Law School
University of San Francisco, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., magna cum laude, 1973
Memberships
San Francisco, San Mateo County (Member: Bench and Bar Committee, 1990, 1994, 1996—; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1994-1996) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1996; Treasurer, 1991; Secretary, 1992; Second Vice-President, 1993; Vice President, 1994; President, 1995); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; San Francisco Trial Lawyers' Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1996—).
Biographical
Legal Externship, California Supreme Court, Justice Mathew O. Tobriner, 1980. Author: Era of Accounting Irregularities, May, 2002; Comprehensive General Liability Policies, 1993: Obligation of the Parties, Practicing Law Institute; Insurance Claims and Coverage Litigation; The Unfair Settlement Practices Regulations: Issues Relating to Discovery, Admissibility of Evidence In Civil Actions, and Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies, June, 1993; Cross-Examination: Seven Steps To Success, California Litigation, Spring Issue, 1991. Speaker: Advanced Business Litigation Institute Conference, California CPA Education Foundation, May 2002; Punitive Damages in California Courts: Post BMW v. Gore, CAOC Seminar, December, 1998; Punitive Damages- Post BMW v. Gore - An Update, CAOC Seminar, December 1997; Punitive Damages- BMW Case, CAOC Seminar, December, 1996; Mediating Wrongful Termination, Harassment and Discrimination Cases, CAOC Seminar, November 1995; The After-Acquired Evidence Defense - - Alive and Well?, CAOC Seminar, November 1995; Punitive Damages: Current Status and Trends, CTLA Seminar, December 1993; California Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations: Compliance, Enforcement and Beyond, San Francisco Bar Association Program, June 1993; PLI Program, Comprehensive General Liability Policies; Insurance Claims and Coverage Litigation, New York, May 1993; The ‘Lincoln Savings’ Trial, CTLA Seminar, December 1992; Handling Claims Against Savings and Loan Officers and Directors, ATLA Advance Seminars, August 1991; Securities Fraud: The Big Cases And The Small Cases, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 1988. Panelist, Early Settlement Program, Bar Association of San Francisco. Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Berkeley, California, 1999, San Francisco, California, 2001. Judge Pro Tem, San Mateo Superior Court, 1994—.