Experience

Rating: 9.3 (Superb)

Work Experience

1998 - 2004

Founding partner, Fleming & Phillips LLP

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Associations

American Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Chairman

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Sample of Legal Cases

Clark v. National Western

California Supreme Court affirmed trial court

Yokoyama v. Midland National Life

Defeated certification in District Court; 9th Circuit reversed and remanded.

Ayala v. Met-Rx

Summary judgment entered in favor of defendant.

Olsen v. North American Company

Appeals court reversed $9million verdict for plaintiff and directed entry of judgment in favor of defendant.

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Education

1978

Duke University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1974

Davidson College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2011

ABA TIPS Midwinter CLE meeting

Life Insurance Class Actions Update

2010

Lorman CLE Teleconference on Ethics

Ethical Issues in Settlement Negotiations

2009

Bridgeport Conference on Class Actions

Trial Strategies in Class Actions

2009

Bridgeport CLE Conference on Class Actions

Defense Strategies in Class Action Trials

2008

ALI-ABA Conference on Financial Services

Class Action Litigation Update

2007

American Conference Institute - Class Actions

Settlement Strategies in Consumer Class Actions

2007

ABA TIPS Life Insurance Midwinter Meeting

Senior Sales Annuity Class Actions

2006

Lorman CLE Teleconference

Evidence in the 21st Century: New Rules for Retention, Preservation and Discovery

2006

Lorman CLE Seminar, Sacramento

Covenants Not to Compete

2006

Reed Smith LLP, Client CLE Seminar

Section 17200 Litigation After Prop 64

2005

Lorman CLE Program, Oakland

Section 17200 Litigation: Has Proposition 64 Changed Everything?

2005

ABA-AIA Conference on Insurance Litigation

Document Preservation and E-Discovery

2005

ABA TIPS Teleconference CLE Program

E-Discovery and Document Retention after Zubulake V

2005

Reed Smith LLP Client CLE seminars

Has the Monster Been Tamed? California’s Proposition 64

2005

ABA TIPS Life Insurance Midwinter CLE Meeting

Electronic Discovery: What Every Litigator Needs to Know

2005

ABA TIPS Life Insurance Midwinter CLE Meeting

Ethical Issues in Class Actions and Complex Litigation

2004

Lorman CLE Seminar, Sacramento

Bad Faith Litigation in California

2004

ACI National Conference, Boston

Effective Mediation in Disability Litigation

2003

Lorman CLE Seminar, Sacramento

Trade Secrets and Covenants Not to Compete

2003

ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco

Corporate Compliance with Electronic Discovery Obligations

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Publications

2010

The Brief (ABA) Index Annuity Litigation: Issues and Trends

2010

American Bar Assocation A Practitioner's Guide to Class Actions

2009

The Brief (ABA) How Do Courts Calculate Attorneys' Fees?

2008

Defense Research Institute (DRI) Essentials of Life Insurance Products

2007

American Conference Institute publication Ethical Issues in Settling Class Actions

2006

Unknown Deferred Fixed Annuities: Class Action Litigation

2005

Legal Week A fair proposition

2005

Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal Ethical Issues in the Settlement of Complex Litigation

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