Education
Loyola University of Los Angeles (B.A., 1964); University of Southern California (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi.

PUBLICATIONS / SPECIAL RESEARCH AREAS

Author
"Manufacturers Right to Limit Its Liability to an Airline or Other Contractual Equal," The Forum, Volume X, page 561, November 1974;

"Disaster Dollars," The Wall Street Journal, July 11, 1980;

"Civil Litigation Techniques," paper presented to CEB Symposium, Los Angeles, California, 1981;

"The Use of Experts in Aviation Accident Investigation and Litigation," paper presented to Southern Methodist University Air Law Symposium, Dallas, Texas, 1981;

"Effective Use of Expert Witnesses," paper presented to CEB Symposium, Los Angeles, California, 1982.

"The Trial of a Product Liability Case," Matthew Bender, 1982;

"Using Demonstrative Evidence in Civil Trials," paper presented to Practicing Law Institute, San Francisco, California, 1982;

"Claims by Aircraft Owners and Operators Against Manufacturers" and "Recent Developments Under the Warsaw Convention" papers presented to International Aviation Air Law Symposium, Marco Island, Florida, 1983;

"Courtroom Conduct: Tactics and Ethics," paper presented to CEB Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, 1983;

"The Freedom of Information Act: A Viable Alternative to Federal Rules?" paper presented to American Bar Association, National Institute on Litigation in Aviation, Washington, D.C., 1985 (reprinted in the Trial Lawyer's Guide, Volume 29, No. 4).

"Jury Selection in Aviation Cases," paper presented to 20th Annual Southern Methodist University Air Law Symposium, Dallas, Texas, 1986;

"Civil Jury Selection," paper presented to Trial Practice Symposium, San Francisco, California, 1986;

"Defense Psychology - The Handling of A Product Liability Case ," paper presented to 7th Annual Southern Methodist University Air Law Symposium on Product Liability, Houston, Texas, 1986;

"Personal Injury Defense Techniques," Matthew Bender, 1987 (with Mark A. Dombroff);

"Winning before the Race Starts," Paper and Presentation to CEB Trial Practice Institute, San Francisco, California, 1988;

"Courtroom Conduct: Strategy, Tactics and Common Sense," Paper and Presentation to CEB Symposium, Palm Springs, California, 1991;

"Effective Jury Voir Dire," Paper and Presentation to CEB Symposium, Los Angeles, California, 1991;

"Trial Tactics for the Defense," Presentation given to American Bar Association National Institute on Aviation Litigation, Washington, D.C., 1991;

"The Uncertainties of Aviation Litigation: or What Are Those Lawyers Doing With Our Money?" Presentation given to Asia-Pacific Insurance Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 1991;

"Update on Choice of Forum: Have U.S. Courts Closed the Gates?" Paper and Presentation to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fifth Annual Aviation Law Symposium, Sarasota, Florida, 1992;

"Foreign Defendants in U.S. Courts: Issues of Jurisdiction, Venue, Service of Process and Discovery," Paper and Presentation to American Bar Association Aviation and Space Law Symposium, San Francisco, California, 1992;

"The Problems Faced by Foreign Aviation Manufacturers in Defending Product Liability Claims in the United States" and "Punitive Damages--Dinosaur or Lingering Threat?" Presentation given to Seventh International Aviation Seminar, Mauna Lana, Hawaii, 1993;

"The Crash of Flight 052: The Trial That Never Was" Moderator for Presentation of Trial Program to American Bar Association 1994 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana;

"How Master Trial Attorneys, Barristers, Advocates, and Scottish Solicitors Try Cases," Presentation to American Bar Association London Trial Advocacy Program, London, England, 1995;

"The New Era of Product Liability Law--a Step Forward or a Step Backward? General Aviation Revitalization Act, Pending Federal Product Liability Legislation, Proposed Restatement (Third) of Torts, and Problems Associated With Cross-Border Discovery," Paper and Presentation to Eighth International Aviation Law and Insurance Seminar, London, England, 1995;

"Effective Jury Voir Dire by Defense Counsel in a Product Liability Case," Paper and Presentation to American Bar Association Aviation and Space Law Program, Orlando, Florida, 1996;

"Air Crash: The Ethical, Moral and Media Issues Created by Mass Torts," Presentation to Aviation and Space Law Committee at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1997;

"Strategic and Tactical Considerations for Successfully Defending Aviation Product Liability Cases", "Foreign Courts & Foreign Claims - Disaster Litigation," Presentation to American Bar Association 1998 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada;

"The Warsaw Convention: Dead or Alive?" Presentation to American Bar Association Annual Aviation Conference, Washington, D.C., October, 1998;

"The Legal & Practical Considerations and Solutions Involved in Defending Mass Disaster Air Crash Cases," Paper and Presentation to American Bar Association Annual Aviation Conference, Washington, D.C., October, 1999;

"American Legal Developments in Product Liability, Air Carrier Liability and Punitive Damages," Presentation to International Air Law and Insurance Forum, London, England, December, 1999;

"New Montreal, New DOHSA - A New Age for Claims," Paper and Presentation to Beaumont Garnault 5th International Aviation Conference, London, England, July, 2000;

"Aviation Issues in the New Millennium" Presentation to American Bar Association Annual Aviation Conference, Washington, D.C., October, 2000;

"Special Problems Faced by Non - U.S. Manufacturers in Mass Aviation Disasters" Presentation to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fourteenth Annual Aviation Law Symposium, Daytona Beach, Florida, January, 2001;

Moderator, "Mediation: A Real Alternative to Litigation of Claims Arising from Terrorist Attacks," Presentation to American Bar Association Annual Aviation Conference, Washington, D.C., October, 2001.

Participant
ABC Television Program, "The Danger in Counterfeit Aircraft Parts," 1985;

NBC "Today Show" Television Program, "Aircraft Parts - How Safe?" 1987;

Federal Republic of Germany Public Television Program - "The Lockheed F-104 Accident Story," 1998.

Instructor
University of Southern California Aerospace Institute, 1971-1986.

Lecturer
Panels in Civil Litigation, Continuing Education of the Bar, Southern California, 1986-1997;

Southern Methodist University Products Liability Institute, Dallas, Texas, 1982.

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