Admitted
1966, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Law School
Marquette University, LL.B., 1965
Law School Graduation Year
1965
College
Santa Ana College, A.A., 1961; California State College at Fullerton
Memberships
Orange County Bar Association; Celtic Bar Association of Orange County (Founding Member); State Bar of California; Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1970); California Trial Lawyers Association (Member, State Board, 1970-1973; Chairman, Consumer Protection Committee, 1972; Vice President, 1973-1975; President, 1977); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1977—); National Board of Trial Advocacy; American Board of Trial Advocates; Robert A. Banyard American Inns of Court.
Biographical
Associate Editor, Marquette Law Review, 1963-1965. Named among The Top 100 Influential California Lawyers, (by the Daily Journal, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002). Recipient, Anti Defamation League Jurisprudence Award, 2003. Orange County Trial Lawyers Association Business Trial Lawyer of the Year. American Board of Trial Advocates, Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year 1998. Author: The Abuse of a Showing of a 'Course of Conduct' as a Defense to Punitive Damages, Forum, November, 1999; Jefferson's, California Evidence Benchbook, Editorial Board, December, 1999; Special Problems of Proof: Handling the Child Plaintiff-Witness, Lawyer's Guide to Medical Proof, October, 1992; Medical Malpractice: the Alleged 'Crisis' in Perspective, Insurance Law Journal, February, 1976; Tortious Termination of Business Relationship, 21 Am Jur Proof of Facts 2nd, 1980; Presenting the Medical Evidence Trauma, December 1983; Symposium: Bad Faith Insurance Issues in the 80's, 1 Western State University Law Review 55, Fall, 1986. Member, Chief Justices Select Committee on Court Reform, 1977-1978. Attorney Member, Statewide Task Force on Court Facilities, 1998—. (Member of California Trial Lawyers Association, with recognized experience in the fields of General Personal Injury, Trial Lawyer, Professional Negligence and Product Liability)