Unparalleled Expertise

163 Years of Combined Real Estate Experience

Lending

Expertise from over 20 years and 1,000 transactions of  lending for real estate projects from Fix & Flips to Ground Up construction.

Concierge Service

Comprehensive approach to provide a full range of service including funding, raising capital, real estate development, investment advising, and fund management.

Investor Management

Paradyme utilizes Juniper Square’s investor portal for all of our investors. Juniper Square is an all-in-one investor software that is user friendly and gives investors a transparent view of their investment at their finger tips.

Client Relations

Our client relations team goes above and beyond for each investor, sponsor, and developer that we serve. Our main differentiator in this industry is that we care for our clients every step of the process.

Technology

Our easy-to-use, innovative software, and cutting edge technology makes the process of investing simple, even for those new to investing.

Marketing / Branding

Full in-house marketing team providing photo/video, social media reach, content and branding for each project, developer, and sponsor.

CEO

Ryan Garland

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Ryan Garland’s unparalleled ability to understand the real estate market, and to consequentially shift his strategic thinking is the very foundation on which he has built his stellar career.

Ryan started his lending career in the traditional SFR (Single Family Residence) space. Due to Ryan's ability to establish relationships with HNW clientele (High-Net-Worth) and his passion for distressed assets, he began the Paradyme brand. Ryan successfully facilitated and closed an average of 150 short sales and REO transactions a month during the 2008 recession period. Strictly focused on “workout turnarounds" also known as flips - both in the SFR and Commercial sectors. Operating as an LP, Ryan was voted #1 Top Originator in California for four years in a row. Ryan also made Top Producer Magazine, a nationwide publication. Ryan has facilitated over $1.5 Billion in distressed real estate transactions.

Paradyme's objective and core passion are in line with "Impact" investing. Ryan’s “forward thinking” leads in today’s capital environment. Through ESG, our focus is on sustainable assets planning for 20-30 years down the road. A true wealth mindset mentality. Along with filling a direct need for housing and workout-turnarounds for small businesses with real estate holdings. With more than a dozen projects in the pipeline at any given time, averaging $250 Million, Garland’s diversified platform structure is what most alternative investors are looking for in today’s volatile marketplace. Ryan is recognized throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Riverside Counties. With recession-resistant market ventures such as multifamily, for-rent SFR communities, office, and other specific commercial opportunities, Paradyme’s fundamental principles of integrity, transparency and exceptional client relations are a component that keeps Paradyme’s investors investing.

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Mike Reveley

COO

Michael Reveley currently serves as the COO of Paradyme. He is an experienced investment professional with a demonstrated history of bringing capital and hands on management expertise across multiple market sectors. He previously worked as the Managing Director, Head of Fund Distribution for Scarsdale Capital, a distressed debt fund located in Los Angeles. Prior to Scarsdale Capital, Mr. Reveley served as the COO and Executive Director of Structural Monitoring System (ASX:SMN), an aerospace technology company with operations in the US, Australia and Canada. Mr. Reveley helped oversee the Company’s recapitalization, restructuring and subsequent growth to over 100 employees globally.

Mr. Reveley was the co-founder and CIO of SEAL Capital, a Los Angeles based global macro hedge fund. Prior to forming SEAL Capital, Michael was the co-founder and CIO of Seagate Global Advisors. Seagate was an alternative asset management platform offering strategies in global macro, emerging market fixed income and China based private equity via an affiliated company, Seabright Asset Management – a joint venture with China Everbright Bank in Hong Kong.

Mr. Reveley started his career on Wall Street. He was a Director at Swiss Bank Corporation in New York and London responsible for Eurobond and Global Bond origination in North America. Prior joining Swiss Bank, Michael was a VP at First Interstate Bank responsible for the Derivative Sales Team in New York.

Mr. Reveley received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California in Economics.

Doug McAllister

President

Doug is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the McAllister Strategic Group, Inc., where since 2004 he has been advising startups, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies, evaluating, supporting and facilitating initiatives from corporate strategic planning, turnarounds, leadership training, business scaling and real estate development. Due to his extensive government experience, most notably serving as the Mayor for the city of Murrieta, CA, he also became the Director of Government and External Affairs at Verizon Telecommunications, Inc.

