David B. Parker 
Los Angeles, California
Founder
Partner
phone (213) 622-6985 (Direct Dial)
(213) 622-4441 (Ext 302)
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David B. Parker is a founding partner of Parker Mills LLP, and a recognized expert in the areas of: professional liability, including legal malpractice and ethics; business insurance, including Directors and Officers liability insurance, and lawyers professional liability insurance; and liabilities of corporate officers and directors, including securities and class action litigation.

Mr. Parker was selected to be among California's "Super Lawyers" (Los Angeles Magazine 2004-2005) (www.superlawyers.com), and as one of the leading experts on legal malpractice in "Who You Gonna Call?" in California Lawyer, p. 25 (February 2002) and "The Lawyers' Lawyers" issue the Daily Journal's California Law Business (November 30, 1998) in article "The Malpractice Practice" by Pearl J. Piatt.

Mr. Parker was a founding member of, and senior partner at, Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard.

Mr. Parker graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1972, where he also obtained his law degree in 1976, graduating Order of the Coif. In his third year of law school, Mr. Parker served as the Associate Editor of the UCLA Law Review.

Mr. Parker is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice before all of the state courts in California, the States District Courts in California and Hawaii, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has tried dozens of jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations. He has acted as the principal attorney in numerous reported decisions of the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal, and has served numerous times as an expert witness and as a consultant in his areas of expertise.

Mr. Parker has authored numerous law review articles and monographs, and has frequently lectured in his areas of expertise, as well as other subjects, for public and private seminars, for law firms, for legal departments, for bar associations, and for other professional and business groups.

Mr. Parker is a past member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and is a past Chair of the Errors & Omissions Prevention Committee and former member of the Professional Liability Insurance Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and serves as Chair of the LACBA Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee.

Mr. Parker is active in the community. He has served for many years as a member of the Board of the Directors and Board Secretary to the Scleroderma Foundation. Mr. Parker is a member of the Board of Trustees, and is Board Secretary, for Bridges Academy, Inc.

Year Joined Organization:
1995
Areas of Practice:
Commercial
Professional Liability
Malicious Prosecution
Attorneys Fees
Dissolution and Other Internal Law Firm Disputes
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
Family Law
Labor and Employment Law
Unfair Competition
Securities
Intellectual Property Cases
Legal Malpractice
Fee Arbitrations
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1976
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. District Court District of Hawaii
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education:
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1976
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: University of California Law Review, Associate Editor
Law Review: University of California Law Review, Note Author


University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1972
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Departmental Scholar (Latin American Studies)
Major:  Latin American Studies


Published Works:
"Advising and Defending Corporate Directors and Officers" (Co-Author), Chapter 12 in Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance, CEB, 2005


The Unknown Ethical Quagmire Under The New Bankruptcy Law (Co-Author), Lorman Educational Services, December, 2005


The Informed Consent Doctrine: What's Good for the Patient is Good for the Client (Co-Author), Los Angeles County Bar Update, December, 2005


Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls for New Attorneys (Co-Author), LACBA Survival Guide for New Attorneys, September, 2005


The California Rules of Professional Conduct: The Good, the Bad, and the Utterly Confusing (Co-Author), Los Angeles County Bar Update, May, 2005


Directors and Officers Liability Insurance: A Handbook for Corporate Executives and Their Counsel (Co-Author), CEB Seminar, Protecting Corporate Officers & Directors, November, 2004


"LLCs: Advising Small Business Start-Ups and Larger Companies in California" (Co-Author), Legal Ethics and the Limited Liability Company, Lorman Educational Services, July-August, 2004


Ethics and Entertainment Law in California: The Essentials, Film & Television Law Conferences (Co-Author), CLE International, June, 2004


Ethics and Entertainment Law in California: The Essentials, Film & Television Law Conferences (Co-Author), CLE International, June, 2005


After Attorney Error: What is the Duty to Assist the Former Client in Mitigating Consequences? Los Angeles County Bar Update (Co-Author), November, 2003


Expert Grilling, Los Angeles Lawyer (Co-Author), November, 2001


The Never-Ending Story: Malicious Prosecution (Co-Author), January, 2001


Baggage Handling: Conflicts in Law Firm Acquisitions and Mergers (Co-Author), Quality Assurance Review, Summer, 2000


