Admissions
State Bar of California - 1969
U.S. District Court, Central District of California - 1969
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California - 1985

Education
California State University, Northridge - B.A. - 1965
University of Southern California - Juris Doctorate - 1968

Areas of Practice/Professional Experience
Defense of complex medical malpractice litigation with emphasis on catastrophic injury cases (anesthesia, birth injury, pediatric and neonatal)

Medical staff representation in matters relating to staff privileges, unfair competition, antitrust and related claims

Tissue Banking regulation and liability

Government tort litigation - representing hospital districts and other public institutions

Cases involving complex medical issues relating to medical devices, pharmaceuticals and toxic waste

Defense of physicians accused of gross improprieties involving impaired physicians, sexual misconduct, over prescription of drugs and billing irregularities

Frequent lecturer to continuing medical and legal education seminars, hospital staffs, regional medical organizations and other healthcare provider organizations

Mediator and other forms of alternative dispute resolution

Professional Organizations
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Southern California Association of Healthcare Risk Managers (SCAHRM)
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC)
Los Angeles County Bar Association