With close to four decades of business experience in a variety of roles facilitating business expansion, crisis resolution, organizational leadership, consulting, executive coaching, strategic planning, negotiations and team building combined with his considerable background and success in the area of private sector/government relations due to over a decade of (appointed and elected) public service interacting, crafting and implementing policy with all levels of government, Mr. McAllister’s focus is to position Paradyme to redefine success in the industry. Mr. McAllister has evaluated, supported and facilitated projects representing well over a billion dollars of private and public funds. His proven track record, alongside his significant reach and influence, are the pillars of his ability to identify and evaluate opportunities for Paradyme, anticipating and mitigating risk, while also assisting Ryan Garland to guide Paradyme toward continued robust growth. Mr. McAllister holds a BSL (BA) from Ozark Christian College and an MA from Hope International University, both degrees focused on the management, mobilization, and motivation of people.

Marc Pierguidi

CFO of Secured Income Fund

Building on over 20 years of experience, Marc provides operational and financial leadership to high-net-worth families, entrepreneurs and their business holdings.

In 2000, Marc received his Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting from Siena College in New York State. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 2002 after gaining valuable post-graduate experience as an Auditor at Arthur Andersen. From there, Marc went on to serve as an Accounting Manager within the real estate group at J.P. Morgan in New York City. Providing accounting and financial reporting for a $20 billion portfolio of real estate, Marc was able to help investors and executives at J.P. Morgan with capital allocation, fund raising, and compliance.

In 2006, Marc joined New York City based Clarion Partners LLC, then the largest real estate investment manager in the world. In addition to serving as the Controller for a portfolio of real estate owned by New York State Common Retirement Fund, he was tasked with setting up a new real estate platform for opportunistic and value-add real estate opportunities. Marc was able to partner with the Portfolio Manager and Investor Relations department to successfully raise funds from high-net-worth individuals and deploy this capital across a diverse set of real estate assets comprised of multi-family, self-storage, office and industrial properties. From treasury, to accounting systems and performance reporting, Marc and his team created a seamless and successful real estate investment platform.

Marc relocated to Los Angeles in 2008 and joined real estate investment manager and developer CIM Group. Overseeing portfolios of real estate owned by pension funds and high net worth individuals, Marc was able to provide transparency, liquidity management and bank/debt compliance during the financial crisis. Marc sat on the Capital Markets Committee at CIM Group, where executives and ownership met to triage, forecast and ensure the overall health of the real estate portfolios. Marc worked closely with his team to ensure quick and accurate monthly accounting cycles, robust financial reporting and up to date, live data reporting to help the company maintain liquidity, expand, fund-raise, and preserve the profits of the portfolios.

In 2012, Marc joined a high-net-worth single-family office as the CFO. Marc was a key advisor to the Chairman and his family, providing tax and estate planning, financial reporting, investment structuring and overall family office administration. From real estate acquisitions, fuel distribution networks, manufacturing plants, to ground up multi-family developments, Marc was able to provide full-cycle accounting, equity and loan sourcing, asset management and tax compliance to a diverse array of assets on behalf of a high net worth individual and his family. Marc was also responsible for all aspects of financial operations, including cash management, financial reporting, income taxes, financial statement audits, budgeting, employee benefits and information technology.

In 2020, Marc became the Executive Director at InnoVise Family Wealth Advisors where he served as on outsourced CFO and COO to high-net-worth families, business founders and entrepreneurs. Marc’s clients consisted of multi-generational families with large and diverse investment portfolios, businesses in the real estate and credit space as well as technology start-ups founded by successful entrepreneurs. Marc’s leadership on all facets of their business from accounting, tax strategy, cash management, forecasting, human capital, debt/equity raise, to investor relations provided a solid operational infrastructure on behalf of his clients.

In September 2022, Marc joined Orchard Family Office Services, a boutique family office services firm headquartered in Southern California, which provides custom finance and legal solutions for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and operates as the CFO, COO and General Counsel for the families thereof.

