Civil litigation attorney with first chair trial, appellate, arbitration, mediation, law and motion, deposition and discovery experience.Admitted to Practice: California, Hawaii, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and United States District Courts for the Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California, and the District of Hawaii.Published Articles: Weighing the Consequences of Section 998 Offers to Compromise, 32 Los Angeles Lawyer #4, page 11 (June, 2009); Will Someone Please Clean Up The Form Interrogatories Mess?, 31 Los Angeles Lawyer #7, page 44 (October, 2008); and Cross-Examination by Interrogatory: Improving Fairness at In-Camera Hearings, 1 Hawaii Bar Journal #7, page 42 (July, 1997);Professional Memberships: American Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, California State Bar (antitrust & unfair competition, litigation, intellectual property law and real property law sections), Hawaii State Bar Association, and Los Angeles County Bar Association (antitrust & unfair business practices, litigation, entertainment law & intellectual property and real property sections).Specialties: Business, commercial, litigation, real estate, intellectual property and personal injury liitgation.