Admitted
1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1979, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern District of California; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Northwestern University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
Indiana University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1969
Memberships
Los Angeles County (Board of Trustees, 1992-1993; Chair, Federal Courts Committee, 1989-1990; Chair, Pro Bono Council, 1992-1993), International and American Bar Associations; American Law Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel to American Bar (1996—); Board of Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (2000—).
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Northwestern University Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk to Judge Carl McGowan, U.S. Courts of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1972-1973. Adjunct Faculty Member, Southwestern University School of Law, 1980-1982. (Los Angeles and Menlo Park, CA offices)