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California State University - Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice (1977)
University of West Los Angeles School of Law
Juris Doctorate (1986)
Admitted to the State Bar of California - 1986
Admitted to practice law before the following Courts:
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
- Supreme Court of the State of California
- United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit
- United States District Court of California
Superior Court Commissioner
Superior Court of the State of California
- Criminal Experience
- Misdemeanor Jury and Bench Trials
- Felony & Misdemeanor Arraignment, Pleas and Sentencing
- Felony Preliminary Hearings,
- Felony & Misdemeanor Probation Revocation Hearings
- Drug Court
- Domestic Violence Court
- Civil Experience
- Civil Jury and Court Bench Trials
- Civil Law and Motion
- Civil Writs and Receivers
- Judgment Creditor/Debtor Proceedings
Professor of Law
- San Fernando Valley College of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Law
- Civil Tort and Contract Remedies
- Named Law School Professor of the Year
- "Kids in the Court" Program Initiator of the Los Angeles Superior Court - North Central District student program in which local middle and high school students spent a day in court learning about the judicial system with an emphasis on learning about making the right decisions in life.
- Temporary Judge Committee Member of the L.A. Superior Court
- Traffic Committee Member of the L.A. Superior Court
- Trains local attorneys to be Temporary Judges in
Traffic Arraignment and Trial courtrooms of the Los Angeles Superior Court
Community Recognition and Honors
- State Bar Commendation for Pro Bono Legal Services
to Low Income Californians with Disabilities
- American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law
Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company
- Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Western Law Center for Disability Rights
- Outstanding Administrative National Lawyer of the Year
Federal National Mortgage Association
- Dispute Resolution Settlement Officer
Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Certificate of Appreciation Lions Club International
Speaker
- "Voting: A Right or a Responsibility"
- Certificate of Appreciation for Judge Pro Tem
Glendale Municipal Court
- Certificate of Appreciation for Judge Pro Tem
Los Angeles Municipal Court
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