Honors and Awards: The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who, Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Who's Who, Who's Who in the World, Marquis Who's Who, National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award, 2002

Bar/Professional Activity: Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Member, Glendale Metrolink Derailment Cases, Glendale, California, 2005, Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel for the Coordinated Discovery Cases, Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 accident, Burbank, California, 2000, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of West Los Angeles School of Law (1986-1997), Admitted: California, 1975; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1975; U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1979; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1993; U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1996; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1997; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2006., State Bar of California , Consumer Attorneys of California , Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles , Los Angeles County Bar Association , California Farm Bureau Federation , Trial Co-Counsel, 2006; 1998 Bell Helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California , Trial Co-Counsel, 2006; 2004 Tyson Foods truck crash near Crestline, Ohio , Trial Team Member, 2003: Airborne Charter Inc./Avjet, Aspen, Colorado, 2001

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in California: Trying Your Case to Verdict or Settlement," Lorman Education Services, January, 2002

Educational Background: Los Angeles Harbor College (A.A., 1968); California State University at Long Beach (B.A., cum laude, 1971)