Admitted
1975, California; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
California Western School of Law, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
United States International University, B.A., 1971
Memberships
Los Angeles County, Orange County and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Vice Chair, Life Insurance Law Committee; Policy Sub-Committee; Vice-Chair, Health Insurance Law Committee); Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Group Insurance Programs, 1987— and Chairman, 1990-1997 & 1998; Commission on Professional Liability Insurance, 1986); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles; Consumer Attorneys of California (Board Member, 1986-1997; Member, Political Action Committee, 1984-1997; Board Member, 1985-1988 and President, 1988, Inland Chapter).
Biographical
Member, Editorial Board, California Western International Law Journal, 1974-1975. Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing Course, California Western School of Law, 1974-1975. Rutter Group Lecturer, Insurance Bad Faith, 1989—. Member, State Bar Court-California State Bar, 1980-1990. Los Angeles County Superior Court Arbitrator, 1982-1998. Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1982-1995. Member: Board of Trustees, California Western School of Law, 1990—; Chairman, Nominating Committee; Executive Committee. Member and Former Chairman, 1998-2000 and Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center, Irvine, California.