1966

• 30% Products Liability
• 30% Construction Accidents
• 10% Toxic Torts
• 10% Medical Malpractice
• 20% Major Auto Accidents

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

• California, 1965
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1970
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1970
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1970
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1970
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1970

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
  • J.D. – 1964
  • Law Journal: Hastings Law Journal-Article (Vol. 15, No 1), 1963 – 1964
• University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
  • B.A. – 1961
  • Major: History

• Moderator, Construction Accident Cases, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – Lake Tahoe, NV, March, 29, 1985
• Moderator, Construction Accidents and Workers’ Compensation, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – Newport Beach, CA, November, 6, 1986
• Moderator, Industrial Injuries, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – Universal City, CA, November, 12, 1988
• Moderator, Discovery Through Pretrial, LATLA – Los Angeles, CA, September, 22, 1990
• The Inapplicability of Civil Code Section 1431, et seq. (Prop. 51) To Employers in the Context of Third Party Civil Actions, (Co-Author with Robert B. Steinberg and David A. Rosen), LATLA – Stateline, NV, October, 19, 1991
• Workers’ Compensation and Subrogation (Co-Moderator with Donald C. Green), California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – San Francisco, CA, November, 7, 1991
• Interrelationships Between Workers’ Compensation and Third Party Actions Avoiding Pitfalls & Maximizing Results, (Co-Author with Peter H. Crossin), LATLA – Advocate, May, 1993
• Litigating Water Contamination in the San Gabriel Valley – California Emerging Toxic Torts Conference, Mealy Publications, Inc. – Marina Del Rey, CA, June, 15, 1999
• Calculating Damages in Personal Injury, (Co-Author with Ryan Kirkpatrick), CAALA – Las Vegas, NV, August, 24, 2002

• How to Maximize Damages – Proving the Soft Tissue Injury, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), April 7, 1984
• Comparative Fault Practice, Continuing Education of the Bar (C.E.B.) – Westwood, CA, May 19, 1984
• The Art & Science of Obtaining Expert Witnesses; Do you Always Need and Expert, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – San Diego, CA, September 2, 1984
• Advanced Advocacy College – Opening Statement and Direct Examination, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – Los Angeles, CA, May 2, 1985
• The Hidden Case: Products Liability and the Injured Worker, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association (LATLA) – Las Vegas, NV, October 12, 1985
• What Demonstrative Evidence Sells: How to Increase Damage Awards by Selecting the Right Demonstrative Evidence, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – San Francisco, CA, November 10, 1985
• The Law of Workers’ Compensation Liens and Credits, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), Lake Tahoe, NV, April 4, 1986
• Dynamic Plaintiffs Discovery Strategies & Maximizing Effective Deposition Techniques, Utah Trial Lawyers Association – Salt Lake City, UT, September 20, 1986
• Workers’ Compensation – Spotting Third Party Defendants, LATLA – Las Vegas, NV, October 17, 1986
• Speaker, Construction Accidents: Deposing the Superintendent for the General Contractor, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – Universal City, CA, November 12, 1988
• When and How to Try a Case Without Experts, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – Lake Tahoe, NV, March 31, 1989
• Discovery – Deposition Technique, CTLA Advocacy College – Oxnard, CA, September 7, 1989 – September 9, 1989
• Speaker, Discovery Through Pretrial, LATLA – Los Angeles, CA, September 22, 1990
• Product Liability Trial – Cross Examination of Defendant’s Expert, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – Stateline, NV, March 15, 1991
• The Workers’ Compensation Intervenor, Friend or Foe – The Plaintiff’s Perspective, Zenith Insurance Company – Santa Barbara, CA, 1991
• Preparation of the Plaintiff for Deposition and Trial Testimony, LATLA – Lake Arrowhead, CA, August 7, 1992
• Chairman, LATLA’s Annual Paralegal Seminar – Los Angeles, CA, September 19, 1992
• Settlement Strategies and Techniques in More Complex Tort Cases, LATLA – Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 1992
• The Peculiar Risk of Harm Doctrine, California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA) – San Francisco, CA, June 26, 1992
• Discovery in the Construction Site Accident Case: Developing Liability with Depositions and Documents, California Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) – Stateline, NV, March 27, 1993
• Premises Liability and the Construction Site Accident: Establishing the Independent Negligence of Property Owners and General Contractors, LATLA – Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 1993
• The Law of Workers’ Compensation and Credits, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel – Santa Barbara, CA, November 5, 1994
• Settlement and Negotiating Tactics, LATLA – Las Vegas, NV, October 15, 1994
• Developing the Discovery Plan in a Construction Site Accident Case (All Stars Seminar), San Diego Trial Lawyers Association – Coronado, CA, August 25, 1995
• Discovery Issues Unique to Product Liability Cases, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) – Las Vegas, NV, October 8, 1995
• The Nuts and Bolts of Motions in Limine, Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) – San Francisco, CA, November 16, 1995
• Voir Dire – Handling the Sensitive Issues, CAALA – Las Vegas, NV, October 5, 1996
• Considerations on How and Whether to Depose the Defense Expert, CAALA – Los Angeles, NV, August 14, 1997
• Making and Avoiding Objections at Trial, CAALA – Las Vegas, NV, October 13, 1997
• The Latex Litigation, Los Angeles Legal Secretaries Association – Los Angeles, CA, June 9, 1998
• Nuts and Bolts of Trial Evidence, CAALA – South Lake Tahoe, NV, March 28, 1998
• Business Torts – Conflicts of Interest, CAALA – Las Vegas, NV, September 19, 1998
• The High Impact Resume and Impressive Interview Techniques: A Hiring Partner’s Perspective – From Classroom to Courtroom: Trial Techniques for the New Lawyer, University of West Los Angeles School of Law, October 17, 1998
• Voir Dire – Handling the Damages Issue, CAALA – Las Vegas, NV, October 23, 1999
• Explaining Pain & Suffering to a Jury, CAALA – Las Vegas, NV, September 9, 2000
• Construction Accidents: Where are They in Today’s Environment, CAALA – Las Vegas, NV, September 8, 2001
• The Relationship of Voir Dire and the Closing Argument, CAALA – Las Vegas, NV, September 6, 2003
• Finding the Third Party Case, Handling the Third Party Case and Employer (Subrogation) Issues, California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA), 1980 – Present
• Coordinating Workers’ Compensation and the Third Party Case – The Credit Issue, CAAA – Palm Springs, CA, January 20, 2004
• Co-Chairman, How to Try a Damage Case from A to Z, CAALA – Los Angeles, CA, June 12, 1999

Southern California Super Lawyers, 2008 – Present

• American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
• Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (CAALA)
• Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (CAALA), Member, Board of Directors, January 26, 2002
• University of California, Los Angeles – (Friends of the Breast Program), Board Member
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Past Member, Board of Trustees
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Attorney-Client Relations Section, Former Vice Chairman
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Former Member, Judicial Appointment Committee

Dahlstrom & Walton, 1964 – 1966

Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Panel