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Admissions |
California State Bar, 1982; United States District Court, Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court; United States District Court, Northern and Central District of Illinois. | ||||||
Education |
J.D., University of San Diego; M.B.A., University of Southern California; B.A., California State University at Fullerton; Institute on International & Comparative Law, Magadalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, England; Mexican Legal Studies Program, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico. | ||||||
Honors |
Beta Gamma Sigma, University of Southern California; Graduated with Honors, California State University at Fullerton. | ||||||
Memberships |
Orange County Bar Association, Southern California Defense Counsel, RIMS, Alzheimer's Association of Orange County, Saddleback College Advisory Committee. | ||||||
Publications |
"To the Prevailing Party Goes the Spoils; An Overview of an Emerging Tort in California," Western State University Law Review, Vol. 18, No. 1, Fall 1990; "Reassessing Appraisal Liability," Orange County Lawyer, December, 1995; "Attention to Detail Crucial in Mediating Class Action Disputes," by Robert W. Thompson and The Hon. William F. McDonald (Ret.), Orange County Lawyer, May 2004; FLSA wage and hour training video produced by AMI Coastal Training. | ||||||
Teaching Positions |
Frequent Lecturer on Wage and Hour issues, Spoliation of Evidence, Privacy, Unfair Trade Practices, Premises Liability, Discovery, Civil Procedure , and Class Actions. | ||||||
Reported Cases |
Pacific Inland Bank v. Charles Ainsworth (1995) 41 Cal. App. 4th 277; Casey Parks v. Eastwood Insurance Services (2002) 235 F. Supp. 2d 1082; Wayne M. Minor v. Peter Pan Motors (1991) 227 Cal. App. 3d 1613; H-D Michigan, Inc. v. Biker's Dream, Inc. (1998) 48 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1108; HiD Michigan, Inc. v. Biker's Dream, Inc. (1998) U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17266. | ||||||
Notable Settlements & Verdicts |
Belazi v. RadioShack, $29.9 million; Perez v. RadioShack, $9 million; Hess v. Mervyn's, $7.5 million; Priestley v. Mervyn's, $4 million; McCarthy v Seibel Systems, $2.7 million; Gabel v. Oracle, $2 million; Batin v. Kaiser, $2 million; Lead Counsel In Re Jamster Marketing Litigation and In Re Wells Fargo Overtime Litigation; Negrette v. Lucky Stores, defense verdict; Elghanayan v. Beverly Hills Porsche, defense verdict. | ||||||
Practice Areas |
Wage and Hour, Class Actions, Professional Liability, Premises Liability, Products Liability, General Liability, Business Transaction Litigation, Consumer Law, Employment Law. | ||||||