Practice Area
- General Civil & Complex Litigation
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969, University of California at Los Angeles
- Certificate of Completion, 1970, Graduate School of Education, UCLA
- Juris Doctor, 1973, University of Notre Dame
- Admitted to State Bar of California, 1973; U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Professional Experience
- Honors Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington D.C., 1974-1976
- Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP., 1976-1989
- Byrum Holland 1990-2000
- Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP., 2000-present
Practice Focus
- Complex Civil Litigation
- Real Property
- Title Insurance Defense
- Professional Negligence Defense
- Administrative Agencies
- White Collar Criminal Defense
Professional/Community Activities
- Kern County Bar Association, 1990-present
- State Bar of California, 1973-present
- Instructor, “Terminating Litigation Without Trial,” California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1979
- Lecturer, “Preventing Legal Malpractice in the Specialties,” Lawyer’s Mutual Minimum Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1991
Reported Decisions
- United States vs. Turcotte, 515 F.2d 145 (CA2 1975)
- United States vs. DiMuro, 540 F.2d 503 (CA1 1976)
- J. Paul Getty Museum vs. County of Los Angeles, 248 Cal.App.3d 600 (1980)
- Rancho La Costa vs. County of San Diego, 111 Cal.App.3d 54 (1980)
- Pope vs. State Board of Equalization, 146 Cal.App.3d 1132 (1983)
- Alpha Therapeutic Corporation vs. County of Los Angeles, 179 Cal.App.3d 265 (1986)
- Moore vs. Kayport Package Express, Inc., 885 F. 2d 531 (1990)