Areas of Practice

• 60% Civil Appeals and Petitions for Writs
• 40% Litigation - Trial Courts

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 1972
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2001
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1981

Education

• UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1972
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Law Review: UCLA Law Review, 1968 - 1969
  
  
• University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, Illinois, 1967
  B.S.
  Honors: James Scholars
  Major: Physics
  
  

Representative Cases

• Gibson v. Gov. Emp. Ins. Co., 162 Cal.App. 3d 441, 208 Cal.Rptr. 511 ( 1984)
• Sobremonte v. Superior Court, 61 Cal.App. 4th 980, 72 Cal.Rptr. 2d 43 ( 1998)
• Meritplan Ins. Co. v. Superior Court, 124 Cal.App. 3d 237, 177 Cal.Rptr. 236 ( 1981)
• State of California v. Superior Court, 98 Cal.App. 3d 643, 159 Cal.Rptr. 650 ( 1979)
• James v. Von Zemenszky, 284 F.3d 1310 (Fed. Cir. 2002)
• James v. Von Zemenszky, 301 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2002)
• Long, Da Costa-Iyer, Sowa, et al., v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 91 M.S.P.R. 685 ( 2002)
• Lawson v. Kolender, 658 F.2d 1362 (9th Cir. 1981)
• Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 103 S.Ct. 1855 ( 1983)
• Quintano v. Mercury Cas. Co., 11 Cal.4th 1049, 48 Cal.Rptr.2d 1 ( 1995)
• Far West Financial Corp. v. D&S Co., 46 Cal.3d 796, 251 Cal.Rptr. 202 ( 1988)
• Hubbard v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 162 Cal.App. 3d 939, 208 Cal.Rptr. 806 ( 1984)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Schultz, 147 Cal.App. 3d 941, 195 Cal.Rptr. 470 ( 1983)
• Campanella v. Takaoka, 160 Cal.App. 3d 504, 206 Cal.Rptr. 745 ( 1984)

References

• Stockdale and Wilson, John E. Stockdale, Attorney at Law
• Doherty and Catlow, John Doherty, Attorney at Law
• Robert K. Miller, Attorney at Law, California Court of Appeal Second Appellate District Divison Six
• Leonard M. Friedman, Attorney at Law

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Legal Research and Writing, UCLA School of Law, 1976 - 1977
• Trial Advocacy, UCLA School of Law, 1976 - 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California, 1972 - Present
  
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1996 - Present
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Stockdale and Peckham, Associate/Participating Partner, 1978 - 1995
• UCLA School of Law, Lecturer in Law, 1976 - 1977

Pro Bono Activities

• Staff Attorney - Community Legal Services, Riverside, CA, 1973 - 1974

Birth Information

• October 27, 1945, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America