Admitted
1979, California, U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
California Western School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., 1976
Memberships
San Diego County Bar Association (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 1985, 1986); State Bar of California (Chair, 1992-1995 and Member, 1996, Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission); Lawyers Club of San Diego; San Diego Bankruptcy Forum (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1991; 1996-1999; Treasurer, 1989-1991; Vice-President, 1998; President, 1999); California Bankruptcy Forum (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1991).
Biographical
Recipient: Mediator of the Year, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California, 1993-1994. Member, Editorial Board, California Bankruptcy Journal, 1989-1991. Lawyer Representative, 1989-1991, Chair, Southern District Delegation, 1990-1991 and Member Executive Committee, 1991-1993, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, Attorney Advisory Committee, Bankruptcy Clerk's Office, 1993-1998. Member, Federal Court Discipline Committee, 1994, 1995—.