About me

I may never meet any of my students face-to-face, which is part of a distance education course. Therefore, students may justifiably wonder if I have any idea what I'm talking about. Why listen to what I have to say on business law?

My university degree is in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Southern California. In 1993, I completed my Juris Doctorate and Master of Business Administration degrees from Syracuse University.

I was admitted to the State Bar of California (and therefore licensed to practice law) in 1993, and also admitted to practice before the Federal Courts in this State the same year. I was later admitted to practice before the U.S. Court for International Trade.

I practiced for several years at a law firm in downtown Los Angeles, exclusively business matters, and mostly business litigation.

I am now working as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for a long-time client: A German-based company which is the largest manufacturer of medical scales and measuring devices.

Despite all of that, I encourage every student to make up his or her own mind as we progress through the course material. I have dealt with almost every issue covered in my classes at one time or another in my career, but that does not mean my experience was necessarily representative. I learn something new every time I return to these topics, either from my own research or from the students.

On a personal note, I have lived in the Los Angeles area my whole life, with the exception of Syracuse. A person only needs a couple of winters in the Northeast to find a new appreciation for the great weather we have in SoCal.