Law School
Whittier College, J.D., cum laude, with distinction, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Connecticut College, B.A., 1982
Memberships
State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California (Member, Board of Governors, 1994—; Elected Emeritus Board Member, 2001; Deputy Chair, Legislative Committee, 1995-1996; Chair, Automobile Committee, 1996); Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (Member, Board of Governors, 1994—); Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1991-1994); California Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1997).
Biographical
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure, 1984; California Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee Award of Merit, 1987; California Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee Trench Soldier Award, 1988; California Trial Lawyers Association Presidential Award of Merit, 1988; Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association Presidential Award for Outstanding Contributions to the trial bar, 1991; California Trial Lawyers Association Presidential Award of Merit, 1993; Nomination for Trial Lawyer of the Year, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers, 1993 and 1997; Whittier College School of Law Alumni of the Year, 1994; Consumer Attorney of California Outstanding Achievement Award, 1996; California Law Business Selected among Top 100 Most Influential Attorneys in California. Legal Commentator appearing on ABC 20/20, Cable News Network (CNN), Court TV, MSNBC, German Television Network, National TCI Cable News Talk, local Los Angeles news including, KCAL Channel 9, KCOP Channel 11, radio including KCRW Los Angeles Public Radio, Which Way L.A. 89.9, KFI Talk Radio AM 640, New York Public Radio WNYC, New York WABC AM 77 Talk Radio, print media including The Los Angeles Times, The Los Angeles Daily Journal (Law Office Technology, 1999—), USA Today, The National Law Journal, The Philadelphia Daily News, The San Jose Mercury News and The Philadelphia Enquirer. Member: Board of Trustees, 1995-2000, Whittier College. Member, Bench and Bar ADR Committee, Los Angeles Superior Court.