles Chapter
• 2010 to Present: Los Angeles Citizen US Army Advisor
• 2009 to 2011: US Naval Academy Admissions Promotion Officer/Interviewer
• 2009 to 2010: LAPD Olympic Police Station Citizen Advisory Committee Co-Chair
• 2008 to 2012: General Counsel of the American Federation of Commerce and Industry
• 2007 to 2016: Los Angeles County Sheriff Bureau Advisor
• 2000.7.25: LAPD Civil Police School Completion
• 2013.10.26: Los Angeles County Sheriff Department Civil Police School Completion
• 2013.11.21: FBI Los Angeles Branch Civil Police School Completion

He is a representative of the design company Archeon Group and provides services to many domestic and foreign clients. Designed many buildings including Solaire, a L.A. landmark.

Major social career
• Economic Development Advisor to the City of Gwangju, South Korea
• Member, Korea Unification Ministry, Appointed by President Moon Jae In
• Former California State Commissioner, California Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Former Commissioner, Vice President, Board of Recreation & Parks, City of Los Angeles
• Former Commissioner, Board of Airport Commissioners, City of Los Angeles
• Former Commissioner, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), City of Los Angeles
• Former Chair/Commissioner, Board of Zoning Appeals, City of Los Angeles
• Former Board of Directors/Commissioner, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles
• Former Board Member, California League of Conservation Voters
• Member, Building Commission for the Los Angeles Archdiocese
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Los Angeles City College Foundation
• Board Member, Cal Poly Pomona National Development Council
• Advisory Board Member, Los Angeles Development Fund
• Member, International Business Advisory Committee for Mayor James Hahn
• Member, LA County Supervisor Don Knabe’s Asian American International Business Advisory Committee
• Former Board of Governors, Little Tokyo Service Center
• Former Board of Directors, YMCA-Westchester Community
• Former Board of Directors, Asia America Symphony Association
• Former Board of Directors, Asian American/Engineers Association
• Charter member, Cal Poly University at Pomona Asian American Alumni
• Alumni Advisory Committee, School of Environmental Design, Cal Poly University at Pomona
• Former Member, Consumer Advisory Panel, Southern California Edison
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Lend-A-Hand Foundation
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Korean American Coalition
• Former Member, Community Relations Council, National Bank of California

Honor and social activity
• Delegation Member with Mayor Eric Garcetti to South Korea
• Finance Committee Member For Eric Garcetti for Mayor of Los Angeles
• Guest Speaker for Anderson School of Business, UCLA
• Panel Speaker for “Post Immigrant LA” Hosted by Occidental College and LA Times Architectural Columnist
Christopher Hawthorne
• Honorary Guest of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Asia Business Trip Delegation
• Honorary Guest of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Mexico Business Trip Delegation
• Finance Committee Member for John Kerry for President
• Member, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Transition Team
• Panel Speaker at Verdexchange Conference
• Guest Speaker at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce on Transit Oriented Development
• Distinguished Citizen Award, Boy Scouts of America, San Gabriel Valley Chapter
• Leadership Award, California Asian Pacific American State Employees Association
• Los Angeles Beautification Award Nominee
• Chair, 2001 City of Los Angeles Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Steering Committee
• Co-Chair, 2000 Hong Kong/China Insurance Delegation & Symposium to US
• Speaker, Leadership LA Council
• Speaker, Loyola Marymount University
• Speaker, Asian Business League Symposium on Economic Development in Asia
• Speaker, Business Opportunities in Vietnam & the 1996 Trade Delegation from the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Vietnam (VCCI), LA Area Chamber of Commerce & California Southeast Asia Business Council
• Speaker, Korean American Leadership Conference
• Speaker, First Annual Conference for Korean Americans in Politics
• Speaker, Planning Issues Arising from 1992 Civil Disturbance, LA Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

Stuart Ahn, founder and principal of A&H Architects, Inc., has led numerous landmark projects in Los Angeles, providing comprehensive architectural, planning, construction management and real estate development consulting services for residential, commercial and industrial projects. A&H architects Inc. is currently designing a seven story 85-unit Apartment project in the city of Long Beach, an 82-bed Assisted Living Senior Housing in the city of Glendale, and a six-story office tower with a job training center and community service center in downtown Los Angeles.

