 | Specialized Areas Aviation and air taxi operations Business contracts and disputes International law Insurance cases Education University of Michigan (J.D. 1976, cum laude) Princeton University (B.S.E. 1966, with honors, Aeronautical Engineering) Professional Qualifications Admitted to Practice – California-1977; Washington-1982 Also admitted - United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit United States District Court, Northern, Central, Eastern, Southern Districts of California Western District of Washington Admitted pro haec vice - Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah Supervised litigation in Australia and Canada Supervised and participated in French legal proceedings Other Qualifications AV rated—Martindale Hubbell Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, Former Flight Instructor and Air Taxi Pilot Former Flight Test Engineer, McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, MO. Professional Experience Tort, contract and insurance practice - State and Federal Courts Defense of wrongful death, bodily injury and property damage actions Prosecution and defense of insurance coverage actions Negotiation and drafting of contracts Prosecution and defense of business litigation matters Prosecution and defense of property damage subrogation actions Defense counsel for United States manufacturer in French legal proceedings Appellate practice, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and California Court of Appeal |