Honors and Awards:

• 2011 Ventura County Bar Association Pro Bono Attorney of the Year; 2010 American Board of Trial Advocates (California Chapter) Civility Award; 2006 Ventura County Trial Lawyer's Association Trial Lawyer of the Year; National Board Representative for American Board of Trial Advocates; AV Peer Review Rating Martindale-Hubbell; Member of the United States Registry of Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans, Member of Multi-Million Dollar Advocates.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• 2004 Past President - American Board of Trial Advocates (California Coast Chapter); 1997 Past President - Ventura County Bar Association; 1992 Past President - Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association.  Member:  American Board of Trial Advocates; Ventura County Judicial Nominations Evaluation Committee; Consumer Attorneys of California; Ventura County Bar Association. 

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Past President Ventura County Arthritis Foundation; Lt.  Commander United States Naval Reserve (1987-1999); Coach Varsity Football and Baseball, Villanova Preparatory School (2003 to date).

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Abbiatti v.  Wiley, Ventura County, $7.35M (Jury Verdict); Cabral v.  Moorefield Constr., Inc., Ventura County, $1.19M (Jury Verdict); Deacon v.  Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara County, $50M (Judgment); Fernandez v.  Carl Warren & Co., Ventura County, $1.49M (Jury Verdict); Mangum v.  Dayton-Hudson Corp., Ventura County, $5.17M (Jury Verdict); Mills v.  Pizza Hut, Tulare County, $7.62M (Jury Verdict); Sanchez v.  Hagel, Ventura County, $1.87M (Jury Verdict); Schlag v.  Jack in the Box, Inc., San Bernardino County, $898,000 (Jury Verdict); Stephenson v.  Pedraza, Ventura County, $1.0M (Jury Verdict).  Litigated cases on the East Coast which resulted in multiple million dollar or better results.