Honors and Awards:

• Best Oral Argument, 1L Moot Court Competition, 1993
• Second Place, CA Bar Employment Section Writing Competition, 1994
• National Finalist, Client Counseling Competition, 1995
• AmJur Award, Employment Law, 1995
• Finalist by the Consumer Attorneys of California for their Prestigious Consumer Attorney of the Year Award
• Public Interest Scholarship Award, Santa Clara University

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Editor at Large, CAOC "Forum" Magazine
• Member, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Member, California Employment Lawyers Association
• Board of Governors, Consumer Attorneys of California

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Insuring the Employer", The Successful, 1997
• "Age Discrimination", The Successful, 1998
• "The Admissibility of Expert Witnesses to the Reasonable Woman Standard in Sexual Harassment Cases post-Ellison v. Brady", Santa Clara Law Review, 1995
• "After-Acquired Evidence", CA Employment Law Quarterly, Spring, 1994
• "Your Client's Immigration Status Is Not an Issue - Don’t Let the Defense Make It One", May/June, 2008
• "Your Client's Privacy Is Not a Myth: How to Protect Your Client's Privacy - And Your Case - in Discovery", May, 2007
• "Special Issues When Suing State Government Entities in Employment Cases", March, 2006
• "Motions in Limine - Don't Miss Categories and Authorities", October 2005
• "Are You Ready for Trial?", October, 2005
• "A Free Mediation Program That Works", June, 2005
• "When Does Your Law Firm Need an Employee Handbook?", January, 2005
• "Special Issues in Civil Rights Cases: Challenges and Opportunities in Voir Dire", March, 2005
• "Where Workers' Compensation Meets the FEHA", November, 2004
• "Litigating Employment Matters Under the New Summary Judgment Statute", July, 2004
• "Insurance Tips for All of Us", June, 2004
• "How to Sue the Individual Defendant and When to Do It", In CAOC Forum Magazine, January, 2003

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Lee v. ENPC, in which he Obtained a Verdict of $1.4 Million, including a Punitive-Damages Award of over $1 million - for his client, a terminated CEO

Educational Background:

• University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, B.A., in English/American Literature and Political Science, June, 1991