Curriculum Vitae (Full Version)
Personal Experience
10/10 – Present, President, Loyola Marymount University
3/10 – 9/10 Acting/Interim President, Loyola Marymount University
1/08 – 3/10 Executive Vice President and Provost, Loyola Marymount University
Chief Operating Officer of the University to whom all six Senior Vice
Presidents report (Academic Affairs, Administration, Business and Finance,
Law School, Student Affairs, and University Relations).
7/00 – 1/08 Senior Vice President, Loyola Marymount University
Fritz B. Burns Dean and Professor, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
The Law School occupies a separate campus, employing 71 full-time faculty and 130 full-time staff.
Significant responsibilities/accomplishments include:
Raised over $35 million;
Established 7 new endowed faculty chairs;
Established The Center for Juvenile Law and Policy;
Established the Business Law Practicum;
Established The London Intellectual Property Institute;
Established the Tax LL.M. Program;
Oversaw the construction of a new Advocacy Center.
4/99-6/00 Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
7/91-4/99 Professor, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Courses taught:
Constitutional Law
Ethical Lawyering
Legal Process
Supreme Court Seminar
8/87-5/91 Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles
Practice area emphasis in Labor/Employment Law and Litigation
Clients included American Airlines and Times Mirror Company
9/73-6/81 Assistant Principal, Foothill High School, Tustin, California
Teacher & Administrator, Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach, California
Judicial Clerkships
7/86-6/87 Law Clerk to Byron R. White, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court
8/84-6/86 Law Clerk to Ruggero J. Aldisert, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
J.D., May 1984
Class Rank: 1/366
Recipient: William Aggelar Award
Rex Dibble Award
Dean's Scholarship
Numerous Book Awards
Chief Articles Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
Alpha Sigma Nu National Honor Society
St. Thomas More Law Honor Society
California State University, Long Beach
M.A., Educational Administration, January 1978
Occidental College, Los Angeles
B.A., Political Science, June 1973
Publications
Introduction, The Rampart Scandal Symposium, 34 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 537 (2001) (with Catherine Fisk).
The Rutter Group, Employment Law Litigation (Chap. 2 on Professional Responsibility) (2001).
Introduction, The Brennan Legacy: The Art of Judging, 32 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 651 (1999).
High Profile Trials: Can Government Sell the “Right” to Broadcast the Proceedings?, 3 UCLA
Ent. L. Rev. 169 (1996).
School Desegregation and the First Amendment, 59 Albany L.Rev. 213 (1995).
Fair Employment Practices Statutes, in Sexual Harassment in Employment Law (chap.12)
(Lindemann & Kadue) (1992).
The Legal Problems with “New Age” Training Programs, 14 ALI-ABA Course Materials J.,
Dec. 1989, at 7.
1990 Supplement to Barbara Lindemann Schlei & Paul Grossman, Employment
Discrimination Law (2d ed. 1983) (editor, Chapters 5 & 6).
Nonfeasance Immunity Slides by the California Supreme Court, 16 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 625
(1983).
Presentations
Speaker, Provost’s Convocation: “State of the University,” Loyola Marymount University, (September 30, 2009)
Speaker, “Career Opportunities in Law” Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity Convocation, Loyola Marymount University (September 25, 2008)
Speaker, “The Last Lecture Series” Marymount Institute, Loyola Marymount University (April 8, 2009)
Speaker, Constitution Day Convocation, “Inside the Supreme Court: The Anatomy of a Case,” Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, (September 18, 2008)
Keynote Speaker, The Burcham School, “Past, Present, and Future,” Long Beach, California (June 12, 2008)
Commencement Speaker, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California (May 19, 2008)
Moderator, “Intermediate Development Programs,” Jackson Hole IX - 2007 ABA Development Conference, Broomfield, Colorado (May 30, 2007)
Panelist, “Challenges, Internal & External Pressures on the Judiciary,” Judicial Independence Forum, League of Women Voters of Southern California, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (January 27, 2007)
Panelist, “The Role of Law Schools and Diversity,” Los Angeles Superior Court’s Diversity Summit, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Los Angeles, California (January 20, 2007)
Special Guest, “Champions of Justice” Program, KRLA Radio Interview with Tom Girardi (Aired on Saturday, August 19, 2006, 5:00 p.m.)
Speaker, “The Constitution and the War on Terror,” Los Angeles Consular Corps, Beverly Hills Country Club (February 23, 2006)
Speaker, “United States Supreme Court/Constitutional Law Review,” Century City Bar Association, Century Plaza Hotel (October 6, 2005)
Panelist, “Is the Aging Explosion of Baby Boomers Creating a Healthcare Divide for Life Sciences Innovations and Medical Care Services…,” Technolink Association Technology Trends Forum 2005, The Omni Los Angeles Hotel, (June 2005)
Panelist, “Where will the Next Wave of Technology Take Us…” Technolink Association Technology Trends Forum 2004, The Omni Los Angeles Hotel, Los Angeles (June 8, 2004)
Speaker, “Brown vs. Board of Education: 50 Years Later,” Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary, (May 25, 2004)
Speaker, “Emerging Issues in State Sovereignty,” Whittier Bar Association Judges Night Whittier, California (October 2001)
Workshop Speaker, “The New Sovereignty,” Office of Public Counsel (CLE Program) (September 1999)
Keynote Speech, “The Supreme Court at the Turn of the Century: State Sovereignty Issues,” International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Carmel, California (July 1999)
Moderator, The Brennan Symposium, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (December 1998)
Speaker, “Ethical Dilemmas in the Practice of Law,” Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (CLE Program) (January 1996)
Speaker, “Professional Responsibility and Insurance Law,” Southern California Defense Counsel (February 1994)
Professional Activities/Awards
- 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Loyola Law School (November 2009)
- The David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy, Loyola Law School, dedicated on February 18, 2009 (academic chair endowed by donors in my honor)
- Member, ABA Site Inspection Team, Ave Maria School of Law (October 2008)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Board of Directors (October 2006-September 2007)
- Chair, ABA Site Inspection Team, Valparaiso University School of Law (October 2006)
- 2005 Distinguished Professor Award, ACLU (June 2006)
- Member, Local Screening Committee for the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California (2005)
- William H. Hannon Foundation, Board of Directors (June 2005-Present)
- Elected Member, Dean’s Council, State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners – Two Terms (2001-2004) (2004-2007)
- Chair, Committee on Adjunct Professors, Section on Legal Education, ABA, (2005-2008)
- Member, ABA Law School Development Committee, Section on Legal Education, ABA, (2003-2005)
- Chair, ABA Site Inspection Team, St. Louis University Law School (2005)
- Chair, ABA Site Inspection Team, Nova Southeastern Law School (2003)
- Member, ABA Site Inspection Team, American University Law School (2002)
- Recipient, St. Thomas More Medallion Award (2002)
- Lawyer Representative for the Central District of California (2001-2004)
- Pro Bono Service Honoree, Asian Pacific American Legal Center (2001)
- Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity (2000-Present)
- Consultant, Long Beach Unified School District, (1994 -2000)
Memberships
2002 – Present Los Angeles Chancery Club
2001 – Present California Club
1984 – Present Admitted, State Bar of California
1984 – Present Member, American Bar Association