California State Bar Association, Member 1984 - presentCertified Specialist, Legal Malpractice Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.Chair California State Bar Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration 2011-2102, Member 2007 to present.Presiding Arbitrator California State Bar Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program January 1, 2013 - present; Assistant Presiding Arbitrator 2010 to 2012.Chair Sacramento County Bar Association Manadatory Fee Arbitration Program;Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL);American Bar Association, Member Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility, National Legal Malpractice Data Center;American Bar Association, Member Forum Committee on Construction and Litigation Section;National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA);Settlement Judge Pro Tem, Sacramento County Superior Court (1996 to present);Judicial Arbitrator, Sacramento County Superior Court (1990 to present); Attorney-Client Fee Arbitrator, Sacramento County Bar Association (1999 to present);Attorney-Client Fee Arbitrator, California State Bar Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program (2005 to present).MAJOR EMPHASIS IN PRACTICE: General civil and trial practice with an emphasis on professional liability and professional responsibility pertaining to attorneys, real estate and insurance brokers and construction professionals; attorney-client fee arbitrations and fee disputes; construction defect litigation; insurance law including insurance coverage; real estate litigation, title insurance claims and coverage.