Jeffrey E. Donfeld

Jeffrey Donfeld graduated with honors from U.C.L.A in 1965, where he had been elected Freshman Class President and Student Body President. Jeff earned his J. D. from the University of California Berkley School of Law in 1968.

Shortly after graduation, Jeff joined the Nixon White House staff as Staff Assistant to the President. He served in that capacity from 1969 to 1971. While his involvements on the staff were varied, he was a co-author of legislation that unanimously passed Congress to create the White House Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention ("SAODAP"). He became an Assistant Director of SAODAP in 1971. Jeff's portfolio included (i) working with the Defense Department to identify drug dependent soldiers, especially in Vietnam, through a urine analysis program. The purpose of the program was to divert drug dependent soldiers into detoxification and treatment programs in military and Veterans facilities throughout the world; and (ii) drafting methodologies and providing funding for addict diversion programs within the criminal justice system. Following his service with SAODAP, Jeff became the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Interior, which office had jurisdiction over oil import quotas, mineral leases on federal property, Indian Affairs, the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act and contractual disputes on federal properties other than Atomic Energy and Defense installations.

Upon returning to Los Angeles in 1973, Jeff joined the Century City firm of Pacht, Warne, Bernhard and Sears and later became a partner in Fulop, Rolston, Burns & McKittrick until it dissolved in 1982 and then joined the Century City firm of Selvin & Weiner as a partner. In 1985, Jeff formed Donfeld, Kelley & Rollman, where he currently practices.

Jeff's real estate clients include developers of cutting edge shopping centers, industrial and office buildings, single family homes, oil companies, a city and a national public radio station. He has represented those clients in negotiating: (i) construction contracts for high rise office buildings and large shopping center developments; (ii) development agreements for depleted oil fields resulting in entitlements to build 2100 homes along with a golf course; (iii) ground leases for large shopping center developments and parking garages on city owned property; (iv) disposition and development agreements with redevelopment agencies; (v) construction and permanent financing for over a billion dollars; (vi) loan work-outs; (vii) acquisition and sale agreements; (viii) a lease for a city hall, office building leases and retail shopping center leases with national and regional tenants; and (ix) CC&Rs for mixed use projects. Jeff's practice also includes representing a variety of businesses including automobile dealerships, the renter of recreational vehicles, a music and video production company and a chain of restaurants. He has also counseled the Los Angeles Police Department in connection with an effort to acquire a contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority.

Jeff has served on the board of the Westside Jewish Community Center, the 2002 Blue Ribbon Committee of the Los Angeles Police Commission and will represent Para Los Ninos in its negotiations with the L.A.U.S.D. to acquire a ground lease in order to construct a new school.

Jeff has been married for 35 years to Noelle Donfeld, an accomplished musical playwright and lyricist and is blessed to have three thoroughly good, accomplished, wonderful children, Joshua (33), Shauna (31) and Jonathan (25).