Santa Monica, California
Partner
Phone: (310) 393-7300
Fax: (310) 393-2029
Email: [email protected]
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury: General
- Personal Injury: Medical Malpractice
- Business Law
- Civil Practice
- Trial Practice
- Administrative Law
Litigation Percentage
- 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1979
- New York, 1990
- Minnesota, 1994
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1979, J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude - University of California, San Diego, California, 1974, Ph.D.
- City College of the City University of New York, New York, 1973, M.S.
- City College of the City University of New York, 1970, B.S.
Classes/Seminars Taught
- Professor of Law (Torts and Medical Malpractice), 1990 – 1999
- Professor of Law (Torts, Remedies and Medical Malpractice), 2005 – Present
Honors and Awards
- Rated AV
- National Merit Scholarship Winner
- Selected to Super Lawyers 2011-2016
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of California, Member, Committee of Bar Examiners
- State Bar of California, 1999 – 2003 Vice-Chair, Committee of Bar Examiners
- State Bar of California, 2003 Chair, Examinations Subcommittee, Committee of Bar Examiners
- California Academy of Attorneys for Health Care Professionals
Past Employment Positions
- Smith & Stark, Partner, 1981 – 1995
Ancillary Businesses
- Adjunct Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School
Fraternities/Sororities
- Tau Epsilon Phi