Specializing in business litigation for the Superior Courts of the State of California. Currently, 2024 outside litigation counsel for Executive Officers of Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. Also, specializes in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) head trauma-related injuries re: successful 2022 litigation vs. Nike Golf Camp.
The premier social marketplace and open enabling platform for outdoor leisure athlete connections, corporate wellness, and kinetic escapes. U.S. Patent Pending. On the Zoom App Marketplace. Gerard, type 2 diabetes & psoriatic arthritis fighter, IMG Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Finisher, June 2022, 2023, and 2024 competitor. Gerard is a member of Dolphin Club SF. FOMO Invitation: DM Gerard year-around for a no wetsuit swim at Aquatic Park San Francisco (in front of Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Factory).
: Founder & CEO of VIP Mobile, Inc. 1999-2010. U.S. Government Contracting Technology, Business and Law since 1992. Technology and market development working with U.S. Government agencies in basic & applied R&D/ISR/C4 technologies. Government Clients: U.S. SOCOM, DHS/CBP, AFRL/WPAFB, NSWC, CNTPO, JSOC/CAG, DoS, OGA and NASA. Technology Transfer Partnerships: UC Berkeley (Nano solar cells for space propulsion), UT-Austin (C4 comms), and Temple University (ISR for UAS platforms). Corporate Partnerships: ARINC (ISR sensors), Boeing (UAS platforms), Thales Communications (MBITR radio enhancements), ViaSat (EICT enhanced image capture & transfer via ViaSat modem), and Blackwater Worldwide (ISR end-users). Former corporate counsel for Integrity Management Enterprises, a Department of the Navy logistics contractor for the Inter Supply Support Operations Program (ISSOP), 1992-1999.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Juris Doctor degree, Bachelor of Science in Laws degree, Dec. 1991; member of the State Bar of California (SBN 159302) and United States District Court, Southern District of California, June 1992; Master’s Certificate in Government Contracting, George Washington University, 2003; Professional LEAD Certificate, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 2022.
Weekend CA Coastal Triathlons: Malibu Triathlon, Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon; Wealth Transfer Law & Asset Protection, Real Estate Professional, Stock & Market Analysis, Technology, Storytelling-Indie Moviemaking, Directing & AFM Distribution, and spending time with family. Film and Television Training: San Francisco Film School, 2010; Warner Bros. Studios USC School of Cinematic Arts Producing and Directing Program, 2011. Actor and Director training: Studio A.C.T. @ American Conservatory Theater, 2015-2018. Award winning filmmaker, "Blood on Canvas," Winner, Best Feature, Michigan Film Awards, 2012, movie trailer