Patrick Strader

Patrick B. Strader, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel for Starpointe Ventures has over a decade of real estate experience. He has a B.S. in Political Science from UCLA and a J.D. with a certificate in High Technology Law from the Santa Clara University School of Law. Prior to his legal career, Patrick worked as a
superintendent on a commercial tenant improvement project, asset manager at a
500-unit multifamily complex, and leasing associate for a major L.A. retail
brokerage firm.

Patrick's real estate experience as a licensed attorney has run the gamut from representing both buyers and sellers in residential and commercial transactions to forming and structuring business entities to hold and invest in real property. In
addition, he has litigated numerous landlord/tenant disputes and prevailed in a
complex summary judgment on a specific performance and breach of contract
lawsuit resulting from a cancelled escrow for the purchase and sale of of
redevelopment property.

At Starpointe Ventures, Patrick has successfully processed many General Plan Amendments, Zone Changes, Conditional Use Permits, Master Plans, Tentative Tract Maps, Park Plans, EIRs and other discretionary approvals. He has also represented Starpointe Ventures and consulted with clients on several CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) lawsuits and is Chairman of the Board of the
California CEQA Reform Committee.

Patrick was a member of the inaugural class of the NAIOP Young Professionals Group and the Leadership Tomorrow Class of 2005 through the Chambers of Commerce of Irvine, Newport Beach, and Costa Mesa. Patrick serves on the Board of Governors of the Irvine Valley College Foundation and the Board of Directors of the Irvine Children's Fund.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Irvine Chamber of Commerce since 2004 and has Chaired the Legislative Review and Government Affairs Committees.

Patrick was selected as a National Emerging Leader in Real Estate by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) in 2006.

Patrick regularly lectures on entitlement issues to many groups including the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, NAIOP, and UCI Merage Graduate School of Management.