EXPERIENCE
- Extensive experience in all aspects of California trial and litigation practice.
- Extensive experience in handling high profile litigation.
- Extensive experience in handling cult-related litigation.
- Extensive experience in complex business and entertainment litigation.
- Extensive experience in professional liability and insurance defense litigation.
- Extensive experience in various areas of the law in five different jurisdictions.
- Admitted to practice in four separate jurisdictions.
- Former capital partner in two major Los Angeles law firms (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP.
- Former in-house general counsel and corporate executive.
- Hard working, effective, compatible and collegial team member.
- Able to communicate clearly and concisely with people of diverse backgrounds.
ADMISSIONS TO PRACTICE:
- U.S. District Court, Northern District California, March 1998.
- U.S. Supreme Court, January 1996.
- U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, May 1994.
- U.S. District Court, Central District, California, July 1987.
- State of California, June 1987.
- U.S. District Court, Southern District, New York, May 1981.
- State of New York, April 1981.
- Solicitor, New South Wales, Australia, March 1979.
- Overseas Lawyer, London, England, 1977-1979.
- Barrister & Solicitor, New Zealand, February 1973
PRACTICE AREAS:
- CIVIL LITIGATION & ARBITRATION
- CULT ABUSE (particularly claims against the Church of Scientology, Fresh Start and Narconon)
- CRIMINAL DEFENSE (MISDEMEANORS)
- CONSUMER LAW
- CONTRACTS
- ELDER ABUSE
- GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE & REFERRALS
- RESTRAINING ORDERS