Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Year Joined Organization: 1999

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Public Entity
• Third Party Insurance Defense

Representative Cases

• Borer v. American Airlines, 19 Cal 3d 441 (California Supreme Court 1977)
• Cheyanna M. v. A.C. Nielson Co., 66 Cal App 4th 855 (Cal. App. 1998)
• Furhrman v. Risner, 92 Cal App 3d 725 (Cal. App. 1979)
• Hollywood Turf Club v. Montgomery Elevatorz, 58 Cal App 3d 580 (Cal. App. 1976)
• Taylor v. Schultz, 78 Cal App 3d 192 (Cal. App. 1978)
• Pacific Export v. Chubb, 57 Cal App 3d 186 (Cal. App. 1976)
• Caterpillar v. Teledyne, 53 Cal App 3d 693 (Cal. App. 1975)
• Aetna Life & Casualty v. Ford Motor Co., 50 Cal App 3d 49 (Cal. App. 1975)

West Practice Categories

Public Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1974
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California Bar Association (Member)
• Missouri Bar Association (Inactive)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• Trans World Airlines, Incorporated (Staff Vice President - Insurance)
• United States Army, 1966 - 1969

Honors and Awards

• Law School, Various Awards, 1974

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1974
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  
  Law Review: San Diego Law Review, (Comments Editor, 1974), 1972 - 1974
• University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  B.A.
  Major: Economics
• Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1981
  M.B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Alpha Delta

Address

5567 Reseda Boulevard
Suite 330
P.O. Box 7033
Tarzana, CA 91357-7033

Phones

(818) 705-6800
(323) 872-0995

Faxes

(818) 996-8266
(818) 345-0162

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wcclaw.com