Admitted: 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Law School: Santa Clara University, J.D.
College: University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1979
Member: West Valley and Santa Clara County (Member: Real Estate Section; Civil Practice Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Executive Board of Litigation Section, 2011; Executive Board of Public Law Section, 2001-2005; Chair, 2004-2005); American Association for Justice (Associate Member); International Municipal Lawyers Association (Member, Land Use Committee); Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada.
Biography: Listed, Who's Who in American Law. Publications and Presentations: "Blew v. Horner: The Case of the Phantom Employer," CAAA-MENTS, Vol. 10, p.14, Oct. 1987; "Beneficial Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution," League of CA Cities Annual Meeting, City Attorneys Papers, October 1999; "Government Code Tort Claims Act: Substance and Procedure," State Bar of CA Annual Convention, Program Materials, Sept 2003, 2005, State Bar Section Institute, 2004, 2005; Reviewer, California League of Cities Municipal Law Handbook (1997, 1999, 2006); Adviser, CEB, California Land Use Practice; "Current Land Use Issues," National Business Institute, Fresno, 2007; "Conflicts of Interest," California League of Cities City Attorney Spring Conference, La Jolla, 2008. Board of Directors, Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce. California League of Cities (Member FPPC Committee of City Attorney Section); City Attorney, Campbell, California, 1985.
Born: Davenport, Iowa, October 10, 1956
Agencies: City of Campbell, City Attorney.
Cases: Mitchell v. Department of Transportation, 163 Cal. App. 3d 1016 (1985); Blew v. Horner, 187 Cal. App. 3d 1380 (1986); Hebard v. Bybee, 65 Cal. App. 4th 1331 (1998); County of Santa Clara et. al. v. Superior Court (Naymark), 171 Cal. App. 4th 119 (2008).