Joanna Dreier

Director of Operations

As Paradyme Funding, Inc.’s Director of Operations, Joanna Dreier brings with her years of experience in account management, operations, customer service and retention and process management. Prior to joining the team at Paradyme, Mrs. Dreier managed a small financial services company that financed home mortgages, provided insurance services and wealth management, along with a real estate division.

Before this, Mrs. Dreier grew a startup corporate housing company from inception to a global presence in just four years. As a highly motivated, solutions-oriented professional with sound time and resource-management skills Joanna continues to be instrumental in implementing and executing strategic administrative and operational initiatives within Paradyme to enhance productivity, quality, client service and overall bottom-line performance. Mrs. Dreier holds an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University and a Master of Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida.

Aria Parker

Director of Marketing

Aria Parker is a successful entrepreneur and marketing expert with a wealth of experience in luxury branding. As the founder and CEO of a boutique marketing agency, Aria has made a name for herself by developing innovative, customized branding strategies that engage with upscale audiences.

Aria found her passion during her time studying International Business in Paris, France where she worked alongside top designers at a prominent luxury marketing firm during Paris Fashion Week. Here, she worked with a number of luxury brands, including LVMH, Tom Ford, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and other world class brands. She also held notable roles with couture designers and with a successful startup specializing in children's clothing. She realized the critical importance of building a strong brand identity from the ground up and decided to launch her own marketing agency.

Aria's expertise in the luxury market, combined with her ability to craft tailored branding campaigns, has been instrumental in propelling her clients to new heights of success across a range of industries. Her broad experiences played a pivotal role in shaping her approach to marketing in the crowded world of up-scale products.

With years of experience and an unwavering commitment to her craft, Aria has become a trusted partner for businesses seeking to make their mark in the world of luxury. Her inventive approach to luxury branding and marketing has made her an ideal partner for Paradyme Funding Inc in their pursuit of continued growth in the private equity and real estate space.

When not engaged in her professional pursuits, Aria enjoys traveling, reading, and exploring different cultures. Her passion for health and wellness also keeps her active and energized.

PARADYME TEAM

Breanna Sherohman

Operations Coordinator

After holding the position of Executive Assistant where she worked with both management and marketing, Breanna has now segued into the role of Operations Coordinator at Paradyme. Working directly under the DOO and COO, Breanna’s adeptness when it comes to her various project management responsibilities help synergize the Paradyme team and ultimately create seamless client experiences.

With over 10 years’ experience assisting senior executives, Breanna has consistently demonstrated her talent and proficiency at aligning business objectives with comprehensive administrative knowledge to achieve maximum operational impacts.

Outside of work, Breanna is an avid bookworm, dog mom to 3 large breeds, and Jeep/off-road enthusiast.

Drew Lonergan

Family Office/Business Development

Drew Lonergan, a proud Nashville native, brings a diversified professional background to Paradyme. Previously focused in politics, government and public relations, coalition building, strategic marketing plans, and crisis management for the past seven years in Tennessee, Drew served as a State Strategist with the nationally recognized political, advocacy, and branding company, Majority Strategies. Drew was responsible for the sales, design, execution, and billing of their marketing products including digital media, direct mail, texting, phone surveying, audience modeling, and fundraising services across Tennessee and Arkansas.
Before joining Majority Strategies, Drew launched his own company in August 2020 called ANGLE, LLC. or All In for Government and Legislative Efficiency. As the Founder, launched in the middle of the pandemic, Drew consulted in numerous capacities for nearly two dozen candidates building their grassroots teams, developing candidate messaging, designing winning audiences for victory, and providing crisis management and strategic advising services.
Drew worked for the Tennessee General Assembly for two years as a legislative assistant, providing extensive white-paper research reports, advising the member on all legislation coming before the committees, drafting legislation, and handling constituent services. Departing in the summer of 2018 from the public sector, Drew consulted, advised and lobbied for numerous Tennessee State House Representatives including the former Government Operations Chairman Martin Daniel, successfully passing fourteen bills that eventually became state laws and drafted with the members assistance over seventy legislative bills until launching his company.
Drew is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and an alumni of Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. He is also former chairman of numerous local, state and national young professional boards and political organizations, and a strategic advisor to the 501(C)(3) non-profit Mission America Foundation. He is a die-hard fan of the Nashville Predator.

