Patrick J. Wood

Patrick J. Wood is a member of the law firm Wood & Delgado and has been representing dentists for over 25 years.  Mr. Wood received his B.A. degree from UCLA and his JD degree from Southwestern University.  He was admitted to practice law in California in 1978, and he or other members of the firm are also admitted in Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Arizona and Hawaii.

The firms primary emphasis is on dental practice sales, lease reviews, associateships, corporations, partnerships and related transactions.  The firm also specializes in dental board defense, estate planning for dentists and employment law issues.

Mr. Wood has lectured extensively at dental conventions, dental societies and dental schools.  His firm negotiates over 200 office leases each year, and is involved in approximately 150 dental practice sales each year.  He has written numerous articles that have been published in dental publications such as “Dental Economics, “Journal of California Dental Association”, “Strategies for Success” , and “Journal of Colorado Dental Association”.

Charles X. Delgado

Following Mr. Delgado's admission to the California and Hawaii Bar Associations in 1972, he served for seven years as a California Attorney General in the Civil Litigation Division where he represented major business regulatory agencies for the State of California, including the Department of Real Estate, the Board of Dental Examiners and the Department of Corporations.

Mr. Delgado later had positions with the Hahn Company, a major west coast regional shopping center developer, and as Vice President and General Counsel for Ferguson Partners, an Irvine- based real estate development company. Mr. Delgado has been working with dentists during his 20 years with Wood & Delgado, with primary emphasis on business litigation, partnership disputes, Dental Board defense, Denti-Cal defense and ancillary litigation matters.

He is a graduate of University of San Francisco and of Loyola University Law School.

Jason P. Wood

Jason Patrick Wood has been an associate attorney with Wood & Delgado since 2004.  He is a graduate from San Diego State University and the University of San Diego’s School of Law.  Jason’s primary emphasis is on business transactions for dentists and doctors: leases, purchase agreements, partnership agreements, shareholders agreements, corporations, associate agreements and other business-related legal needs.  He has authored many articles relative to the business side of dentistry which have appeared in Dental Economics, CDA Journal, Colorado Dental Association Journal, Matsco’s:Strategies For Success as well as numerous dental society newsletters.  Prior to joining Wood & Delgado, Jason worked in Washington, D.C. in connection with Presidential and U.S. Congressional campaigns and thereafter he worked for the U.S. House of Representatives, drafting legislation for various House committees.

His C.E. credit course “What the young dentist needs to know about the business of dentistry” has received rave reviews and his “Preventing Malpractice Claims” C.E. course, taught in connection with the required “Dental Practice Act/Infection Control” teaches dentists how to avoid malpractice even when something goes wrong.