Born Oakland, California; Admitted to bar, 1972, California.
Education: St. Mary’s College of California (B.A., 1965); University of San Francisco & San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi (Secretary, 1965 -1966).
Experience: Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County, 1972 -1975. Judge Pro Tem, Alameda County Superior Court, 1984 -. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Contra Costa, Alameda, Solano & San Francisco Counties Superior Courts, 1979 -.
Publications: Co-Author: "Personal Injury Litigation Practice in California," Copyright 1993, National Business Institute, Inc. and "Premises Liability: Preparation & Trial of a Difficult Case in California," Copyright July 1997, National Business Institute, Inc.
Member: Contra Costa County, Alameda County Bar Associations, State Bar of California, U.S. Northern and Eastern District Court; 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Superlawyer Top Young Attorney
Born Framingham, Massachusetts; Admitted to Bar 2005, California.
Education: Bates College (B.A., Magna Cum Laude 2001); University of California Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2005).
Clinical Experience: East Bay Community Law Center; Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic; Fellow at the Homeless Action Center.
Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association, State Bar of California, U.S. Northern District Court, U.S. Eastern District; 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Accolade: Named a Rising Star in Employment and Labor Law by Northern California Super Lawyers 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Born Hayward, California. Admitted to Bar 2006. California.
Education: University of Caifornia, Santa Cruz (B.A., Psychology, 1999); University of California, Berkeley, School of Law-Boalt Hall (J.D., 2006).
Experience: Associate at Heller Ehrman LLP and Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP.
Clinical Experience: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund; Santa Cruz Public Defender's Office.
Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association, San Francisco County Bar Association, State Bar of California, U.S. Northern and Eastern District Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
