Bio
Creighton Mills has wide-ranging responsibility as the senior Orange County member of the firm's real estate department. His experience includes negotiating and drafting purchase and sale documents for raw land, commercial, industrial, hotel, and residential properties; real property secured transactions, including construction loans, permanent loans, loan workouts, and foreclosures; lease transactions for both lessors and lessees in commercial, retail, and industrial properties; transactions relating to the development of real property; and evaluation of environmental issues relating to real estate transactions.
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law (J.D., 1981)
- Graduate School of Management (M.B.A., 1981)
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- University of California at Irvine (B.A., Social Sciences, magna cum laude, 1977)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Student body president (1976-1977)
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Orange County Bar Association
- Section on Real Property
- University of California at Irvine
- Alumni Board
- American Bar Association
Professional Recognition and Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law (2018 - 2019)
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
Other Professional Experience
- Wyman Bautzer Kuchel and Silbert, Orange County, California, Partner (1988-1990), Associate (1981-1988)
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of California
- United States District Court, Central District of California
- United States District Court, Southern District of California
