Admitted
1974, Washington, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of San Diego, B.A., English, with honors, 1969; University of Pennsylvania
Memberships
Washington State Bar Association (Member, Character and Fitness Committee 1994-1997); International Association of Defense Counsel; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute (Regional Vice President, Northwest Region, 1990-1992; Chairman, DRI Governmental Liability Committee, 1989-1991).
Biographical
Recipient, University Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Level 2, University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1971. Author and Speaker: Civil Rights/Section 1983/Governmental Tort Liability, Municipal Liability, Washington State Bar Association, 2003; Whistle Blower and Retaliation Claims, DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, 1997, 1996; Employment Liability of Governmental Entities and Officials, DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Liability Seminar, 1995; Qualified Immunity in the 1990's from the Defense Perspective, DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, 1992; Municipal Liability Under Section 1983 in the Post-Praprotnik and Canton Era-Analysis of Policymaker, Training, Supervision and Hiring Issues, DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, 1990; Liberal Constitutional Law and Section 1983: The Revolution in Police Misconduct Litigation-Defenses Available to Police Officers and Municipal Responsibilities for Police Misconduct, Georgetown University Law Center Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation, 1990; Municipal/Supervisory Liability and the Immunity Defense and Looking Ahead: The Future Course of Section 1983 Litigation, DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, 1989.