Candidate for
Superior Court Judge; County of San Diego; Office 27

Experienced and Qualified:

Seasoned Arbitrator (private judge) -- presided over several hundred complex business disputes with aggregate claims value exceeding $500 million during 20-year legal career

Insightful Mediator (settlement facilitator) of litigated and non-litigated disputes, Superior Court of California, Civil Mediation Program; San Diego Association of Realtors, Real Estate Mediation Center

Experienced Attorney & Litigator, with major law firm experience and expertise in multi- party, complex civil litigation, McInnis, Fitzgerald, Rees, Sharkey & McIntyre, APC

Certificated Educator, University of Phoenix, Southwestern College, SDSU, Mesa College, UCSD; former adjunct professor of law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Corporate Consultant & Trainer, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), American Arbitration Association; ADR, Critical Thinking & Decision Making, The Boeing Company

Former Project Engineer & Multi-Disciplinary Project Manager, County of San Diego, City of Phoenix, Arizona Department of Transportation

Respected and Recognized:

Inducted as Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators (comprising top 1% of commercial arbitrators nationwide), College of Commercial Arbitrators

Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession, citation of the Board of Governors, The State Bar of California

Community-Minded/Service-Oriented:

Pro Bono Arbitrator & Mediator (committee co-chair), Attorney/Client Fee Dispute Arbitration & Mediation Committee, San Diego County Bar Association

Volunteer Lawyer, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program

Member, Christian Legal Society, Peacemaker Ministries, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Contributing Author, Dispute Resolution Times, American Arbitration Association

Former Examiner, Committee of Bar Examiners, State Bar of California

Former Director, San Diego Mediation Center

Former Advisor, Board of Appeals and Advisors, City of Chula Vista

Former Commissioner, Growth Management Oversight Commission, City of Chula Vista