Position Bar Admissions Published Works Representative Clients

Areas of Practice Education Affiliations

Litigation Percentage Honors References

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Current Employment Position(s):

Sole Practitioner, since 2003 

Areas Of Practice: 
        Antitrust & Trade Regulation 
        Employment Law -- Employee 
        Employment Law -- Employer 
        Ethics & Professional Responsibility 
        Intellectual Property Law 
        Patents 
        Litigation & Appeals 
        Securities Law 
        Antitrust Law 
        Sexual Harassment 
        Whistleblower

Litigation Percentage: 
        50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions: 
        California, 1979 
        U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1979 
        U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1980 
        U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1980 
        U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1982 
        U.S. Supreme Court, 1985

Education: 
        Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 1979 
        J.D. 
        Honors: Order of the Coif 
        Law Review: Stanford Law Review, 1977 - 1979 

        University of Georgia, Athens, GA, US, 1976 
        A.B. 
        Honors: Summa Cum Laude 
        Honors: With Honors 
        Honors: With Distinction 
        Honors: Phi Beta Kappa 
        Honors: Blue Key 
        Major: Journalism 
        Major: History

Published Works: 
        Liability for Newsgatherer Torts, University of California Davis Law Review, 1980 
        Providing Limits on the Powers of Two States to Prosecute for the Same Crime, Criminal Justice Journal, Winter, 1990 
        Double Jeopardy for Successive Federal State Prosecutions Two Articles, Stanford Law Review, 1979 
        Antitrust Liability, San Diego Board of Realtors Magazine, 1987 
        Antitrust Liability, San Diego Board of Realtors Magazine, 1988 
        Fast Track: Living Through the Experiment, California Litigation 
        The Absolute Work Product Privilege Is No Longer Absolute, San Diego County Bar Association Dicta. 
        Does Having a Written Fee Agreement Make a Difference, San Diego County Bar Association Dicta., July, 1991 
        The Law of Law, San Diego County Bar Association Dicta., August, 1995

Representative Clients: 
        Saudi Prince Fahd Aziz 
        IDEC Pharmaceuticals 
        Heisman Trophy Winner 
        Postal Annex

References: 
        Ray Buendia 
        William Shawn 
        John Guerrera, Guerra & Associates 
        Ramsay Stewart, IDEC Pharmaceuticals 
        Alan Wiley

Classes/Seminars Taught: 
        Adjunct Professor, Legal Ethics, Thomas Jefferson Law School 
        The Minefields of Practice, CNA Malpractice Insurance Carrier 
        Evidence for Business Lawyers, Continuing Education of the Bar 
        Evidence, Laying the Foundation, Continuing Legal Education of the Bar 
        Engagement, Disengagement, and Conflicts Waiver Agreements-Practical and Ethical Considerations Forming  and Terminating, State Bar of California 
        Getting In, Getting Out, Getting Paid, State Bar of California 
        Getting the Work and Keeping It, State Bar of California 
        How Lawyers Screw Up, State Bar of California 
        Trial Advocacy, San Diego Inn of Court 
        Workshop on Evidence, San Diego Inn of Court 
        Ethics of Trial Advocacy, San Diego Inn of Court 

Honors and Awards: 
        Humorous Speech Contest Winners, Toastmasters Area 4 & Area 41, 1986 
        Humorous Speech Contest Winners, Toastmasters Area 4 & Area 41, 2003 
        Law Week Award for Contribution to Legal Education, San Diego County Bar Association, 1995 
        Award for Organizing High School Oratorical Contest for 15 years for the Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships: 
        State Bar of California, 1989 - 1994 
        Chairman, San Diego County Continuing Legal Education Committee 
        San Diego County Bar Law Week, 1994 
        Chairman 
        Mount Helix Toastmasters, 1985 
        President 
        Community Preparatory School, 1985 - 1995 
        Director 
        St. Thomas More Society, 1994 
        Vice President 
        Community Preparatory School 
        Treasurer 
        St. Martin of Tours Church 
        Eucharistic Minister

Past Employment Positions: 
        Hon. Howard B. Turrentine, Southern District of California, Law Clerk, 1979 - 1980 
        Luce, Foward, Hamilton & Scripps, Associate, 1980 - 1986 
        Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Partner, 1987 - 1989 
        Soloman, Ward, Seidenwurm & Smith, Partner, 1990 - 1994 
        Shawn, Mann & Steinfeld, Partner, 1995 - 2000 
        Shawn Coulson, Partner, 2001 - 2002

Pro Bono Activities: 
        Community Preparatory School 
        State Bar of California, Moral Character Counsel 
        State Bar of California, Special Master 
        State Bar of California, Chairman, San Diego County Continuing Legal Education Committee 
        Vice-Chairperson, Fee Arbitration Committee, San Diego County Bar Association 
        Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association 
        Fee Arbitration, San Diego County Bar Association 
        Fee Arbitrator, State Bar of California 
        San Diego City Council Resolution for Pro Bono Work, 1988 
        Coordinator, High School Speech Contest, San Diego County Bar Association

Ancillary Businesses: 
        Expert Witness 
        Fraternities/Sororities: 
        Alpha Gamma Rho 
        Phi Beta Kappa

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