Law School
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, J.D., with great distinction, 1976; Stanford University, LL.M., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
California State University at San Bernardino
Memberships
Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California.
Biographical
Member, Traynor Honor Society (President, 1975-1981). West Hornbook Awards. Legislative Staff Writer, 1974-1975 and Editor in Chief, 1975-1976, Pacific Law Journal. Author: Review of Significant California Legislation, (Business Associations) 6 Pacific Law Journal; Toward Pension Equality: A Reexamination of California's Terminable Interest Doctrine, 14 Southwestern University Law Journal 601, 1984; Model Interrogatories, James Publishing Co., 1987 (Supp. 1988-1995). Adjunct Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law, 1977-1981. Visiting Professor of Law, 1981—. Member, State Bar Board of Governors, 1986-1989; Vice President, State Bar of California, 1988-1989, Chair, Commission on Professional Liability Insurance, 1987-1989, Chair, Discipline Committee, 1987-1989, and Board Liaison, 1986-1989, Commission on Judicial Nominations and Evaluations. Member, Judicial Council, State of California, 1990-1994. Superior Court Committee; Appellate Court Committee; Committee on Gender Bias; Committee on Delay Reduction. Member, Executive Committee, Judicial Council of California, 1992-1994. Co-Chair, State Bar Committee on Professional Liability Insurance, 1990—. Member, Commission on the Future of the Legal Profession and the State Bar. Member, Judicial Council Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution. Chair, Task Force on Multidiscrepancy Practice, State Bar of California.