Madison LeBlanc

Account Executive

With an extensive background in marketing and real estate, Madison LeBlanc joins the Paradyme Team as Nashville’s newest Account Executive. A longtime resident of Music City, Madison keenly understands the climate of the Nashville market. She offers her clients both firsthand experience of the region as well as deeply nurtured insights into the city’s booming real estate scene.

Madison is also conversant with real estate on the west coast, having worked in the luxury market in Los Angeles and Orange County. After relocating to Tennessee, she decided to become a real estate agent herself, and has since aligned with a local brokerage boasting an esteemed reputation. A motivated, avid networker, Madison is heavily involved with her community and has formed lasting connections with clients and peers alike.

Madison is originally from Southern California and loves skydiving, exploring National parks, reading, and spending time with her two cats.

Madi Angelo

Executive Assistant/Business Development

Madi Angelo currently serves as the Executive Assistant to the CEO, specializing in the business development of Paradyme. She is a dedicated real estate professional committed to taking initiative no matter the circumstance. Madi has 5 years of experience in the real estate industry. She began her career working in appraisal management where possessing skills in clear and concise communication was crucial. From there she began working with a boutique private equity firm in Florida, providing expertise as a licensed Real Estate Agent. Madi is constantly contributing the skills she has attained in administrative real estate roles to ensure a smooth and seamless client experience from beginning to end.

Madi graduated from the Muma College of Business at The University of South Florida. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing.

Madi was born and raised a Florida native. She grew up on the beaches of Sarasota, FL and relocated to the Tampa Bay Area in 2018. She has a passion for people and helping others reach their goals. Prior to real estate, Madi worked in the fitness industry, and it still remains an important part of her lifestyle. Outside of work you can find her at the gym or spending time outside.

Oscar Gastelum

Loan Officer

With nearly three decades of experience in mortgage banking, Oscar A. Gastelum is very well-versed when it comes to Southern California real estate. His strategic approach to investing and navigating the real estate market have earned Oscar a reputation as a visionary in this field. His experience processing a wide array of loan products – from FHA to VA and conventional loans – ensures that his clients have access to all potential resources when it comes to their real estate journey.

For Oscar, it truly is all about the customer. He understands that the loan process can be a daunting one, and so he takes the time to guide clients every step of the way. Oscar’s industry experience also extends to cultivating new business development opportunities, expanding brand awareness and working toward maximum territory sales growth, all integral to his role as part of the Paradyme team.

The recipient of numerous top producer and service awards, Oscar has emerged as an industry leader in Southern California. He is eager to integrate high tech solutions into more traditional methods, forging the best of all possible world for Paradyme’s clients.

William Brown

Loan Officer

William T Brown is a Loan Officer at Paradyme, where he strives to achieve success day in and day out. With over ten years of expertise, he has provided impeccable customer service while building his network and maintaining his clients in the marketing and real estate industries. Before joining Paradyme, Will had gained his experience in Nashville as Loan Officer, maintaining a $40+ million book of business. He has a passion for achieving goals in and out of the office.

Will resides in Nashville, TN and attended the University of Alabama where he studied Civil Engineering. He enjoys playing golf, working out, and spending time with friends and family.

Michael Langley

Relationship Manager

Michael’s forward thinking and constant market analysis allows him to stay on top of what is happening in the real estate world.

Michael Langley started his real estate career as a buyer’s agent with a large nationally known brokerage and then quickly developed one of the most successful real estate teams in the country. Pulling from his experience as a 12-year Marine Corps veteran serving overseas on multiple combat tours, he has an innate ability that enables him to analyze and generate quick solutions to complex situations.

Langley’s real estate team of 10 agents generated over $2.3 million in gross commissions in 2021 and sold over 300 homes totaling a closed value of over $100 million. Michael is a licensed real estate broker in both Tennessee and Kentucky and has been featured in multiple publications as one of the top producing agents for several years in both Tennessee and across the nation. He has decided to use his success and help others by consulting other agents in business development and sales growth. Michael has a strong passion and ability to help others become successful.