Practicing Law Defensively 2000 (Co-Author), 2000


Practicing Defensive Law in the 1990s, 1999


The Practice of Defensive Law by Corporate Securities Lawyers in the 1990s, 30th Annual Securities Regulation Conference, 1997


Law of Causation in Legal Malpractice Cases, Consumer Attorneys of California, 34th Annual Convention, 1995


The Law of Directors and Officers Insurance (Co-Author), 1993


Policy Limits Demands (Co-Author), 1993


Law Firm Liability Under the Federal Securities Laws, (Co-Author), Insights, Vol. 6, No. 3, 1992


Vicarious Liability of Law Firms for Member Securities Laws Violations as Lawyers and Directors (Co-Author), 24th Annual Securities Regulation Seminar, 1991


Current Coverage Issues in Directors and Officers Insurance (Co-Author), P.L.I., 1991


Life After Cumis: The Impact of Cumis and Civil Code Section 2860 on Business Litigation, "Recent Developments in Business Torts" (Co-Author), LACBA Litigation Section Program, 1991


In Defense of the Litigation Privilege (Co-Author), California Litigation, Winter, 1988


Confronting the D & O Insurance Crisis: Corporate Manager's Perspective (Co-Author), 1986


The Role of Liability Insurance in Securities Litigation (Co-Author), P.L.I. Securities Litigation: Prosecution and Defense Strategies, 1985


Directors and Officers Liability Insurance: What You Must Know to Protect Your Client (Author), P.L.I., Recent Developments in Securities Litigation, 1984


Note, Erosion of the Error-in Judgment Rule: Informed Decision-Making and Informed Consent, Legal Malpractice Committee Newsletter (Co-Author), International Association of Insurance Counsel, November, 1981


Note, Third-Party Indemnity Claims Against Attorneys: The California Rule and Its Evolution, Legal Malpractice Committee Newsletter (Co-Author), International Association of Insurance Counsel, November, 1980


Attorney Liability Under the Securities Laws After Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder, 10 Loyola Los Angeles L. Rev. 521, 1977


Advising and Defending Corporate Officers and Directors Under the New General Corporation Law (Co-Author), CEB, 1977


Liability Insurance Coverage Under the Securities Laws (Co-Author), USC Law Center 4th Annual Corporate Law and Finance Institute, 1976


Note, Beyond the Client: Attorney Liability to Third Persons, Legal Malpractice Committee Newsletter (Co-Author), International Association of Insurance Counsel, October, 1976


Note, Juveniles in the Criminal Courts: A Substantive View of the Fitness Decision, 23 UCLA L. Rev. 988, 1976


