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HONORS
- Graduation Rank: 1/149
- American Jurisprudence Awards: Property, Torts (twice), Conflicts of Law, Constitutional Law.
- Academic Achievement Award: Legal Skills, International Law - Public, Sales (U.C.C. Article 2).
- Law Review: Staff Writer 1984-85, Lead Articles Editor 1985-1986.
- Student Bar Association: Special Recognition for Distinguished Service 1984-85; Outstanding Student Award 1986; Chairman,
Library Committee; Director, Westlaw Training 1984-1986.
- Competitions: Intramural Moot Court Competition, Top Oralist 1984-85; National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Western
Regional Finalist 1985; National Trial Competition, Western Regional Champions 1986.
- Awards: Academic Excellence 1985 & 1986; Corpus Juris Secundum Award for promotion of academic excellence in
others 1985; Trustees Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Law School 1986.
- National Member of the Order of the Barristers
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- United States v. Varig: Can The King Only Do Little Wrong?, 22 Cal.W.L.Rev. 175 (1985).
- The Federal Tort Claims Act, SDTLA Trial Bar News, Vol. 9, issue 6, June/July 1987.
- Current Status of Major Air Crash Litigation, Lecturer, SMU Air Law Symposium, Dallas, Texas, March
1988.
- Berkovitz v. United States: Has A Phoenix Arisen From The Ashes Of Varig?, 54 Journal Air Law &
Comm. 757 (1989).
- Timeslips 5: A Time And Billing Program For Law Firms From 1 to 100, ABA Aviation Litigation News,
Vol. IV, No. I, Page 3, October 1993.
- Are You Still Afraid of Your Computer?, ABA Aviation Litigation News, Vol. V, No.I, Page 3, December
1993. Lecture and materials developed for presentation at the Only The Strong Survive programs, sponsored by the
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Arlington, VA, June 10-12,
1993; Spokane, WA July 8-10, 1993; Memphis, TN August 26-28, 1993; and Houston, TX September 9-11, 1993; and Uncensored
Advocacy: The Ultimate Federal Practice Experience, sponsored by NACDL, Washington, D.C., February 9-11, 1995.
- Preparing for the Aviation Trial - The Basics, ABA Aviation Litigation News, Vol. V, No.2, Page
3, May 1994 (Co-authored with James Stiven). These materials were prepared for and presented at the Fourth Annual Aviation
Law Symposium, April 22-24, 1994, Palm Springs, CA.
- The "CJA Billing Formats For Timeslips 5" Manual, Lecture and 80-page manual developed for presentation
at the Only The Strong Survive programs, sponsored by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and National Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Arlington, VA, June 10-12, 1993; Spokane, WA, July 8-10, 1993; Memphis, TN August 26-28, 1993;
and Houston, TX September 9-11, 1993; and Uncensored Advocacy: The Ultimate Federal Practice Experience, sponsored by NACDL,
Washington, D.C., February 9-11, 1995.
- Automation Tactic For The Solo Practitioner, Lecture and Presentation at the NACDL Seminar, How
To Practice Criminal Defense and Still Put Your Children Through College n, Orlando, FL, February 17, 1993.
- The "General Aviation Revitalization Act Of 1994"-A First Look, ABA Aviation Litigation News, Vol.
V, No.3, Page 1, October 1994.
- Direct Examination. The Basics, ABA Aviation Litigation News, Vol.VI, No. l, April 1995.
- The Evidentiary Foundations for the Introduction of Aviation Simulations and Animations. Lecture
and paper presented at the ABA Aviation and Litigation Committee Seminar. American Bar Association's Aviation and Litigation
Committee. New York City, June 16, 1995.
- Worth Reading: The Jury. Trial and Error in the American Courtroom, by Stephen Adler, ABA Aviation
Litigation News, Vol. VI, No.3, November 1995.
- The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994. A Second Look, ABA Aviation Litigation News, Vol.
VI, No.3, November 1995.
- Instructor, Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy, San Diego, CA, April 23-26, 1996
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