Stuart Ahn has consulted on real estate developments which include a seven-story 252-unit apartment complex with 35,000 sq. ft. of retail commercial space in Koreatown, an eight-story 228-unit residential condominium complex with 43,000 sq. ft. of market and retail store space in Koreatown, a seven-story 87- nit low-income family apartment project (including tax credit financing) in Hollywood, and the Wilshire Gateway, a 260-unit affordable apartments project including 55,000 sq. ft. of commercial space located at an MTA subway station.

Stuart Ahn has led construction on several iconic projects in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, the 227,500 sq. ft. Koreatown Plaza, the area’s first major indoor shopping mall; and Hankook Plaza, a four-story mixed-use complex with medical offices and a retail shopping mall. He also managed the construction of the
award- winning Walnut Gymnasium and Teen Center, with two full-size basketball courts in the City of Walnut.

U.C. Berkeley School of Architecture
A&H Architects – Founder & Principal
• Architect in California #C-8137
• NCARB-National Council of Architectural Registration Board #77058
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Previous Affiliations
• Commissioner, Los Angeles Housing Department
• Trustee, Graduate School of Theology at Claremont
• Founding Director, Han Mi Bank
• President, Korean American Architects Association
• Founding Chairperson, Koreatown Specific Plan – Advisory committee, Los Angeles Planning Department

Highlight of Experiences
• Kim, Swoo Geun, AIA, SPACE GROUP
• Participation Drafting of The Seoul 88’ Olympic Main Stadium Jamsil, Seoul, Korea
• Building Design of The Korea Embassy at New Delhi, India
• Structural Drafting by ACI Code for The Ekbahtan Apartment Complex at Teheran, Iran
• Building Design and Supervisor The Art Center & Theater at Dong-soong Dong, Seoul, Korea
• Hankook Tanchungsa, Interior Supervisor The Dae-Woo Shopping Arcade, Choong ku, Seoul, Korea
• Building Design for Sports & Health Center The Young-Dong Department Store, Seoul, Korea
• Design for Amenities Facilities & Guest Rooms The Riviera Hotel, Kang-Nam, Seoul, Korea
• Supervisor for Facility of Sauna & Spa The Paradise Beach Hotel at Pusan, Korea
• Remodeling Design of 11 th , 13 th Floor Guest Room for Hilton International Hotel, Seoul, Korea
• Design for Amenities Facility & Guest Rooms The Yangi Hotel at Yanben, China
• Rendering for Presentation with AutoCAD 2013, BIM Revit Architecture 2008, 3D Sketching Free Hand

Work History
• 2013 to Current Khan Development Co.
• 2007 to 2008 Archeon Group
• 2003 to 2006 Khan Architect Group
• 1998 to 2003 Moonlight molds, Inc.
• 1993 to 1998 Frank Politeo, AIA

Qualifications
• ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF AIA
• GENERAL “B” CONTRACTOR

David Silverman is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California with a PhD from UCLA in Water Resources Engineering. His expertise is in drainage and weather. His background has allowed him to work around the world doing climate change studies. Currently, he is the owner of Advanced Engineering & Consulting, an engineering consulting firm specializing in all aspects of engineering land development, from initial planning through final construction surveying. While his company excels in civil design necessary for land development, his passion lies in large scale hydrology/hydraulic studies for the efficient design of development projects.

Fellowships
Department of Education graduate student fellowship, USC, 1990 Lady Davis Trust Fellowship, Technion
University, Israel, 2001

Registration
Professional Engineer (Civil, California) – C58650 Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD)/Qualified SWPPP
Practitioner (QSP) – #945

Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers

Experience
• March 2010 to Present CFO and Senior Escrow Officer, United Escrow Company
• Sept 2013 to Present Director of Korean Real Estate Brokers Association of Southern California
• Oct 2006 to Feb 2010 Vice President of Beltone Southern California
• 1996 to Aug 2005 Office Manager and Senior Escrow Officer at United Escrow Company
• March1989 to May 1993 Senior Escrow Officer at Lucky Escrow Company
• 1984 to Feb 1989 Escrow Officer at Universal Escrow Company
• Oct 1982 to 1984 Escrow Officer at Sentry Escrow Company

Experience

 
• Vice President, Marketing at Chicago Title Los Angeles
July 1998 – Present (22 years 6 months)
 
 

 
• Vice President, Marketing at North American Title
1988 – June 1998 (10 years)
Glendale, California, United States