Due to the outstanding reputation and vision, Langley has decided to join forces with Paradyme to make a significant impact on individuals lives by educating and providing avenues to help build generational wealth.

Andrew Bilis

Loan Officer

Beginning his career in Nashville as an investment real estate agent, Andrew Bilis now brings his expertise and talent to Paradyme. Assuming the role of Loan Officer, Andrew has his pulse on an ever-changing real estate market. He understands that customer service is at the forefront of what he and the entire Paradyme team do. Andrew maintains a robust network of investors and utilizes this network to his clients’ advantage.

For Andrew, the real estate/investment process is one in which you need to be fully invested and to this end, he is all about learning as much as he can—a dedication that has served his clients well over the years.

Originally from Maryland, Andrew moved to Nashville upon graduating from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He enjoys fishing, hunting, and all things outdoors. When he’s not working you can find him spending time with his family, friends, and dog, Cooper.

Mandi Heath

Loan Processor

As a Mortgage Loan Officer, Amanda Heath understands that she is guiding individuals and families toward their futures. This is why Amanda is incredibly well-versed as far as all available loan options and strategies for assisting clients throughout the course of their investment/real estate journeys. Amanda has lived in, or around, the Greater Nashville area for almost 20 years. She is or has been licensed in Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Alabama. And in her first year as a licensed MLO, she closed out over double the national average for new loan officers.

Amanda is very active with her kids and family; she’s a devoted LSU & New Orleans Saints fan, and especially enjoys the simple life working in her garden or riding in her jeep with the top off.

Omar Alfaro

Disposition Team

New to the Paradyme team, Omar Alfaro has over two decades of experience in both real estate sales (residential and commercial) and also, on the fix and flip side of things. Beginning at a young age, Omar realized that helping families and individuals obtain home ownership was his calling. In gaining experience in real estate, he eventually broadened the scope of his career to include multi-family and CRE properties as well. His passion for all things real estate eventually extended to flipping properties, as he’s worked on and successfully flipped over 175 to date.

Central for Omar, the goal has always been about guiding his clients in their own real estate journeys—be it one of home ownership or making prudent property investments. Eventually, with the creation of Alfaro & Associates in Hesperia, CA, Omar also expanded his focus to empowering agents and helping them navigate the real estate market more effectively so that they could expand their business.

His current portfolio consists of single and multi-family properties along with commercial and short-term rentals. He has a dynamic approach to investing and will truly be an asset to the Paradyme family

Adrian Hernandez

Disposition Team

Adrian Hernandez is a serial Real Estate Entrepreneur who spent the first 10 years of his Real Estate Career mastering the art of selling Real Estate in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Adrian started off as an Assistant to a broker at the age of 19 years old, at 21 years old he became a full time Real Estate Agent and in less than 3 years he was the #1 agent in the entire company and ranked top 5 in the local MLS.

At 25 Adrian ventured off to Orange County, CA where he opened a Real Estate Brokerage in Mission Viejo, he was the manager, recruiter & sales coach for 4 years. Adrian took a brand new brokerage that not too many people have heard of and made it the top 5 brokerages in the City in less than 4 years. Adrian has coached hundreds of Real Estate agents & he is a true believer of KNOW THYSELF, which he believes it’s a true superpower. Adrian knew that being a manager wasn’t what he ultimately wanted to do, he knew that there was more out there for him, his family & his Real Estate Team.

At 29 years old Adrian shut down his brokerage & opened a new Hybrid Real Estate Business. His new company is the perfect mixture of Real Estate Investing & Real Estate Sales, he fix & flips houses throughout the nation, buys long term rentals properties & most important he teaches other professionals how to do the same thing. Adrian now owns Berkshire Hathaway Lifestyle Properties in Dana Point, CA where he is inspired to coach and mentor realtors/investors on how to build a true Real Estate business & not just make a commission check. Adrian and his team have sold over $500,000,000 in Real Estate Sales & helped over 300 investors find their next investment deal. Adrian is an advocate learner & believes that the purpose of life to teach others what he was once taught which will have a ripple effect to the entire Real Estate Industry.

