Experience

Rating: 8.5 (Excellent)

Honors

2011

Certified Specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

2007

Carriage of Goods by Sea Academic Achievement Award, Tulane University School of Law

2006

International Legal Studies Scholarship, California Western School of Law

2006

Trustee's Scholarship, California Western School of Law

2005

Justice Weiner Scholarship, California Western School of Law

2005

Law of the Sea Academic Achievement Award, California Western School of Law

2003

Justice Kennedy Scholarship, California Western School of Law

2003

Legal Skills I Academic Achievement Award, California Western School of Law

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Work Experience

2026 - Present

Attorney, Sweet James Layers, LLC

2025 - 2025

Of Counsel, Meagher & Geer, PLLP

2024 - 2025

Senior Counsel, Gordon & Rees

2023 - 2024

Senior Attorney, W&D Law, LLP

2019 - 2023

Senior Counsel, Cox, Wootton, Lerner, Griffin & Hansen, LLP

2018 - 2019

Maritime Law Consultant, Law Office of Arthur A. Severance

2016 - 2016

Associate Attorney, Cammarano Law Group

2016 - 2019

Corporate Counsel, Coastal Villages Region Fund

2013 - 2017

President and Managing Attorney, Trident Law, P.C.

2010 - 2017

Chair, Advisory Law Commission for Admiralty and Maritime Law, State Bar of California

2006 - 2013

Associate Attorney, Sands Lerner

2005 - 2005

Legal Extern, United States Navy, Office of General Counsel, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

2005 - 2005

Volunteer Judicial Intern, United States District Court for the Southern District of California

2004 - 2006

Executive Editor, California Western International Law Journal

2004 - 2004

Volunteer Legal Intern, United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs

2003 - 2006

Tutor and Research Assistant, California Western School of Law

1997 - 2003

Electronics Technician First Class (SW); Work Center Supervisor, United States Navy

1992 - 1997

Freelance English as a Foreign Language Instructor, Various Community Colleges, Job Retraining Programs, and Subsidiaries of Siemens and Lufthansa

1991 - 1992

Fulbright Teaching Assistant, Bundesinstitut fuer Heimerziehung and HBLA fuer Wirtschaftliche Berufe

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Associations

2025 - Present

Scottsdale Bar Association

Member

2016 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

2007 - Present

Maritime Law Association of the United States

Proctor Member

2018 - 2020

Tribal In-House Counsel Association

Associate Member

2016 - 2020

Association of Corporate Counsel

Member

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Sample of Legal Cases

McDougall v. Lyft, Inc.

Limited potential $50 million verdict to $103,000.

People v. Pac Anchor Transportation, Inc.

Judgment for Defendant

Markel Am. Ins. Co. v. Woolard

Default Judgment for Plaintiff

In re Gibson

Motion to Enforce Settlement Granted

In re Mission Bay Jet Sports, LLC

Appeal Granted, Reversed and Remanded

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Education

2007

Tulane University Law School

LL.M. in Admiralty and Maritime Law

2006

California Western School of Law

J.D.

1991

University of Colorado - Boulder

B.A.

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Publications

2016

Admiralitas Navigating Maritime Personal Injury and Death Cases

2006

California Western International Law Journal The Duty to Render Assistance in the Satellite Age

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Languages

German

English

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