Admitted
1984, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California
Law School
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
University of California at Berkeley, A.B., with highest honors, 1978 Regents Scholar; California St
Memberships
Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Litigation Section); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; Ninth Circuit Historical Society; Contra Costa Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem, Trial Court Mediator and Evaluator, and Panelist for Trials on Time, Program Panelist.
Biographical
Editor, The Trial Notebook and The Postgraduate Course on Trial Practice, California Trial Lawyers Association, 1982. Author and Panelist, Bad Faith Litigation in California, National Business Institute, 1998; Avoid Getting Nailed In Court; Navigating Construction Defect Cases, Builders Digest of Northern California, April, 1999. Lecturer, Handling the Trial of a Complex Civil Case, John F. Kenney School of Law, 1997. Participant, Federal Trial Practice Program for the Northern District of California, 1985. Program Moderator and Panelist, Civil Law and Motion Practice in California , Lorman Educational Group, August 2000; Evidence in Trial Practice in California, National Business Institute, November 2002. Member, Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys, 1990-1991. Lifetime Member, United Transportation Union.