LEGAL TEAM

Nate Dodson

ESQ

Nate has over 15 years of helping clients on matters related to securities, financing, real estate, asset protection, and M&A. Not only has he assisted in the real estate transactions, financing, and investment side but also has developed ground-up commercial properties and participated on the GP side of approximately 4,000 multifamily units over the years.

Prior to his legal practice, Nate was a stockbroker giving him a unique experience in investment sales, structures, and asset protection. Through leveraging his expertise in the industry along with the help from his long list of trusted connections, he has personally represented over $2 Billion in real estate and business funding transactions over the years.

While his full-time efforts are focused on the securities practice with and management of Crowdfunding Lawyers, he remains a partner at his diversified (transactional, litigation, and family law) namesake law firm Dodson Legal Group, founded in 2007.

Steve Anapoell

Attorney At Law

Steve Anapoell is an experienced business transactional, securities, and tax lawyer whose practice focuses on private equity, fund formation, joint ventures, private securities offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He has served as lead corporate and securities counsel in the design, structure, or documentation of some of the largest private real estate offerings in the United States, involving approximately $2 billion.
Steve represents acquirers, sellers, and others in connection with a wide variety of both public and private transactions. With an advanced law degree in taxation, Steve brings together a deep understanding of both corporate and tax issues to provide his clients with comprehensive and
integrated solutions to their business and transactional needs. Clients regularly look to Steve for his business-oriented and innovative solutions to overcoming structural roadblocks, as well as his understanding of the corporate, tax, and business issues they confront. His extensive experience in these areas allows him to assist clients with entity formation, financings, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and other business endeavors in a tax-efficient manner and to avoid costly pitfalls. Additionally, Steve is recognized as one of the top EB-5 program securities attorneys in the United States and is considered a thought leader in the industry. He served as lead corporate and securities counsel for the largest EB-5 securities offering in the United States, represented one of the world’s largest restaurant franchisors in designing protocols and deal structure to enable franchisees to use EB-5 capital to develop and operate additional locations, and represented the City of Miami in structuring the organization and implementation of its EB-5 Regional Center.

Martin Mullen

ESQ.

Mr. Mullen is the managing partner of Rowe Mullen, LLP. He has extensive experience across a broad spectrum of areas, including real estate and commercial transactions, real estate financing, land use and regulatory proceedings, general business transactions and litigation, including: Representation of corporations, businesses and individuals in contract and transactional negotiations. Representation of businesses and individuals in real estate transactions and real estate litigation. Representation of corporations, businesses and individuals in commercial disputes, trials and arbitrations. Representation of clients in land use and regulatory proceedings, including developmental approvals and condemnation actions.
Representation and counseling services in connection with real estate financing and purchase transactions.

Admissions and Associations:
United States Supreme Court
California Supreme Court
All California Trial and Appellate Courts
United States District Court: Southern and Central Districts
California State Bar Association
San Diego County Bar Association

Education:
University of Texas, Juris Doctor, with Honors; Order of the Coif, 1988
University of Iowa, Bachelor of Business Administration, with Honors, 1985

Results:
Mr. Mullen has negotiated in excess of 1,000 transactions, and has successfully litigated
many hundreds of legal disputes. Please visit www.rowemullen.com to see a sampling of Mr. Mullen’s extensive list of results and accomplishments.

Michael Floryan

Special Counsel

Mr. Floryan has an extensive background in law, business and finance. He is a California attorney and founder of Floryan Law, P.C., who specializes in serving ultra-high-net-worth clients as their General Counsel and family office executive. In this role, Michael is responsible for all legal matters concerning, and the management and strategic growth of, a diverse portfolio of investment assets, including approximately $2 billion of real estate throughout the United States, comprised of industrial, medical, multi-family, traditional office, retail, self-storage, airport hangars, mixed-use buildings. land holdings, fixed-base aircraft fueling operations in Southern California and ongoing residential and commercial development projects throughout California. In addition to managing extensive real estate portfolios, Michael is experienced in overseeing clients’ operating businesses in numerous industries and hospitality portfolios. Michael has also pioneered and established hard money lending arms for his clients, which operate as bridge financing vehicles for real estate acquisitions and gasoline station owners and operators. Beyond his technical transactional legal practice and executive services, Michael acts as his clients’ personal attorney and counsel and handles any and all matters affecting his clients, which include, among other things, overseeing and managing outside litigation attorneys, administering trust and estate matters (including overseeing Form 706 filings), handling and resolving intrafamily disputes, and operating as his clients’ field general when needed.

