Admitted
1989, California; 2000, Nevada
Law School
Seattle University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Seattle University, B.A., cum laude, Honors Program, 1986
Biographical
Recipient: Multiple American Jurisprudence Awards. Note and Comment Editor, Seattle University Law Review, 1987-1989. Aide to U.S. Senator Slade Gorton, 1985. Author: Liquidated Damages for Delay in Completion of Commercial Construction Projects: Are They Recoverable by the Owner When the Owner Contributes to the Delay? Santa Clara University L. Rev., Fall 1993; Potential CERCLA Liability of Parent Corporations for the Acts of their Subsidiaries, University of Idaho L. Rev., Fall 1993; The Monsters Behind Molehills: How to Litigate Efficiently Small `Complex' Cases, The Recorder, July 1993; Litigating a Small Complex Case Cost Effectively, ABTL Report, November 1994; The Recoverability of Liquidated Damages in California for Commercial Construction Delay Caused by the Mutual Fault of the Developer and Contractor, California Construction Law Reporter, September 1995; The Waiver of Damages Provision in Commercial Construction Contracts: A Most Potent Weapon, California Construction Law Reporter, December, 1995 and ABTL Report, March 1996; A Parent Corporations Insurance Coverage: Watch Out! ABTL Report, November, 1997; Equine Law: They Sue Horses Don't They, San Francisco Attorney Magazine, December 2000. Presentations: Recent Developments in `Continuous Trigger' Insurance Coverage Litigation, Network of Trial Law Firms, October 1998; Insurer-Insurer Issue Resolution, Network of Trial Law Firms, October 1999; California Insurance Law, Lorman Education Services, January 2000; Dealing with Insurance Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions, State Bar of California, June 2000. Adjunct Professor of Law, Hastings College of the Law, University of California, 1996—. Chair, Antitrust and Securities Litigation Section, Barristers Club, 1994-1995, Director and Secretary, 1996; San Francisco Bar Association Barrister of The Year, 1995.