Admitted
1978, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Utah, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
University of Utah, B.S., magna cum laude, 1975
Memberships
Orange County (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Member, 1976-1977 and Articles Editor, 1977-1978, Utah Law Review. Author: Employment Law 101: Just the Basics for California Employers, Fifth Edition, 2003; Documentation - Discipline - Discharge: Real World Challenges and Solutions, 1997, Second Edition, 2003; Severance Agreements: 6 Steps to a Better Deal, 2001; over 75 published articles and columns on labor and employment law issues. Recognized as one of California's top employment lawyers, Best Lawyers list (Woodward/White survey), 1998-2004. City Council, 1991-2006 and Mayor, 1994, 1998, 2002, City of Laguna Hills, California. Director, 1995-2006 and Chair, 1998, Orange County Fire Authority. Previous Employment: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Los Angeles and Newport Beach, California, 1978-1990; Pettis, Tester, Kruse & Krinsky, Irvine, California, 1990-1993. (Also CEO, Executive Law Group)