He has served as chairman of the board of directors of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation and chairman of the San Diego Ballpark Task Force which led to the development and construction of the city 's downtown professional baseball venue known as Petco Park . He was general counsel and corporate secretary to the San Diego Host Committee for the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego . He is a cofounder and director of a regional bank with branches in California and Washington . He has authored and edited commercial , legal , and business publications . He is a national speaker on matters related to corporate and municipal debt , restructuring and reorganizations
1996 Republican National Convention
1996 Republican National Convention
Patrick Shea (California lawyer)