Admitted
1981, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Law School
Hastings College of Law, University of California, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of California at Davis, B.A., with honors, 1977
Biographical
Intern, Hon. James B. Scott, California Court of Appeal, 1st Dist., 1980. Senior Note and Comment Editor, Comment Law Journal, 1979-1981. Author: Learning to Live With Discovery of Electronic Media, CEB California Business Law Practitioner, Winter 2000; Report of the ABA Joint Task Force on Environmental Coverage Litigation: Prelitigation Protocol for Environmental Insurance Coverage Claims, appearing in Coverage (Magazine of the Committee on Insurance Coverage Litigation, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association), May/June 1996; Trigger Triumph, Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 1, 1996; Lonely Hunter -- An Appellate Panel Issues Contradictory Rulings, L.A. Daily Journal, March 14, 1996. Co-Author: Liability of Private Business and Industries For Earthquake Hazards and Losses - A Guide to the Law, It's Impacts and Safety Implications September 1984, Association of Bay Area Governments Assisted in investigation, research and writing of agency findings; Perceptions of Experts on Earthquake-Related Knowledge, and The Impact of Tort Liability on the Willingness of Companies to Mitigate Earthquake Hazards - Results of Surveys & Interviews Conducted as Part of a Project on Private Sector Liability for Earthquake Hazards & Losses, June 1983, Association of Bay Area Governments. Assisted in interviews, preparing and distributing surveys, compiling and analyzing findings.