ADR Practice
- Private Mediator (1998-Present; More than 1500 matters mediated 2001-Present; 90%+ Resolution)
- Private Arbitrator (1995-Present; Presided at 25+ binding arbitrations)
- Discovery Referee (2000-Present; Appointed Three Times as Discovery Referee by Superior Court).
Areas Of Practice
- General Civil and Trial Practice
- Personal Injury Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1976
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1976
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. - 05/1976
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
- B.A. - 06/1972
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Honors: U.C. Honor Students' Society
Published Works
- Comment, "Employee or Independent Contractor: The Need for a Reassessment of the Standard Used Under California Workmen's Compensation", 10 University of San Francisco Law Review 133, 1975
Honors and Awards
- Rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory
- Northern California Super Lawyer by San Francisco Magazine, 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Alameda County Bar Association, Member
- Contra Costa County Bar Association, Member
- The State Bar of California, Member
- American Board Of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member
Past Employment Positions
- Bennett, Van De Poel, Campbell & Strickland, Associate, 1976 to 1979
