Director, MDRC (2009 - present) - A nationwide nonprofit corporation that independently evaluates the effectiveness of educational and social programs affecting lower income individuals and families. Chair of the Audit Committee.
Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (2004 - 2007) - Member of the Audit, Finance and Member Services committees.
Director, California Bankers Association (2001 - 2007)
Director and Chair, Association of Corporate Counsel (1995 - 2002; chair 2000 - 2001) - The bar association of in-house counsel, now with over 45,000 members from over 10,000 companies in 95 countries.
Director and Chair, Insert Therapeutics (2000 - 2004) - A Caltech life sciences start-up company that developed processes for the intracellular delivery of chemical and genetic material.
Director and Chair, Encirq (1996 – 2000) - An Internet start-up company based in San Francisco that was focused initially on bank marketing services but whose micro-processing functions were subsequently applied to automobile, cellular phone and other industrial uses.
Director, SKOLAR (1996 - 1998) - A medical information company initiated by Stanford.
Outside Director and Vice-Chair, Silicon Valley Bancshares and Silicon Valley Bank (1994 – 1998) - At the time, approximately $35 billion in assets; member of the audit and the compensation committees.
Director and Chair, Stanford Alumni Association (1987 – 1993; chair 1991 - 1992)
Director, Pasadena Heritage (1985 - 1987)
Admitted to practice in California (1973) and the District of Columbia (1980, currently inactive).
Member, Blue Ribbon Panel on Arbitration appointed by California Chief Justice (2001 – 2002).
Member, American Bar Association Business Law Section (1973 – present); Banking Law Committee (1989 - present, and Vice Chair 2005-2008); Consumer Financial Services Committee (1981 – present); ABA Presidential Commission on Billable Hours (2001 – 2003).
Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys (1993 – 1999).
Chair, American Bar Association Savings Institutions Committee (1985 – 1989).
Member, Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Board, an entity created by federal statute (1989).
Chair, California State Bar Banking Committee (1978 – 1979).
Member, American College of Mortgage Attorneys (1979 – 1989).
Active mentor, Kidsave International (2002-present).
Member, Stanford Law School Board of Visitors (1989 – 1992) and Executive Committee (1992).
Director, Pasadena Heritage (1985 – 1987).
Chair, Pasadena Cityscape Strategic Planning Panel (1985 – 1986).
Stanford Law School (J.D. February 1973) – Took two-year leave of absence after first year-and-a-half of law school to serve in U.S. Navy.
Stanford University (A.B. June 1967) – Graduated with distinction in both political science and communication. Recipient of the Dinkelspiel Award (highest award then given at graduation), Alfred P. Sloan Foundation scholarship, Minneapolis Tribune award and William Randolph Hearst Foundation awards.
Various articles regarding law firm pricing and profitability, client service, etc.
“Facing Up to the Challenge,” posted at the ACC Value Challenge web site.
"It's Time to Prepare Law Students for Their Profession," ABA Journal, January 2015.
“Compartmentalizing the Big Banks,” “Time to Fix Preemption” and “Clarity is Key to Consumer Bureau Effectiveness,” American Banker, August 17, 2012, June 12, 2009 and July 29, 2010.
“The Reckoning,” California Lawyer, April 2009.
“Document Retention Policies,” ACC Docket, May 2002.
“Adding Value Around the Globe,” ACC Docket, November/December 2001.
“Alternative Approaches to Solving Workplace Disputes,” ACC Docket, February 2000.
“A Modest Hypothetical Concerning the Business and Ethical Implications of Alternative Billing Practices,” ACC Docket, September/October 1998.
“Client Service in an In-House Environment,” ACC Docket, January/February 1998.
“Reengineering the Legal Function,” ACC Docket, September/October 1995.
“The Modern Role of Thrifts,” 18 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 1099 (1985).
“Acquisitions by Holding Companies,” The Business Lawyer, April 1982.
“The Emerging Law of Redlining,” MGIC Indemnity Newsletter, Fall, 1976.
Speaker on various panels, including for over 50 law firms and corporate law departments. Also for Association of American Law Schools, Association of Corporate Counsel, Lex Mundi, Hildebrandt Institute, Legal Marketing Association, Legal Risk Management Institute, Banking Law Institute, UCC Institute, California Continuing Education of the Bar, American Bar Association, American Bankers Association, California Bankers Association, National Association of College and University Attorneys, and American College of Mortgage Attorneys.