Admitted
1982, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
University of the Pacific, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of Southern California, B.S., 1976
Memberships
San Diego and American Bar Associations; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; Legion Lex; American Inns of Court; National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Master, American Inn of Court. Staff Writer, 1980-1981 and Managing Editor, 1981-1982, Pacific Law Journal. Co-Author: with Andrew B. Serwin, New Haven, 'Safe Harbor' Program Helps Web Sites Comply With European Standards, Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 26, 2000; with Andrew B. Serwin, Stream of Commerce, Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 25, 2000; with Robert M. Harkins, Alternative Dispute Resolution, San Diego Metropolitan News, 1999. Lecturer: Corporate Governance, Financial Executives International and Association of Corporate Counsel of America, October 2002; Record Retention/Destruction and Data Privacy, February 2002; Class Action Securities Litigation, San Diego, May 2001; Electronic Contracting, Privacy, Intellectual Property and Internet Taxation, California Society of CPAs, January 2001; Electronic Contracting and Privacy, at Both Sides of the Dot Forum, August 2000. Guest Lecturer: Electronic Contracting and Digital Signatures, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, February 2001; Overseas Trust as Element of Asset Protection Plan, THomas Jefferson School of Law, October 2000; E-Commerce, International School of Management, February 2000. Certified Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Member, Marine Corps Reserve Officer Association, 1991—. Prosecutor, Criminal Cases and Defense Attorney, Department of Navy and Secretary of the Navy. Water Counsel, Office of Water Resources, Camp Pendleton.
Military
Colonel, Marine Corps Reserves, 1999—