ATTORNEY BIO
Summary of Qualifications
- Has been a practicing attorney since 1981
- A licensed real estate broker for 12 years
- Taught legal classes at community college, four years & graduate level
- Current President of the Indian Wells Bar Association
- Served as Judge Pro Tem/East Kern Municipal Court for two years
Education
- B.A. California State University Fresno, 1967
- M.J. University of California, Berkeley, 1969
- Postgraduate work at UCLA, U.C. Santa Barbara, and U.C. Riverside
- J.D. Southwestern University School of Law, 1978
Professional Accomplishments
- Author of Justice For The California Consumer
- Edited An Introduction To Crime and Justice
- Attorney in a published appellate case (In Re Marriage of Cutler)--One of the leading cases on the issue of Child Support
- Author of Family Law Practice Letters
Community Service
- Past President of the Association of Consumer Educators (ACE)---a nationwide group of consumer educators
- Past President of the Alcohol and Drug Alert Program
- Past President of Kiwanis Club of Ridgecrest and Past Lt. Governor, Division 38
- Past President of IWV Council of Organizations
- Past Chairman of Sheriff's Advisory Committee of IWV