Admitted
1973, California and New Mexico; 1974, District of Columbia; 1988, New York; 1991, Virginia
Law School
University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
Stanford University, 1965-1968; Oxford University, B.A., with honours, 1971; Oxford University, M.A.
Memberships
American Bar Association (Member, Coordinating Committee on Civil Justice Reform, 1990-93; Task Force on Gun Violence, 1993-94; Section on Litigation (Council Member, 1996-1999; Chair, various committees, 1989—)); State Bar of California; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; New York State Bar Association; Virginia State Bar.
Biographical
Editor, New Mexico Law Review. Editor, Natural Resources Journal. Best brief and best oral argument, National Moot Court Competition. Law Clerk to Hon. Oliver Seth, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Hon. Edmund L. Palmieri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of NewYork (while sitting by designation on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (1973), and on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1974)). Assistant General Counsel, Principal Vice President, Manager of the Legal Department and Head of Litigation and Claims, Bechtel Group, Inc., 2000-2002. Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, 1987-2000. Associate and Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, 1974-1987. Advisory Board Member, Stanford University Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, 2001—. Trustee and Chair (1997-2001), Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, 1994— (U.S. Presidential appointment with Senate Confirmation). Member, District of Columbia Federal Court Advisory Committee Under the Civil Justice Reform Act (Chair, Trial Practice Subcommittee), 1992-1994. Member, District of Columbia Circuit Judicial Conference, 1998. Honorary Overseas Member, COMBAR (the Commercial Bar Association), London, U.K.