Representative Cases:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher v. Superior Court, 94 Cal.App.3d 347 (1979)
Zeavin v. Lee, 136 Cal.App.3d 766 (1982)
Lumpkin v. Friedman, 131 Cal.App.3d 450 (1982)
Chen v. Flemming, 147 Cal.App.3d 36 (1983)
Botos v. Los Angeles County Bar Association, 151 Cal.App.3d 1083 (1984)
Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Vigman, 587 F.Supp. 1358 (C.D. Cal. 1984)
Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. Phoenix Ins. Co., 186 Cal.App.3d 545 (1986)
Sukoff v. Lemkin, 202 Cal.App.3d 740 (1988)
Ceriale v. Taback, 48 Cal. App. 4th 1629 (1996)
Harris v. Rudin, 74 Cal. App. 4th 299 (1999)
Amicus Curiae in Viner v. Sweet, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 30 Cal.4th 1232 (2003)
Amicus Curiae in Viner v. Sweet, Bay Area Bar Association, 30 Cal.4th 1232 (2003)
Mileikowsky v. Tenet HealthSystems, Surgeons, Inc., 128 Cal. App. 4th 531 (2nd District Court of Appeal 2005)
Representative Clients:
Latham & Watkins
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, LLP
Morrison & Foerster
Bryan Cave, LLP
Loeb and Loeb
Riordan & McKinzie
Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman
DeCastro, West & Chodorow
Kindel & Anderson
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro
Nossman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott LLP
Lyon & Lyon
Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger
Rutan & Tucker
Robinson, Diamant & Wolkowitz
Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp
Troy & Gould
Wyman, Bautzer, Kuchel & Silbert
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold
Fiore, Racobs & Powers
Cox, Castle & Nicholson
Crosby Heafey Roach & May LLP
Hill, Farrer & Burrill
Manatt Phelps & Phillips
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLC
Lewis, Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Thelen, Reid & Priest LLP
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear
KMZ Rosenman
KNR Law Group
Folger & Levin
Wilson, Elser, Edelman & Dicker
Jackson, DeMarco & Peckenpaugh
Baum Hedlund
Hunt, Ortmann, Blasco, Palffy & Rossell
Travelers Insurance Company
MGIC Indemnity Corporation
Orion Group
American International Group
Coregis Insurance Group
Cameron & Colby
AON Group
Golden Eagle Insurance Company
CNA Insurance Companies
Home Insurance Company
Chubb Group
Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
Attorneys Insurance Mutual Risk Retention Group
Old Republic Insurance Company
State Farm Insurance Company
Farmers Group of Insurance Companies
GEICO
Shand Morahan/Evanston Insurance Company
Lloyd's of London
Oxford Insurance Company
Legion Insurance Company
St. Paul Fire & Marine
Ranger Insurance Company
Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc.
LTL Insurance Services, Inc.
Monitor Liability Managers, Inc.
Attorneys Insurance Mutual Risk Retention Group
Midland National Life Insurance Company
AON Risk Management
Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society
Admiral Insurance Co.
Tandon Corporation
American Multiline Corporation
Baby Treasures, Inc.
Alper Development
Len Sheridan Toyota
American Wireless Networks
JM Temporary Services & Affiliates
Inteplast Corporation
Global Master Apparel, Inc.
Amplicon, Inc.
Hawker-Pacific
Wiz Technology
European Benefits Administrators
Gibralt Capital Corporation
Hanil Construction Co. Ltd.
Hanil Cement Manufacturing Ltd.
Siemens
Golden Den, Inc.
GV Diversified
AmerisourceBergen
Great American Ink
Tri/Sam Development, Inc.
King Media LLC
Micom Circuits, Inc.
Bridges Academy, Inc.
Regency Outdoor Advertising
Automobile Club of Southern California
Local 1442, United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Local 659, International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees
Virgin Records, U.S.A.
Paula Abdul
John Fogerty
William Devane
Morton Downey, Jr.
Michael Bolton
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Consent and Judgmental Immunity, September 14, 1981


Lecturer, Liabilities of Directors, Officers and Volunteers, March 29, 1984


Lecturer, Officers and Directors Insurance: What You Must Know to Protect Your Clients, Century City Bar Association, Corporate Law and Business Litigation Departments Section, April 27, 1984


Lecturer, D & O Policies from a Broker and Carrier's Viewpoint, Community Associations Institute, October 25, 1984


Panelist, Recent Developments in Securities Litigation, Practicing Law Institute Program, December 10, 1984


Lecturer, Directors and Officers, Accountant and Attorney Liability Insurance: What You must Know in Order to Protect Your Clients, Practicing Law Institute Program, December 10, 1984


Sweaty Palms: Dealing with the Policy Limits Demand, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, January 26, 1985


Speaker, Gold Insurance Agency on Malpractice Prevention, Mid-Cities Independent Insurance Agents Association, June 14, 1985


Lecturer, Directors and Officers Liability Policy--Coverage Issues--Litigation of Policy Suits, National Conference on Community Association, October 17, 1985


Panelist, Securities Litigation: Prosecution and Defense Strategies, Practicing Law Institute Program, October 3, 1985


Lecturer, Role of Liability Insurance in Securities Litigation, Practicing Law Institute Program, October 3, 1985


Litigation Against Lawyers in the Intellectual Property Field, LACBA, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Sections, April 24, 1986


The Liability Crisis, The Impact of the Crisis on Lawyers, State Bar of California, Business Law Section, May 9, 1986


Lecturer, Malpractice Crisis: Avoiding Malpractice Claims Against Accountants, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Orange County/Long Beach Chapter, May 21, 1986


Panelist, Symposium, Child Care: A Cost of Doing Business, City of Irvine, September 26, 1986


Panelist, Symposium, Child Care: A Cost of Doing Business, Irvine Company, September 26, 1986


Panelist, Symposium, Child Care: A Cost of Doing Business, Industrial League of Orange County, September 26, 1986


Liability and Tax Implications of Child Care, The AMI/The Irvine Medical Center, September 26, 1986


Moderator, Scientific Jury Selection and Persuasion, October 26, 1986


Participant, Scientific Jury Selection and Persuasion, October 26, 1986


State of the Art Trial: Innovative Use of Experts and Trial Techniques, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, October 26, 1986


