Admitted
1978, California; 1979, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and
Law School
McGeorge School of Law, J.D., with great distinction, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
University of Nevada, B.S., 1975
Memberships
Washoe County Bar Association (Executive Committee, 1983-1989, President, 1988-1989); American Bankruptcy Institute; State Bar of Nevada (Member: Lawyer Discipline Revision Committee, 1994-1995; Board of Governors, 2000—); State Bar of California; Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Inns of Court (Barrister, 2001-2003; Master, 2003—).
Biographical
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence and Remedies. Law Clerk to the Honorable Bruce R. Thompson, U.S. District Judge, 1978-1979. Author: Jurisdiction Chapter, Nevada Civil Practice Manual, 1st edition, 1986 and 2nd edition, 1988, Senior Editor 3rd edition, 1993; Lender Liability in Nevada, 1990; Protection of Secured Interest in Bankruptcy, Nevada, 1989. Board of Trustees, Washoe County Law Library. Member, 1983-1990 and Chairman, 1990-1993 and 1995—. Volunteer Lawyers of Washoe County; Board of Directors, 1996-1998 and Chairman, 1997-1998. Member, Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board, 1984-1991; Chairman, 1988-1991; Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Business Law Section, 1994; U.S. District Court Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, 1993-1995. Supreme Court of Nevada, Advisory Committee Regarding Judicial Discipline, 1995. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1999-2002. (Certified in Creditor's Rights Law by the American Board of Certification)