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Admissions |
California State Bar, 1969; Illinois State Bar, 1967; United States District Court; United States Supreme Court, 1971. | ||||
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Education |
J.D., Loyola School of Law, Chicago, Illinois; B.A., Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa; Currently enrolled, Masters in Humanities (History), California State University, ABT. | ||||
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Honors |
Graduated Cum Laude, Loras College; graduated with Honors, Loyola School of Law; St. Thomas More Society "Lawyer of the Year" 2004, selected by peers as one of "Fifty Orange County Super Lawyers" Los Angeles Magazine, February 2004 and again in 2005, a designation given to one-half of one percent of Orange County Lawyers; Ethics, Civility and Professionalism Award, 2004, ABOTA; honored as among the 100 most influential Lawyers in California (2005) by the Daily Law Journal; Papal Knighthood (EKHSJ) 2005. |
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Memberships |
American Board of Trial Advocates (Since 1976); American Bar Association; Orange County and San Francisco Bar Association; Southern California Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Editors, Defense Counsel Journal); Industry Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Forensic Studies; Special Counsel, California Paralyzed Veterans of America; Legatus (Orange County Chapter); Founding Board of Directors, St. Thomas More Society; Amnesty International; Board of Governors, The Irish American Partnership; Habitat for Humanity (Carpenter's Club); Board of Directors, Community Incentives for Teaching Excellence; American Legion (Life Member), Special Forces Association (Life Member). | ||||
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Publications |
"Some Thoughts on the Avoidance of Extra-Contractual Damages," Western State University Law Review, Vol. 14, No. 73, 1986; "Metatag Cybertheft", The Orange County Lawyer, Vol. 43, No. 7 (July 2001). | ||||
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Teaching Positions |
Former Adjunct Professor, Western State University College of Law (Civil Procedure); frequent lecturer at Orange County Claims Managers Forum, various local colleges, Continuing Education of the Bar classes, and State Bar of California seminars on Insurance Law and Trial Tactics. | ||||
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Military Service |
Honorable Discharge USAR as a Captain 1973, Army Special Forces and Commanding Officer, 414th Military Police Company (PWProc). | ||||
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Practice Areas |
General Liability, Employment/Labor Law, Insurance Bad Faith, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property. | ||||
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