Lecturer, Liability and Insurance Considerations, November 13, 1986


Lecturer, Directors and Officers Liability Insurance: How to Buy It, Where to Buy It, How to Avoid Losses at Insurance Seminar, Young Presidents Organization, November 20, 1986


Panel, Attorney Malpractice Prevention, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Attorneys Errors & Omissions Prevention and Insurance Committees, 1987


Speaker, Litigation Night Dinner Symposium, 1987


Speaker, Recent Developments in Securities Class Actions, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Business and Corporations Law Section and the Litigation Section, February 25, 1988


Speaker, Recent Development in Directors and Officers Liability Insurance, Orange Country Bar Association, Insurance Law Section, April 5, 1988


Panel, Legal Malpractice: To Sue or Not to Sue? That is the Question, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, April 12, 1988


Panel, 1988 State Bar Meeting Legal Opinions in Business Transactions, September 26, 1988


Lecturer, Policy Limits Demands, Chubb Insurance Company in Orange County, February 14, 1989


Participant, Malpractice Prevention, Home Insurance Company, 1989


Panel, Recent Developments Concerning Attorneys Liability in Business Transactions, Los Angeles County Bar Association, April 24, 1990


Panel, 1990 Glendon Tremaine Symposium on Recent Developments of Interest to the Business Lawyer, Los Angeles County Bar Association, April 24, 1990


Lecturer, Expert Witnesses: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Coopers & Lybrand, Litigation Services Department, September 17, 1990


Panelist, Insurance, Excess and Reinsurance Coverage Disputes, Practicing Law Institute Program, 1991


Lecturer, Current Coverage Issues in Directors and Officers Insurance, Practicing Law Institute Program, 1991


Lecturer, Written Fee Agreements and Conflicts of Interest for Entertainment Lawyers, Armstrong, Hendler & Hirsch, 1991


Moderator, 1991 Glendon Tremaine Symposium on Recent Developments of Interest to the Business Lawyer, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Business and Corporations Law Section, April 24, 1991


Moderator, Recent Developments Concerning Professional Liability in Business Transactions, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Business and Corporations Law, April 24, 1991


Panel, Recent Developments in Business Torts, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section, 1991


24th Annual Securities Regulation, LACBA, Business and Corporations Law Section, October 30, 1991


Participant, Recent Developments in Insurance Law, Lorman Business Center, Inc., February 5, 1993


Participant, Recent Developments in Insurance Law, Lorman Business Center, Inc., February 12, 1993


Lecturer, The Perils and Pitfalls of Malpractice, Business Litigators, Loeb & Loeb, Litigation Department, March 13, 1993


Participant, Business Insurance, Johnson & Higgins, 1993


Glendon Tremaine Seminar on Recent Developments in Ethics and Professional Liability for Corporate and Securities Lawyers, Ethical Considerations in Rendering Legal Opinions, April 13, 1994


Participant, Professional Liability, Rutter Group., May 31, 1995


Lecturer, Law of Causation in Legal Malpractice Cases, Consumer Attorneys of California, 34th Annual Convention, November 16, 1995


Law of Causation in Legal Malpractice Cases, Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association, November 21, 1995


Recent Developments in D & O Insurance, Legal Department of California Federal Savings, November 21, 1995


Defensive Law in the 1990's, Troy & Gould, November 15, 1996


Settling Complex Business Litigation, George McBurney Inn of Court, May 1, 1997


Lecturer, Partial Settlements of Class Action and other Business Litigation, the Role of Insurance Pitfalls, May 1, 1997


Panelist, The Practice Of Defensive Law By Corporate Securities Lawyers In The 1990's, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Business Law Section, October 24, 1997


Panelist, Protecting Directors and Officers from Liability, California Continuing Education of the Bar and State Bar Business Law Section, May 6, 1998


Panelist, Directors and Officers Liability Insurance and Corporate Indemnification, California Continuing Education of the Bar and State Bar Business Law Section, May 6, 1998


Lecturer, Practicing Defensive Law in the 1990's, Troy & Gould, June 3, 1999


Lecturer, Management of Litigation Risks, Young Executives Organization, Los Angeles Chapter, July 13, 1999


Panelist, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Business and Corporations Law Section, October 22, 1999


Panelist, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, Securities & Exchange Commission, October 22, 1999


Panelist, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, California Department of Corporations, October 22, 1999


