I am a former United States District Judge and Founding Principal (now Senior Counsel) at Bird Marella. After serving on the bench of the United States District Court for the Central District of California for nearly 15 years, in 2013 I rejoined the firm I helped launch in 1983, then known as Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert & Matz P.C.FEDERAL JUDICIAL SERVICEI was nominated to the federal bench by President Clinton and received my commission in June 1998. I presided over numerous noteworthy cases and several of my decisions were ultimately adjudicated by the Supreme Court. ARBITRATION & MEDIATION PRACTICEIn the brief period since I returned to the private sector, I have been designated as a mediator or arbitrator in scores of matters.
Listed skills include Arbitration, Mediation, Expert Testimony, Litigation Consulting, and 2 others.