Admitted
1980, California; 1992, North Carolina; 1993, District of Columbia
Law School
Hastings College of the Law, University of California, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
San Diego State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1977
Memberships
Los Angeles County, Mecklenburg County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; North Carolina State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; Southern California Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors); California Defense Counsel.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 1979-1980). Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1979-1980. Author: Casenote, Smith v. Daily Mail Pub. Co., 7 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 352, 1980; Tech-Bilt: The Ballpark Standard for Good Faith Settlements, Los Angeles County Bar Association Trial Lawyers Section Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 5 Aug./Sept. 1985; Claims Made Policies Are Enforceable in California: Trends After Burns v. Int'l Ins. Co., 28 Tort & Ins. L.J. 90, Fall 1992. Co-Author: Closing the Case: Resolving Multiparty Suits Through Good Faith Settlements, Business Insurance, p. 31, October 31, 1983; Good Faith Settlements: Overcoming New Obstacles, Los Angeles County Bar Association Trial Lawyers Section Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 2, p. 1, Feb./Mar. 1985. Author and Lecturer: International Symposium on Arbitration of Insurance and Reinsurance Coverage Disputes, Singapore Arbitration Centre, June/July 1992; North Carolina Insurance Litigation, June 1994. (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)