Law School
Loyola University of Los Angeles, J.D., cum laude, 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
Stanford University, B.A., 1968
Memberships
State Bar of California; American Bar Association; California Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1978 and 1983); Consumer Attorneys of California (President, 1999); Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (Recipient, Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 1996 and 1978; President, 1981); International Society of Barristers; American Board of Trial Advocates.
Biographical
Member, National Moot Court Society. Member, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, 1972-1973. Recipient, ABOTA Orange County Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 1999. Named as one of California's Lawyers of the Year 1999 by California Lawyer Magazine. Author and Lecturer: Punitive Damages in Product Liability Cases, Pepperdine Law Review, 1978; A Futuristic Look at Products Liability Law & Closing Argument, Southern Methodist University Products Liability Institute, 1985; Proving a Difficult Punitive Damages Case, California Trial Lawyers Association, 29th Annual Convention, 1990; Proving Damages: Special Cases with Unique Problems of Proof, San Diego Trial Lawyers, 1991; Obtaining Discovery from Auto Manufacturers, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Seminar 1986; Product Liability Litigation: Overcoming Defenses of Alteration, Misuse and Superseding Causes, CTLA Forum, April 1991; Product Liability Litigation: Discovery Relating to Other Products, Complaints, Injuries and Subsequent Conduct, CTLA Forum, October 1992; Defective Automobile Seats, CAOC Forum, Jan./Feb. 1999; Rear-impact Collisions Expose Seat Defects, ATLA Trial, March 1999; Vehicle Roof Crush Persists During Rollover Crashes, ATLA Trial, August 2000; Pharmaceutical Litigation: Choosing Between MDL's and Coordinated State Litigation, CAOC FORUM (November, 2001); Selection of Experts in Auto Crashworthiness Cases, American Bar Association, THE BRIEF (Summer 2002). (Also at San Diego Office)