Admitted
1989, California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Law School
Pepperdine University, J.D., cum laude, 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Pepperdine University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1986
Memberships
Fresno County, Los Angeles County and Federal (Eastern District) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Defense Research Institute; American Business Trial Lawyers Association (Fresno County, Treasurer, 1998-1999).
Biographical
Alpha Chi. Member: Pepperdine Law Review, 1987-1989; Moot Court Honors Board, 1988-1989; Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Champion, 1988. Pepperdine Trial Advocacy Tournament Champion, 1988-1989. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure. Licensed California Real Estate Broker, 1991 (inactive). Co-Author: Civil Code Section 5120.110 (c): California's New Approach to Post Separation Obligations, 25 Bev. Hills Bar Journal 27, (1991) and 23 Pac. L.J. 107 (1991). Co-Author: Multiple Punitive Damages Awards For A Single Course of Conduct: The Need For A National Policy to Protect Due Process, 43 Ala. L. Rev. 1 (1991). Contributing Editor, California Causes of Action, James Publishing Co. (1998). Graduate: Hastings College of Trial Advocacy and National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Adjunct Professor, Civil Litigation and Evidence, Fresno City College, 1997-1999. Judge Pro Tempore, Fresno County Consolidated Courts. Member, Judicial Arbitration Panel, Madera County Superior Courts. President, Fresno County Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 1998-1999 and 2000-2001.