Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1972; M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1973); University of Southern California (J.D., 1976). Member, Southern California Law Review, 1974-1976.

Author: "Claims by Aircraft Owners and Operators Against Manufacturers" and "Recent Developments Under the Warsaw Convention" (with Jacques E. Soiret), International Aviation Air Law Symposium, Marco Island, Florida, 1983 (reprinted by Lloyds of London Law Press).

Member: State Bar of California (Member, Section on Litigation); Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice; Member, Section on Litigation; Member, Forum Committee on Air and Space Law); Association of Business Trial Lawyers; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Society of Automotive Engineers.

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