Rudy V. Bilawski is a principal at Neumiller & Beardslee. He has been practicing law over 35 years and his expertise lies in the areas of public and private financing law, real estate law, business organization law, and loan work-outs. Mr. Bilawski is one of only two qualified bond counsel located in San Joaquin County. In April 1995, Mr. Bilawski was selected by the Treasurer of the State of California to join the pool of lawyers from which that office selects bond counsel for the various State of California financing transactions. In February 2001, Mr. Bilawski was co-bond counsel for a 954 Million Dollar general obligation bond issue by the State of California.

Mr. Bilawski represents clients as diverse as the wineries of Delicato Vineyards and Ironstone; Holt of California (a Caterpillar dealer); BMD (a building material distributor); San Bernabe Vineyards (the largest contiguous vineyard in the U.S.); agribusinesses; family farms and ranches; a variety of manufacturers such as plastic and lumber; various medical professionals; apartment managers; and a number of homebuilders and construction subcontractors.

Mr. Bilawski is a member of American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Inc., Municipal Bond Attorneys of the United States, and California Business Administration Association. He is also a member of the San Joaquin County and California State Bar Associations. Mr. Bilawski is rated “AV” (the highest possible rating) by Martindale-Hubbell, the standard directory of attorneys in the United States and he has been recognized as a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine.

Born and raised in Bremerhaven, West Germany, Mr. Bilawski is fluent in the German language. He obtained his B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1964, his Masters in Business Administration (Transportation Economics and Finance) (Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society) in 1966, and his Juris Doctor from Boalt Hall, University of California in 1969. He was admitted to practice in California in 1970 and before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988. From 1986 until 2002, Mr. Bilawski acted as Judicial Arbitrator for the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, California.