Juris Doctor Western State University College of Law, 1986; Bachelor of Science in Law, A.A., University of Toledo, Ohio, 1982; Paratrooper, U.S. Army, 1973-1977. Admitted to practice before California trial, appellate and supreme courts, California federal courts, and the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Areas of concentration include general business, franchise, environmental, residential & commercial real estate, construction litigation, business counseling, administrative proceedings, computer investigation and litigation, personal injury and employment termination, trial practice, and estate planning.