Mr. Kim Mistretta is a graduate of the University of Southern California (A.B., 1974-Economics) and USC Law Center (J.D., 1977). He practiced in Los Angeles from 1977 through 1989 (Eldred & O’Rourke, Glendale, CA, 6-attorney, general practice firm; Eldred & Mistretta, Glendale, CA 3-attorney, business and real estate transactions and litigation). Since 1990 he has practiced on the Central Coast (Borton, Petrini & Conron, San Luis Obispo/Bakersfield, 140-attorney statewide firm, business and real estate transactions and litigation, 1989-91; Bates & Mistretta, San Luis Obispo, business and real estate transactions and litigation, 1991-93; The Law Offices of Kim Mistretta, San Luis Obispo/ Santa Maria, 1994-present).