Admitted
1981, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of California; 1986, Republic of Palau and High Court Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Ci
Law School
University of California at Davis, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1977
Memberships
Orange County Bar Association (Section on Business Litigation and Member: Executive Committee, Insurance Section and Education Committee); Celtic Bar Association (President-Elect, 2001); Robert A. Banyard American Inn of Court; Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Orange County; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (1990-1996); American Bar Association. Hispanic Advisory Commissioner to Orange County District Attorney. Community Organizations: Member of Board of Directors of Hispanic Ministries Center in Santa Ana, California (1994-1995); Member of Board of Directors of Global Missions for Latin America MSCC (1997); Former Member of Big Brothers of America Association. Certification: Certified MWOLF with FDIC.
Biographical
Member, University of California Davis Law Review, 1979-1980. Author: A Partner's Right of Inspection: The Case for Reasonable Restriction Amendment, 13 U.C.D. 454 Law Review, 1980. Recipient: Reginald Heber Smith Community Fellowship Award, 1980. President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County, 1997. CLE Lecturer: Alternative Dispute Resolutions, Insurance Coverage, Fundamentals, Evaluating Cases, Law Practice Management and Proposition 51 Settlement Issues. Co-Instructor: IEA Insurance College, Civil Procedure for Claims Examiners.