Admitted
1974, California; 1983, New York
Law School
New York University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Oberlin College, A.B., with honors, 1968; University of San Francisco
Memberships
Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Board of Directors, 2002—; Chair: Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 1986-1988; Chair, Committee on Conflicts Court Appointments, 1989-1992); State Bar of California (Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct: Member, 1990-1996; Chair, 1994-1995; Special Advisor, 1995-1996. Chair, Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 1988-1991); American Bar Association (Member, Lawyer Referral Services Committee, 1991-1995; Consultant, Program of Assistance and Review, 1989—); American Arbitration Association Center for Mediation.
Biographical
Executive Director, Moot Court, 1974. Recipient: Award of Merit, Bar Association of San Francisco, 1987; Larry Long Award, California State Bar Lawyer Referral Services, 1990. Co-Author: Legal Ethics in the Practice of Law, second edition, LexisNexis, 2002; The Moral Compass of the American Lawyer, Ballantine, 1999. Articles: Total of 65, including The Moral Compass, on-line column for American Law Media, 1999-2000; Time to End the Secrecy, S.F. Chronicle, August 2001; After the Whistle Blows, (S.F.) Recorder, December 2000; Overcoming Secrecy With Judicial Power, Trial, November 2000; Ethics Rules for Neutrals, ABA Professional Lawyer, Summer 1999; Ethics Up in Smoke, California Lawyer, November 1998; The Kaczynski Dilemma, (D.C.) Legal Times, February 1998; The Mediation High Road, L.A. and S.F. Daily Journal, December 1996; Ethical Dilemmas for the Partnership Lawyer, California Lawyer, February 1996; Drafting Airtight Fee Agreements, California Lawyer, October, 1992; The Ethics of Mediation, California Lawyer, April, 1992; Gambling with Multiple Interests, California Lawyer, April 1989. Director, 2000— and Adjunct Professor, 1977, Center for Applied Legal Ethics, University of San Francisco School of Law; Adjunct Professor, Hastings College of the Law, 1993—. Instructor, Continuing Education Instruction, Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. of California, 1991—.