Admitted
1977, Oklahoma; 1978, District of Columbia; 1981, California; 1991, Texas
Law School
University of Tulsa, J.D., 1977; Georgetown University Law School, LL.M, curriculum, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Tulsa, B.S., Economics, 1974
Memberships
Oklahoma and American (Member: Committee on Environmental Litigation; Committee on White Collar Crime) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas; American Inn of Court XXIV (President, 1989-1990); American Inn of Court CV (President, 1990-1991); Orange County Federal Bar Association (President, 2001; Board of Directors, 1995-2000)
Biographical
Recipient: Wall Street Journal Award for Outstanding Economics Graduate, 1974; Robert Butler Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 1977. Trial Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, 1977-1980. Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of California, 1980-1983; United States Attorney, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1984-1987; United States District Judge, Western District of Oklahoma, 1987-1991; Named, United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, One of Ten Outstanding Young Americans, 1989. Co-Chair, Central District of California Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2003-2004. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Mediators.