Professional Biography
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, B.A. (Economics), 1969
University of California, Boalt Hall, J.D., 1974
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Over thirty years of active general civil law practice.
California State Bar Number 63115.
ADR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Mediation Training
Following over 100 hours of Basic and Advanced Mediator Training provided by ADRA, The John Paul Jones Group, BASF and the U. S. District Court, I continuously receive advanced mediation training and education provided by the U. S. District Court, BASF, ACBA, CCCBA and The Mediation Society.
Mediation Panel Membership
Includes Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Francisco County, Santa Clara County Superior Courts, United States District Court (Northern District), and the Bar Association of San Francisco Mediation Services.
Mediation Experience
Includes over 200 completed cases handled privately, or through the Panels of the Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and San Francisco County Superior Courts, the Alameda County Bar Association, the BASF Mediation Services, and the U.S. District Court (Northern District), in the following practice areas: Probate, Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage, Landlord/Tenant (Commercial & Residential), Real Estate (Contracts), Commercial Litigation, Debtor-Creditor Regulation, Government Tort Claims.
Arbitration Training
Includes over 50 hours of training provided by the American Arbitration Association, the U.S. District Court, and the Alameda County Superior Court
Arbitration Experience includes over 200 cases conducted privately or through the Panels of the American Arbitration Association(commercial), the U.S. District Court, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and San Francisco County Superior Courts, the Alameda County Bar Association, and the Kaiser Neutral Panel, in the foregoing practice areas and Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist and Medical Malpractice proceedings.
Special Master
Court Appointed Referee
Judge Pro Tem
Affiliations
Alameda County Bar Association, Contra Costa County Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, and the Mediation Society
Top
