Expert No. 13582 – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert specialized in legal fees and ethics. More than 20 years experience as a litigator, consultant, expert, and legal fee arbitrator in numerous matters involving attorney fee disputes, legal ethics, ethics of tripartite relationships, and staff counsel issues. Expert in the reasonableness of attorneys' fees, costs, and disbursements. Over 17 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Attorney Fee Disputes | Legal Ethics | Staff Counsel Issues |
| Attorney Fees | Legal Fees | Tripartite Relationships |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Environmental Contamination cases; toxic tort cases; groundwater contamination cases
- Insurance coverage cases
- Intellectual property cases
- Civil Rights Cases
- Maritime cases
- Construction Defect Cases
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- All aspects of pre-litigation attorneys' fees
- Establishment of billing guidelines for companies
Licenses & Certifications:
| California State Bar Association |
| Washington D.C. Bar Association |
| Proctor in the Maritime Law Society |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | English | University of Notre Dame | |
| J.D. | University of California's Hastings College |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Maritime Law Society of the United States
- Counsel for Litigation Management and Ethical Billing (CLM)
- Asian American Law Society
- The Fellows of the American Bar
- ABA - Torts and Insurance Practice Committee
Other Career Highlights:
| Published "Author of Legal Text: Defending the Insured" |
| Multiple speaking engagements |
| Numerous publications |
