Specializes in:
General casualty litigation, including catastrophic injury, and SIU. Practice also includes products liability and premises liability matters. As managing partner of the Riverside office, responsible for training new associates. Clients include major regional and national insurance carriers and self-insured corporations.

Education and Certifications:
Claremont McKenna College (B.A., English Literature, concurrent B.A., Political Science, 1981); University of Nantes, France (Political Science); Southwestern University (J.D., 1984); Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Mediation Program.

Court Affiliations:
Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles County Municipal Court (1994-1995), United States District Court, Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Admitted to practice in all State courts, Ninth Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court.

Member of:
State Bar of California; Riverside County Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates.

Publications and Lectures:
MCLE Seminar, Deposition of the Expert Witness.

Notable Accomplishments:
Published opinion, Westaff v. Arce, 298 F.3d 1164 (9th Cir. 2002), Cert. Denied, U.S.S.C.; Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review AV® Rating.

Representative Matters:

• Represented a client pro bono in an ERISA lawsuit which became Ninth Circuit precedent. The case, Westaff v. Arce, is now controlling in the Ninth Circuit regarding rights of subrogation and reimbursement under ERISA.

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