Law School
Univ. of San Francisco, J.D., 1990
Law School Graduation Year
1990
College
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1982
Memberships
Contra Costa County Bar Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Product Liability Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel.
Biographical
Member, 1988-1989 and Articles Editor, 1989-1990, Univ. of San Francisco Law Review. Active Lecturer and Author, Product Liability Defense. Contributing Author: Defending America's Manufacturers: Challenges, Rewards and Successful Strategies, Inside the Minds: Leading Product Liability Lawyers - Industry Insiders on the Art & Science Behind a Successful Product Liability Practice, Aspatore Books, 2003. Author: Firearms Litigation in 2002 and Beyond, VerdictSearch Products Liability Report, 2003; National Coordinating Counsel: Controlling Product Liability Exposure and Defense Costs, For The Defense, DRI, April 2001; Admissibility of Evidence of the Absence of Prior Similar Accidents in Product Liability Cases, Cal. CEB, October 2000. Lecturer: Handling a Product Liability Case, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2002; Defying Gravity in the Courtroom: Preparing and Trying the Aerial Device Case, DRI Product Liability Conference, 2002; Advanced Course of Study: Product Liability Litigation, Cal. CEB, October 2000; Municipal Firearms Litigation - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, American College of Trial Lawyers, Southwest Regional Meeting, April 2000.