- 46 years-Civil litigation and transaction practice
- Full case responsibility from intake through trial
- Major practice areas include title insurance and escrow litigation; real estate transactional and litigation; litigation and transactional work in business and commercial areas, probate and estate planning.
- Former Judge Pro Tempore and Arbitrator/Mediator for Riverside Superior Court
- Former Settlement Conference Mediator to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District
- Former Mediator U.S. District Court
- Riverside County Bar Association’s Fee Dispute Panel Arbitrator
- Dispute Resolution Service- Riverside County Bar Association Panel Arbitrator /Mediator
- Chairperson of Riverside County Bar Assoc. Probate/Estate Planning Section (1996 to 1999)
- Barrister Member, Leo Deegan Inn of Court (1996-1998)
Education
- Pepperdine University, School of Law, J.D., 1973
- University of California, Irvine, B.A. History, 1970
- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, STAR: A A Systematic Approach to Mediation Strategies, Pepperdine University, School of Law, June 2007
- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Advanced Mediation Skills, Pepperdine University, School of Law, October 2008
Admissions
- State Bar of California, 1973
- Federal Court for the Central District of California, 1974
- The U.S. Tax Court, 1986
- The U.S. Supreme Court, 1977