Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Mediation - Ethical Issues, Contra Costa County Bar Association, 2005
• Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chapman University, 2005

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Board of Directors, John Muir Health, 2004 - Present
• President, Concord Rotary, 1981 - Present
• Member, Board of Directors, Contra Costa County Bar Association, 1979 - Present
• Member, Concord City Council, 1982 - 1991
• Chair, Lawyer Referral and Information Service, Contra Costa County Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Contra Costa County Bar Association
• California, 1978
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1979
• Chair, Contra Costa Mayor's Conference, 1987
• President, Contra Costa County Bar Association, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Hospice & Palliative Care of Contra Costa, Inc., 1995 - Present
• Concord Senior Center Legal Counsel, 1982 - Present
• Board of Directors, John Muir Health (Chair of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Governance Committee, Compensation Committee, Credentialling Committee, 2004

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Concord Transcript (2005 - Present), Contra Costa Times Weeklies, Paid Columnist
• Elder Law, Contra Costa Lawyer, June, 2004

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Land Preserve, LLC v. The Robert Pacini Family Trust, et. al. - Bench before the Hon. Barry Baskin involving breach of contract action by development company against the landowners. Judgment in favor of defendants. On appeal to the First District Court of Appeal, judgment affirmed., 2009

Representative Clients:

• Rick Ernst, Adserve, Inc.
• Chris Basman, Bank of Agriculture and Commerce
• Bank of America, Private Banking Services
• MD Construction & Consulting, Inc.
• Jenkins Machinery, Inc.
• Graphic Reproductions, Inc.
• Phoenix Programs, Inc.
• Hospice of Contra Costa California Transplant Donor Network Lehmer's Buick, GMC, 2011

Educational Background:

• St. Mary's College, Moraga, California, B.A., in Political Science, 1971