Panelist, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, National Association of Securities Dealers, October 22, 1999


Panelist, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., October 22, 1999


Moderator, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, Los Angeles County Bar Association Business and Corporations Law Section, October 22, 1999


Moderator, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, Los Angeles County Bar Association, State Bar Business Law Section, October 22, 1999


Moderator, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, Securities & Exchange Commission, October 22, 1999


Moderator, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, California Department of Corporations, October 22, 1999


Moderator, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, National Association of Securities Dealers, October 22, 1999


Moderator, How to Avoid Malpractice in Securities Transactions, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., October 22, 1999


Panelist, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Business and Corporations Law Section, October 20, 2000


Panelist, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, Los Angeles County Bar Association, State Bar Business Law Section, October 20, 2000


Panelist, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, Securities & Exchange Commission, October 20, 2000


Panelist, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, California Department of Corporations, October 20, 2000


Panelist, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, National Association of Securities Dealers, October 20, 2000


Panelist, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., October 20, 2000


Moderator, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Business and Corporations Law Section, October 20, 2000


Moderator, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, Securities & Exchange Commission, October 20, 2000


Moderator, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, California Department of Corporations, October 20, 2000


Moderator, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, National Association of Securities Dealers, October 20, 2000


Moderator, The Pearls and Perils of Investing with Clients, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., October 20, 2000


Lecturer, Voyage Into the Vagaries, Virtues and Vulgarities of Insurance Defense, Beverly Hills Bar Association, October 20, 2000


Co-Panelist, Never-End Story: Malicious Prosecution, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, January 16, 2001


Co-Panelist, Malpractice Tips, State Bar of California, Real Estate Section, April 22, 2001


Co-Panelist, Legal Intimidation: the Ethical Challenge, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Litigation Section, November 29, 2001


Speaker, Cross-Examination of Legal Malpractice Experts, Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association, March 20, 2002


Speaker, Malicious Prosecution, Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association, June 19, 2002


Panelist, Protecting Directors and Officers From Liability in the Post-Enron Environment, California Continuing Education of the Bar, August 3, 2002


Panelist, "Nuts & Bolts: Basic Litigation Skills: Essential Tools for Lawyers", Los Angeles County Bar Association, December 7, 2002


Panelist, "A Tool Box for Malicious Prosecution", December 7, 2002


Panelist, Recent Developments In Ethics for Litigators, Desert Bar Association, November 1, 2003


Panelist, Recent Developments in Ethics for Litigators, Los Angeles County Bar Association Trial Practice Inn of Court, December 3, 2003


Panelist, "Nuts & Bolts: Basic Litigation Skills: Essential Tools for Lawyers", Barristers of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, December 6, 2003


Panelist, "A Tool Box for Malicious Prosecution", December 6, 2003


Panelist, "Getting in and Getting Out: Avoiding Malpractice in the Representation Process", CEB, January 10, 2004


Panelist, "Getting in and Getting Out: Avoiding Malpractice in the Representation Process", CEB, January 30, 2004


Speaker, "New CACI Jury Instructions in Legal Malpractice Cases", Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association, February 18, 2004


Panelist/Speaker, Ethics and Entertainment Law in California: The Essentials, Film & Television Law Symposium, CLE International, June 21, 2004


Panelist/Speaker, "Advising Corporate Officers and Directors in a Post-Sarbanes World", Continuing Education of the Bar, November 20, 2004


Panelist/Speaker, "Advising Corporate Officers and Directors in a Post-Sarbanes World", Continuing Education of the Bar, December 3, 2004


Panelist/Speaker, Responding Ethically and Effectively To Hardball Tactics, as part of Ethics 2004-Keeping Current in a World of Change, The Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, November 24, 2004


Panelist, Recent Developments in Ethics for Litigators, Los Angeles County Bar Association Trial Practice Inn of Court, December 1, 2004


Panelist, Annual Entertainment Law Update, Legal Ethics, Beverly Hills Bar Association, January 19, 2005


Panelist, Recent Developments in Ethics, Whittier Bar Association, February 8, 2005


Panelist/Speaker, Ethics and Entertainment Law in California: The Essentials, Film & Television Law Symposium, CLE International, June 24, 2005


Panelist, Recent Developments in Ethics, Whittier Family Law Study Group, August 10, 2005


Panelist, Legal Roundtable, Handling Complex Legal Malpractice Cases, State Bar "Big News" Publication, September 15, 2005


