Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of California Bar Association Environmental Law Section Legislation Committee
•  Member of California Bar Association Environmental Law Section Executive Committee
• Past Chair Santa Clara County Bar Environmental Section

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Volunteer at Santa Clara Superior Court.  San Jose Rotary Club.  Board of Directors Guadalupe River Park Conservancy. Mission:Readiness (Military Leaders for Kids)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Professor of Water Law at Lincoln Law School San Jose California

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Williams v. Leybold Technologies, Inc., (1992) 785 F. Supp 765 (Application of Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act to Manufacturer.)   Capogeannis v. Superior Court, (1993) 12Cal. App. 4th 668 (Applicability of Torts of Continuing Nuisance and Continuing Trespass to Former Owners of Contaminated Property.)   In the Matter of: Gilroy Associates, (1993) TSCA Appeal No. 92-6 Environmental Appeals Board (Mistake of fact is a defense to a PCB violation under Toxic Substances Control Act.)   Camellia Park HOA v. Greenbriar Homes Co., (1995) 882 F. Supp 150. (Recoverability of attorney fees under RCRA.)   Boyce v. Bumb, (1996) 944 F. Supp 807. (Innocent Party May Maintain a Claim for Full Cost Recovery Under CERCLA.)   Canal Street, Ltd. et al. v. Robert A. Sorich et al., (2000) 77Cal. App. 4th 602 (Settlement tolls five-year period to reduce action to judgment overruling Varwig v. Leider (1985) 171 Cal. App. 3d 312.)   Kelsoe v State Water Resources Control Board, (2007) 153 Cal. App. 4th 569 (Perfect compliance is not required for eligibility under the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Clean-Up Fund)   Great Oaks Water Co. v. Santa Clara Valley Water District, (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 956 (Applicability of CEQA to Groundwater Charges.)   T.W.C. Storage LLC v. State Water Resources Control Board, (2010) 185 Cal. App. 4th. 291 (Authority of Regional Board to Impose Fines.)

Representative Clients:

• Foothill/DeAnza Community College District, Sobrato Development Company, Thermionics, FedEx, Reed & Graham, South County Housing. Great Oaks Water Co.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Brigadier General, California Air National Guard (retired)

Newsletters:

• Hidden Environmental Pitfalls of Foreclosed Residential Properties
• Recent Climate Change Decisions Will Affect Your Borrower's Projects in California 
• Companies Need To Protect Their Trade Secrets When Responding To The Department of Toxic Substances Control's
• The Department of Toxic Substances Control Issues New Demand For Information To Companies Using Nanometals and Nano Oxides

Educational Background:

• U.C. Berkeley Extension, Mediation and Conflict Resolution