General Civil Practice, Plaintiff and Defense, in matters including, but not limited to: Business Litigation (i.e, Contracts, Shareholder Litigation, etc); Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Insurance Law; Real Estate—Plaintiff and Defense (Brokers, Agents, Buyers, Quiet Title; Judicial Foreclosure, etc); Construction; Construction Defects; Building Contractor Litigation; Collections; Medical Malpractice (including Medicine, Surgical, Obstetric, Chiropractic, Dental and Oral Surgery) Defense; Medical Malpractice (same areas) Plaintiff; Municipal Law; Commercial Litigation; Adversary Proceedings in Bankruptcy Court and Family Law. Also significant experience in Unlawful Detainer matters; Small Claims disputes and community/family centered disputes. Numerous Jury and Bench Trials and literally hundreds of Law & Motion hearings on most Civil and Family Law issues. I have participated as a Temporary Judge since 1996. I have substantial experience with “Pro Per” litigants.

ADR Experience: Superior Court Judicial Arbitrator since 1996—having conducted several hundred Arbitrations; “Settlement Judge” since 1996; Family Law Mediator with the Riverside Superior Court Mandatory Dispute Resolution Conference Program; General Mediator with Dispute Resolution Services, Riverside; Mediator with the Riverside County Superior Court; Member of the Riverside Superior Court Mediation Panel; Member of the Inland Valleys Justice Center‟s Mediation Panel. Have conducted in excess of 1000 mediations on a wide variety of matters, including most of those indentified in my professional experience section, above. I conduct Fee Arbitrations for the Riverside County Bar Association. I am also on the Panel of Independent Arbitrators for Kaiser Health Plans.

Mediation/
ADR Philosophy: Even as a litigator I consistently tried to move my cases to resolution through Alternative Dispute Resolution, preferably by way of mediation. I am a very active mediator trained and able to employ a variety of approaches from the extremes of Facilitative and Evaluative. I am able to tailor my approach to mediation to the desires of the parties and counsel. When I conduct a mediation, it is for the purpose of resolving the matter and not “pro forma.” I take this process and my conduct, as well as my professional reputation as a conflict resolution professional, very seriously. I want the parties to any mediation I conduct to leave feeling as if they had accomplished something of value even if the case does not settle. I am willing to work with the parties as long as it takes to come to a resolution

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, West Oahu College - B.A. with distinction Psychology 1985 (Class Rank: #1)
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW - J.D. 1988 (@ top 25%)
- Wildmon Merit Scholar (Full Scholastic Scholarship)
- American Jurisprudence Award: Sales
Straus Institute Mediation Training;
Dispute Resolution Service Mediation Training;
Formal Training for Temporary Judges, including Judicial Conduct and Ethics;
State and County Bar Training as a Fee Arbitrator