Speaker, Protect Yourself: Zone Out, The 2nd Annual Conference of Filipino American Lawyers of California, September 24, 2005


Panelist/Speaker, Fee Disputes, as part of Ethics 2004-Keeping Current in a World of Change, The Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, December 10, 2005


Panelist/Speaker, The Unknown Ethical Quagmire Under The New Bankruptcy Law, Understanding the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005, Lorman Educational Services, December 16, 2005


Panelist/Speaker, Current Ethics Issues in Insurance Law and Practice, Quisenberry Law Firm Seminar, Insurance Bad Faith Litigation in an Era of Tort Reform, January 11, 2006


Panelist, "Nuts & Bolts: Basic Litigation Skills: Essential Tools for Lawyers", Barristers of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, January 21, 2006


Panelist, "A Primer: Practical Aspects of Professional ResponsibilityIssues of Disqualification, Discipline and Defense to Malpractice Claims", January 21, 2006


Panelist, "Using Client SecretsReconciling the Duty of Confidentiality with a Lawyer's Right to Defend Himself or Others", Tenth Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium, State Bar of California Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, University of Santa Clara, May 6, 2006


Panelist, "Damages or Disqualification? Civil Liability for Conflicts of Interest", Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Santa Monica, CA, August 1, 2006


Panelist, "Ethical Fallout of Technology", as part of 2006 Institute of Entertainment Law and Business, USC Gould School of Law and Beverly Hills Bar Association, September 9, 2006


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Loeb & Loeb, March 17, 1993


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Loeb & Loeb, April 15, 2005


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Rutan & Tucker, May 17, 1997


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Cox, Castle & Nicholson, May 22, 1997


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, September 11, 1997


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Berliner Cohen, November 6, 1997


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Young, March 8, 1998


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, June 16, 1998


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, February 1, 2003


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps, June 19, 1998


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Rosenfeld Meyer & Susman, January 13, 1999


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Troy & Gould, November 15, 1996


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Troy & Gould, June 3, 1999


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Troy & Gould, May 10, 2001


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Fiore Racobs & Powers, May 20, 2000


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Riordan & McKenzie, April 3, 2003


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Baum Hedlund, April 22, 2004


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, August 4, 2005


Lecturer, Practicing Law Defensively, Jackson, Demarco, Titus & Peckenpaugh, October 28, 2005


Panelist, Protecting Directors and Officers from Liability, California Continuing Education of the Bar, June 11, 1998


Panelist, Protecting Directors and Officers from Liability, State Bar Business Law Section, June 11, 1998


Honors and Awards:
"Super Lawyer", 2004


"Super Lawyer", 2005


"Super Lawyer", 2006


"Who You Gonna Call?", 2002


"The Lawyers' Lawyers", November 30, 1998


"The Malpractice Practice"


America's Best Lawyers, Sky Radio, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, 1977 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, Corporation, Banking and Business Sections, 1977 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, Torts Insurance Practice Section, 1977 - Present
Member


American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 1991 - Present
Member


Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 1986 - Present
Member


Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 1988 - 1990
Member, Board of Governor


Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 1992 - 1994
Co-Chairman, Insurance Committee


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1982 - Present
Member


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1987 - 1991
Member


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1988 - 1990
Chair, Attorneys Errors & Omissions Prevention Committee


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1987 - 1990
Member, Professional Liability Insurance Committee


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1990 - 1991
Member, Group Insurance Programs Committee


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1999 - Present
Member


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
Chair


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2002 - 2003
Vice Chair


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2001 - 2003
Secretary, Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee


Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2003 - Present
Participant, LACBA Mentor Program


Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association, 1995 - Present


Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, 2005 - Present


United Scleroderma Foundation, 1987 - 1996
Member, Board of Directors


United Scleroderma Foundation, 1996 - 1998
Member, Advisory Board


United Scleroderma Foundation, 1989 - 1991
President


United Scleroderma Foundation, 1987 - 1988
Vice President


The Scleroderma Foundation, 1998 - Present
Founding Member, Board of Directors


The Scleroderma Foundation, 1999 - Present
Founding Member, Board Secretary


Bridges Academy, Inc., 1998 - Present
Member, Board of Trustees


Bridges Academy, Inc., 1998 - Present
Member, Board Secretary


Past Employment Positions:
Overton, Lyman & Prince, Associate, 1976 - 1979


Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Senior Partner, 1979 - 1995


 
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