Honors and Awards:

• I was selected as a speaker at the Orange County American Board of Trial Advocates "Masters in Cross-Examination" program given at Chapman University School of Law on June 25, 2010.  Also, I was a speaker at the Pacific Society of Orthodontists' annual meeting in Oahu, Hawaii on October 11, 2010., 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Board of Directors and Committee Chair for the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.  Speaker for Long Beach Bar Association in 2009;  Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court Civil Settlement Program;  Speaker and participant in Masters in Cross Examination program to be presented by the Orange County American Board of Trial Advocates in June, 2010; frequent lecturer and author in the area of professional liability defense.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court Civil Settlement Program.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Frequent lecturer and author of articles in the area of dental malpractice.  Too numerous to list but available upon request.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• A summary of recent verdicts is available at my firm's website:  Ford, Walker, Haggerty and Behar, LLP located at the World Trade Center, 27th Floor, Long Beach, Ca.  I have approximately 100 jury verdicts in 33 years of civil practice.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• One of four founding partners and current managing partner of the law firm of Ford, Walker, Haggerty and Behar in Long Beach; one of the premier civil defense litigation firms in the Los Angeles area and surrounding counties., 1991

Educational Background:

• Graduated with honors from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 1971;  graduated Magna Cum Laude from Santa Clara Univ. School of Law in 1977.