Education: B.S., University of Illinois, 1966 J.D., University of Illinois, School of Law, 1969 Admitted to Bar: November, 1970 Joined the Firm: September, 2007 Areas of Emphasis: Civil litigation, insurance defense, insurance coverage and bad faith, public entity and self-insured defense Affiliations: • Admitted to practice before all the courts of the State of California and the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Central District of California, and Northern District for California • Admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court • Admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit • Member, State Bar of California • Member, Stanislaus County Bar Association