Qualifications

• Mayor, Rancho Palos Verdes, 2003; Mayor pro tem 2007.
• RPV City Council Member, 1999 to present.
• Palos Verdes Peninsula Law Enforcement Commission, Chairman 2005, Commission Member 2000 to present.
• RPV Representative, West Los Angeles Vector District 2004 to present.
• Attorney since 1978, Business Litigation Partner in one of the largest, most respected law firms in the country.
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and all California Federal and State Courts.
• UCLA Graduate, 1975, majors in Economics (Honors), Political Science.
• Elected to the National Economics Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon.
• UCLA Law School Graduate, 1978.  Member of UCLA Law Review.
• RPV Representative to League of California Cities, L.A. Division, 2002 to present.
• President, RPV Council of Homeowners Associations, 1998-1999, 1999-2000
• Board of Directors, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, 1992 to 1999, former Vice President, Land Acquisition Committee.
• Audubon Society Conservationist of the Year, 2001