I have a solo practice. I received a BA Degree in Government from University of San Francisco & then received a JD Degree from Santa Clara University School of Law & a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. I was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1975 & have been a continuous & active member of the Oregon State Bar ever since. I am also a member of the American Bar Association & Multnomah Bar Association. I have held various executive corporate office & board positions for several public and private companies, including Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary for American Guaranty Financial Corporation, American Guaranty Life Insurance Company, Sentinel Life Insurance Company, & Vero, Inc., and Vice President & Counsel for Card Capture Services, Inc., & E-Trade ATM, Inc. Outside of corporate practice, I was in a solo law practice & then with a law firm for thirteen years, before joining the State of Oregon Attorney Generals office as Senior Associate Attorney General, assigned to departments of Treasury and Lottery. Since 2008, I have practiced law as a sole practitioner in the JMFord Law Office & have been a member of the ATM International Association & serve on the ATMIA Consultants Group, ATMIA Cash & Payments Council, ATMIA ATM & Digital Transaction Innovation Forum, ATMIA Independent ATM Deployer Committee, Co-Chair the ATMA Government Relations Committee, & ATMIA Next Generation ATMs & Governance Subcommittee. I received ATMIs 2015 & 2018 Outstanding Service Award & I am an ATMIA Honorary ATM Industry Champion. I also am a member of the National ATM Council since its formation nine years ago, as well as a member of the ATM Security Association formed in 2020. Based on my knowledge & extensive experience, my law practice focuses on counseling & providing business/legal services to start-up clients, as well as to executive management & board of directors with respect to those areas set forth above in my "Firm Summary".