Admitted
1977, California; 1978, Oregon, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1997, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Law School
University of Santa Clara, J.D., summa cum laude, 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Willamette University, B.A., 1973
Memberships
State Bar of California; Oregon State Bar (Past President, Admiralty Section); Washington State Bar Association (Member, Environment and Land Use Section); Pacific Northwest Waterways Operators; Maritime Law Association of the U.S.; Oregon Association of Defense Counsel.
Biographical
Associate Editor, Santa Clara Law Review, 1976-1977. Contributing Author: Inland Marine Insurance, Insurance Practice in Oregon, Oregon State Bar, Continuing Legal Education, 1983; Damages, Oregon State Bar, Continuing Legal Education, 1985. Parks. The Law and Practice of Marine Insurance and Average, Cornell Maritime Press, 1987; Assessment of Damage to American Public Resources Under OPA, 1991 Pacific Northwest Admiralty Seminar; Maritime Issues in American and International Environmental Tort Law, 1991 ABA, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice; Trouble on Oiled Waters: Defending Maritime Pollution Claims for Natural Resources, 1992 San Francisco Pacific Marine Admiralty Seminar; A Pilot is a Pilot--Vessel Owner's Responsibilities for Personal Injury and Intervention, 1995 Tulane Admiralty Law Institute. Law Clerk to U.S. Senior District Judge, Wm. T. Beeks, 1977-1979.