| Memberships | San Joaquin County Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1988); State Bar of California (State Bar Court Referee, 1983—); American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1995); California Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1995, President, 1998); Northern California Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1986 and 1990-1991; President, 1994); Defense Research Institute; Consumer Attorneys of California; Judge Consuelo M. Callahan Inn of Court. |
| Biography | Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Editor, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1970-1971. Professor, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Humphreys College School of Law, Stockton, California. Lecturer: Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada "Alternative Dispute Resolution" (2001-2004), Sacramento/San Francisco, CA; PARMA Conference, "Alternative Dispute Resolution" (2001), Monterey, CA; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel Construction Defects Seminar (1999), Santa Barbara, CA; Sacramento Superior/Municipal Courts Advanced Settlement Skills Seminar (1998), Sacramento, CA; Association of Defense Counsel Construction Defects Seminar (1997); Santa Clara, CA; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California (Annual Mtg 1996) San Francisco, CA, "Alternate Dispute Resolution". Legislative Process/Updates, Annual Meeting, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, San Francisco, CA, 1992-1995 Legislative Process, Annual Meeting, Association of Defense Counsel of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1991; Damages - Catastrophic Cases, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, San Jose, CA, 1991; Damages - Sexual Dysfunction, Defense Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, 1990; Wrongful Termination, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern/Southern California, Hawaii, 1988; Mediation/Arbitration, San Joaquin County Bar Association, Stockton, CA, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2006; Mediation/Arbitration, San Francisco County Bar Association, San Francisco, CA, 1995. Member, San Joaquin County Superior Court ADR Committee. Law Enforcement Officer Liability, Central California, 1996. Deputy District Attorney, Santa Clara County, 1972-1975. Certified Mediator; Judicial & Uninsured Motorist Arbitrator. Special Master: Complex-Construction-Class Action. Temporary Judge. Judge Pro Tem. Expert Witness. Discovery Referee and Arbitrator, Raisin Bargaining Association. |