In August 2022, Michael found Orchard Family Office Services, a boutique family office services firm headquartered in Southern California, which provides custom finance and legal solutions for ultra-high-net-worth individuals and operates as the CFO, COO and General Counsel for the families thereof.

Prior to serving ultra-high-net-worth and family office clients, Michael worked for Los Angeles law firms Liner LLP (now DLA Piper) and Sklar Kirsh LLP as a real estate and corporate finance attorney. Michael counseled clients on a broad array of corporate and real estate transaction issues, including, but not limited to, limited liability company and corporation formation, acquisition of competitors’ assets in a bulk sale, acquisition of assets in a bankruptcy auction, environmental impact report analysis and diligence, commercial lease transactions, lease agreement compliance, financing and refinancing multi-family residential properties and commercial properties, joint ventures and syndications for the purposes of property acquisition, property operation, property management, acquisitions, dispositions, and hard-money lending company formation and operation.

Prior to his woek in the legal field, Michael was a land development manager/coordinator for homebuilder Pardee Homes, where he managed all aspects of the infrastructure and development of nine master-planned communities totaling over 4,100 acres of residential development in California.

Michael earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from the University of Southern California and his Juris Doctor degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude. In addition, Michael is a Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Certificate recipient. Michael is published in both the Pepperdine Law Review and the 2011 Thompson West Zoning And Planning Law Handbook. Michael is an active member of the California Bar Association and was elected as a Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star, by Super Lawyers and Los Angeles Magazine in 2014 and 2015, and as a Rising Star by the Association for Corporate Growth Los Angeles (ACG LA) in 2014.

NASHVILLE AFFILIATES

William Wilson

Nashville Affiliate

FLORIDA AFFILIATES

Kionne Johnson

Florida Managing Director

ADVISORS

Jason Muller

Multifamily Advisory Board

Jason Muller is the Founder and CEO of Beach City Capital, LLC and is actively involved in all aspects of Deal Creation, Business, Bank and Partner Relations with a focus on Executive Oversight on the Design, Development and Construction of the company’s Investment projects. He is an accomplished and results-oriented development and investment professional with over ten years’ experience in land use, entitlements, architecture, development and real estate investments with current fund management of $155M+ of Investments.
Prior to Beach City Capital, Mr. Muller worked with Ensemble Investments, LLC in Long Beach as a Development Associate Managing over $100M worth of private investment projects. Mr. Muller was traditionally trained as an Architect practicing design for 5 years, then went into land use and entitlements as a Project Manager for Southern California Land Use. He managed over $120M in entitlements, building permits, pre-development evaluations, and strategic planning for commercial, industrial, and residential real estate development. His experience in Real Estate Investments was strengthened with a wide range of professional practice after his Graduate Studies at USC and beyond.
Mr. Muller holds a Master’s in Architecture and a Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California’s Price School of Public Policy.

John Finton

Advisory Board

John Finton is one of California’s preeminent ultra-high-end home builders, with an unrivaled portfolio of luxury residential projects worldwide valued at over $2B and a loyal clientele comprised of captains of industry and A-list entertainers. PARADYME is pleased to have now added Finton on as the Lead Construction Advisor, also serving as a member of the Advisory Board. As Founder and President of Finton Construction, John has exceptional skills in bidding, sales, design and planning, material selection and marketing, which will fit into the day-to-day work he will be doing with Paradyme. John’s unparalleled experience ranges from ultra-luxury, high-end homes, to affordable multi-family construction and developments; and has led to collaborations with global visionaries in pursuit of impact strategies, ESG, and health and wellness innovations, something we seek and undertake at PARADYME. Not only does he have a long-established development portfolio, Finton was an advisor for Bank Of America during the 2008 Recession, for their distressed asset departments, focusing on workout turnarounds.

Affiliated Partners