Founding Partner 1989
Background: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1978); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta; California Advocacy Honors Board, Founder and Author Study Advisory Counsel; and, Author: Survey of Sport and Leisure Waiver and Release Law in the United States.
Bar Admissions: California State Bar 1982 and Hawaii State Bar 1999.
Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Super Lawyers; Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent; Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Hawaii; United States District Court for the Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts; United States District Court for the District of Hawaii; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Sports Lawyers Association; Instructor – National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI); Divemaster – Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). Judge Pro Tem, Arbitrator and Settlement Officer for Los Angeles & Orange County Superior Courts; Certified Mediator
Practice: Trial lawyer and mediator in state and federal court with emphasis in health care litigation, professional malpractice defense, motorsports litigation, sport and entertainment liability, employment liability, business litigation and insurance law
Founding Member 1989
Background: University of California Los Angeles (B.A. with honors; cum laude, 1980); University of Southern California School of Law (J.D., 1983)
Bar Admissions: California State Bar 1983, State Bar of the District of Columbia, 1991.
Member: United States District Court for the Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States; Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (SCAHRM); Dive Equipment Manufacturers Association of America (DEMA)
Practice: Insurance defense with emphasis on health care litigation, long-term care, professional malpractice defense, motorsports litigation, sport and entertainment liability, and personal injury with Superior Court trial experience in these areas; approved provider of continuing education for insurance adjusters.
Nicole Andson
Bank & Financial Lawyer
Michael Stone
Criminal Lawyer
Katie Renato
Family Lawyer
Arnold Pettis
Consumer Lawyer