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EDUCATION
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J.D., HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, cum laude, 1970
Research Assistant, Dean James Vorenberg
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KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, M.P.A., 1970
Administration Fellow in Master of Public Administration
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, (1964-1966)
B.A., with highest honors, 1966
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, (1962-1964)
Majors in History and Political Science
Phi Beta Kappa
Dean's List
Gifted Students Program
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Court:
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Law Clerk to Judge Stanley N. Barnes, 1970-1971
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State of California (January 1971); U.S. District Courts for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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LAW PRACTICE - AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
Substantial experience in State and Federal Trial and Appellate Litigation in the following areas:
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Contracts, Real Estate, Land Use, Environmental and Administrative Law, Securities, RICO, Savings and Loan Audit Litigation, Lender's Liability, Business Torts, Copyright, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Defamation, Constitutional Law, Provisional Remedies, Will Contests, Unfair Competition.
Real Estate Litigation and Transactional Experience includes: Purchase and Sale Contracts, Leases, Escrow Disputes, Specific Performance, Financing, Liens and Deeds of Trust, Construction Disputes, Common Interest Developments, Ground Leases, Subdivisions, Development Exactions and Insurance Coverage.
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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
GOLDMAN & KAGON
Senior Litigator - 1996 to Present
BROWN, WINFIELD AND CANZONERI
Senior Litigator - 1995 to 1996
LAW OFFICES OF EDMUND S. SCHAFFER
Sole Practitioner, 1991 to 1995
DE CASTRO, WEST, CHODOROW & BURNS, INC.
Shareholder, Litigation Department, 1985 to 1991
BOREN & SLOAN
Chair, Litigation Department, 1984-1985
STERN & MILLER (later Stern, Neubauer, Greenwald & Pauly)
Of Counsel, 1983-1984
FULOP & HARDEE (formerly Fulop, Rolston, Burns & McKittrick)
Associate, Litigation Department, 1974-1978
Shareholder, Litigation Department, 1978-1983
KAPLAN, LIVINGSTON, GOODWIN, BERKOWITZ & SELVIN
Associate, Litigation Department, 1973-1974
SAN FRANCISCO NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL ASSISTANT FOUNDATION
Staff Attorney and Reginald Heber Smith Fellow, 1971-1973
Main Office Law Reform Litigation Staff
Litigation of Major Statewide Law Reform Class Actions
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ACTIVITIES
JUDGE PRO TEM, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica Municipal Courts 1979 to Present
PUBLIC COUNSEL, Volunteer Attorney
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, State Courts Committee, Federal Courts Committee, Litigation Section Program Committee
ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS TRIAL LAWYERS, Superior Courts Committee
McBURNEY COMPLEX LITIGATION INN OF COURT (Program Chairman)
BEVERLY HILLS BAR ASSOCIATION, Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee
and Fee Dispute Arbitrator
LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT, Court Appointed Mediator
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT, Attorney Settlement Officer
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