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1992-Present Alternative Dispute Resolution (Independent)
1972-1992 Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
1965-1972 Partner, Bodkin, Breslin & Luddy, later known as Bodkin, McCarthy, Sargent & Smith
1961-1964 Associate, Bodkin, Breslin & Luddy
1960-1961 Associate, Belcher, Henzie & Fargo, later known as Belcher, Henzie & Biegenzahn
1959-1960 Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County
Numerous arbitrations, mediations, trials as a temporary judge, and court references in a variety of fields, including contracts, business, commercial, employment, probate & trusts, real property, legal and medical malpractice, personal injury, marriage dissolution, and accountings. Served as the mediator in the employment dispute between Los Angeles Police Department Chief Willie Williams and the City of Los Angeles which was settled in 1997. Member, AAA Panel of Commercial Arbitrators, AAA Large Complex Case Program, and AAA Employment Panel.
During over 20 years as a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court handled all types of cases, including civil, family law, adoptions, probate, law & motion, discovery, writs & receivers, juvenile, criminal and mental health. Service included two years and nine months as Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, one year and three months as Assistant Presiding Judge (Department One), one year as Supervising Judge of the Probate Department (Department 11) and three years as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court. Supervised the planning, development and initial implementation of the Trial Court Delay Reduction Program (Fast Track) in Central Civil in 1987 & 1988. Assigned by the Chief Justice to serve on the California Court of Appeal in 1982.
General civil practice from 1960 to appointment to Superior Court in 1972, with emphasis on litigation and probate. Admitted to practice in California state and federal courts and the United States Supreme Court (1971). Rated "av" by Martindale Hubbell when appointed to Court.
University of California at Los Angeles, A.B. in political science, 1955 (ASUCLA President); University of Notre Dame, Law School, 1955-56; University of Southern California Law Center, J.D. 1958 (Law Review)
1991-92 Trial Jurist of the Year Award, presented by the Los Angeles County Bar Association; 1989 Judge of the Year Award, presented by the Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Los Angeles County; 1988-89 Outstanding Jurist Award, presented by the Lawyers' Club of Greater Los Angeles County; 1986 Daniel O'Connell Award, presented by the Irish American Bar Association.
Judicial Counci1 of California, 1988-91; California Judges Association, 1972-present (Vice-President, 1983-84; Executive Board, 1981-84 & 1996-98); Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1960-present (Board of Trustees and President of Barristers, 1967-68; Executive Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 1992-1995); State Bar of California, 1959-present (Committee on Administration of Justice, 1969-72; Board of Directors of California Young Lawyers Association, 1966-68); Chancery Club, 1968-present (President, 1989-90); University of Notre Dame Law Advisory Counci1 (Past Member); Board of Trustees, Marymount College, 1993-2003; Board of Directors, Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles, 2005-present.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, 1977-82; Adjunct Professor of Law, Southwestern University School of Law, 1981; speaker and panelist on various legal subjects at programs sponsored by the National Conference of Metropolitan Courts, the Center for Judicial Education & Research (CJER), the California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), the California Trial Lawyers Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
$450.00 per hour. Hourly rate applied to all time spent on matter. No charge for travel time unless stated. Unless expressively waived, a retainer fee, based upon the amount of time reserved or estimated, is payable in advance at the time the engagement is booked and confirmed. Fees for services exceeding the amount of the retainer and for costs and expenses will be billed periodically and are payable upon billing. Cancellation or continuance required 45 days in advance of hearing. Refund or credit of the retainer within 45 days depends on ability to reschedule the reserved time. Any fee retained because of inability to reschedule is deemed an earned fee.
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