Personal History:
Birthdate: February 13, 1947
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Office Address: 608 University Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95825
Tele.:(916)924-3100
Fax: (916)924-1829

Military: Sargeant E-5, Drill Instructor, Motor Pool Chief
Discharged in January, 1969
Received Army Condition Award while serving in Vietnam, 1967-1968
Soldier of the Month in March, 1968
58th Combat Engineering Company

Educational Background:
1975 Lincoln Law School, Sacramento, California
1975 Admitted to Bar

Admitted to Practice in the Following Jurisdictions:
California Superior Court, 1975
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1976
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1994
U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Practice Areas:
Trial Practice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists

Reported Cases:
Susanne Jacobs v. Fire Insurance Exchange(1995)36 Cal.App.4th 1258
Mid-Century Insurance Company v. Ron Gardner(1992)9 Cal.App.4th 1205

Instructor/Lecturer:
Continuing Education on Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims
National Business Institute-"Trying the Wrongful Death Case" 1999
National Business Institute-"Trying the Wrongful Death Case" 2000
C.T.L.A.-"Winning the Million Dollar Verdict"1992
C.T.L.A.-"Handling The Automobile Case..."1994
Sacramento Consumer Attorneys(SCA):
"Anatomy of a Civil Jury Trial"(1992
"Premises Liability"(1992)
"Handling an Automobile Case..."(1994)
"Uninsured Motorist Law-An Update"(1996)
"Uninsured Motorist Cases" Part I and Part II(1998)
"Alternative Dispute Resolution"(1998)
"Voir Dire-Picking the Unbiased Jury"(1998)
"Opening Statements"(1998)
"New and Old Treatment of Disk Injuries"(1999)
"Uninsured Motorist Cases" Part I and II(1999)
"Closing Arguments"2000
Lincoln Law School Guest Speaker and Lecturer

Special Services:
Judge Pro Tem for Sacramento and Placer Superior Court 1985 to present
Special Trial Judge Pro Tem for Sacramento Superior Court
Sacramento Superior Court Arbitrator

Memberships:
Sacramento County and American Bar Associations
State Bar of California
Consumer Attorneys of California(C.T.L.A.)
Sacramento Consumer Attorneys(S.C.A.)(Served as President and Board Member)
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
American Board of Trial Advocates(ABOTA)
Lawyer Referral Services
Sacramento County Bar Association