Honors and Awards:

• 2011: Super Lawyer - Los Angeles Magazine. 2010: Super Lawyer - Los Angeles Magazine. 2009: Super Lawyer - Los Angeles Magazine. 2008: Super Lawyer - Los Angeles Magazine. 2007: President’s Award-Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles. 2005: President’s Award - Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles. 2005: Outstanding Citizen - City of Manhattan Beach (For Child Advocacy). 2004: Super Lawyer - Los Angeles Magazine.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Los Angeles Bar Association, Lawyer Referral and Information Service-Advisory Committee, January 2006 to Present;Los Angeles Bar Association Attorney Client Arbitration and Mediation Service Executive Committee Sept. 2005 to 2007; Beverly Hills Bar Association, Attorney-Client Relations Committee 1987-2007; Los Angeles Bar Association, Attorney-Client Relations Committee, 1987 - 2007; Member of Executive Committee, L.A. Bar Attorney-Client Relations Committee 1996 - 1997.State Bar of California - Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2001-2002. Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine Editorial Committee, 1987-1988.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• First Impressions Project, 1997-2001. Have visited Elementary, Middle and High schools throughout Los Angeles but primarily inner city to speak to students about the law and give them courthouse tours. Constitutional Rights Foundation-2001 to present. Have been a Judge in annual Moot Court Competitions involving Middle and High School Students.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• “Attorneys Must Fight Bad PR, Convey Virtues to Public” Daily Journal, March 18, 2005; “Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Malpractice” December, 1998, Los Angeles County Bar Association Web Site. “Incorporating the Stars,” Volume 4, Number 5, Los Angeles Lawyer, 16 (July/August 1981); “Fiduciary Aspect of the Personal Manager’s Relationship with a Performing Artist,” 167 Cal. Rptr. 33 (Supp.) [Pocket Part] Number 4 (1980); Article of Special Interest reprinted in 11 Performing Arts Review, Journal of Law, Arts and Management 108 (1981). Panel of Editors, Los Angeles Lawyer, 1985 -1986. Numerous articles in Daily Journal and letters in Los Angeles Times.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• United States Congress - Certificate of Appreciation, June 1997; California State Assembly - Certificate of Recognition, June 1997; County of Los Angeles - Commendation for Service to the Community, June 1997; City of L. A. - Certificate of Appreciation for Service to the Community, June 1997; Los Angeles Unified School District - Certificate of Recognition, June 1997; L.A. County Superior and Municipal Courts - Numerous Certificates of Appreciation for Pro Bono Services as Arbitrator/Mediator/Settlement Officer; Numerous other awards from the Los Angeles Superior and Municipal Courts.

Educational Background:

• Southampton College, Long Island University (B.A., English, 1974); University of Hawaii, (1977-1978); University of San Diego, School of Law (J.D., 1980). University of Southern California School of Law-Publishing and Recording Aspects of the Music Industry. [Certificate received 1985.] Hastings College of Law, University of California Advanced Advocacy Program. [Certificate received March 1991.]