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Over 30 years’ on- the- bench experience,
consisting of 17 years as Los Angeles Superior Court Judge (1981-1998),
2 _ years as Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge, 11 years as Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge Pro Tem/Commissioner and Referee (from October
1966). Private judge since July 1998 mediating and arbitrating hundreds
of disputes on a full-time basis.
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Civil experience includes presiding over a civil “fast
track” department for 8 years from 1990 to 1998, plus many
additional years hearing and deciding an exceptionally wide variety of
complex and long cause civil matters while sitting as civil trial judge.
Private judge since July 1998 sitting as arbitrator and serving as
mediator in hundreds of widely varied disputes, including contracts,
real property, insurance coverage, employment, personal injury including
medical malpractice, business matters, legal malpractice, fee disputes.
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Trial and Arbitrations: Highly experienced in hearing and deciding all
types of civil disputes, including complex matters.
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Private mediations: As private mediator have very successfully mediated
an exceptionally wide range of disputes. Facilitative and evaluative
mediation techniques are employed in order to achieve a high success
rate. Successful mediations include cases viewed as difficult to
resolve.
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Served on temporary assignment as Justice Pro Tem of the State Court of
Appeal, 2nd District (1982). Written opinions include Garcia v. Douglas
Aircraft 133 CA3d 890 and People v. Masters 134 CA3d 509, cited in
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Witkin California Evidence 3d ed., Section 570.
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Twice elected by colleagues to the Executive Committee of the Los
Angeles Superior Court.
Available as, arbitrator, mediator,
discovery referee, and temporary judge in all civil matters.
Highly experienced in
the trial and settlement of a wide variety of disputes--virtually every
type of case with the exception of family law.
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Extensive settlement conference experience (VSC’s and MSC’s).
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Mediation training from Dispute Services of the Los Angeles County Bar
Association. General mediation and commercial and workplace mediation.
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Substantial experience in discovery disputes and law and motion matters.
UCLA, B.A. political science (1954); USC School of Law, J.D. (1959).
Deputy Public Defender from 1960-1966. Supervising trial attorney 1964-1966.
First Lieutenant Counter-Intelligence Corps (CIC), U.S. Army Intelligence 1954-1956.
Los Angeles County Bar Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association; California Judges Association.
Articles/Judicial Education
Author of law articles, including
“When is a ‘Confidential Settlement’ Agreement
Discoverable?” appearing in the November 1997 issue of Forum.
Article “Release of Criminal Defendants Acquitted Because of
Insanity,” cited by the California Supreme Court, In Re Franklin
7 Cal.3d 126, 145. Contributor to and participant in judicial
education.
Have given numerous MCLE-credit lectures before a variety of Los
Angeles law firms on the subject:“Is Your Settlement Confidential
and Enforceable?”
Available on request.
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