Admitted
1987, California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and Ninth Circuit
Law School
Western State University, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
New York University, B.S., 1963; Troy State University, M.S., 1973; Auburn University, M.P.A., 1975;
Memberships
Orange County (Director, 1992-1993; Member, Aviation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. President, Orange County Barristers (1993). Director, Executive Committee Member, Orange County Trial Lawyers (1993—).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Editorial Board, Western State University Law Review, 1986-1987. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Uniform Commercial Code; Brief Writing Award, Ferguson Honors Moot Court Competition; 1987 Fellowship in Trial Advocacy, Orange County Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Associate Director, Ferguson Honors Moot Court. Commercial Pilot, Multi/Single Engine Land and Instrument Ratings, 1968. Author: Military Retirement Pay, The California Legislature and the Recalcitrant California Judiciary: The Odyssey Continues,: Western State University Law Review, Vol. 18, pp. 243, Fall, 1990. Book Reviews: Across State Lines: Applying the Conflict of Laws to Your Practice, Western State University Law Review, Vol. 18, pp. 893, Spring 1991; Practical Aviation Law, Western State University Law Review, Vol. 19, pp. 369, Fall 1991. Lecturer, Western State University, College of Law, 1988; University of Southern California Institute of Safety and Systems Management, 1989—; University of California, Irvine, Extension, 1999—. (Resident)
Military
Lt. Col. U.S. Air Force, 1963-1984 (Ret)