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