(NOTE: This is a selective biography, written in January 2006)
Date of Birth: 7/3/1923, Huntington, Ind.
Spouse: Sally, Children: Michael, Janet, Patrick, Kathleen
Education: Hastings, 1947-1950. Admitted to California Bar 1951.
Work: Madera County Deputy D.A. (1951-1952), San Diego County Deputy D.A. (1952-1954), Self-employed thereafter
Bar/other: ABOTA President San Diego, 1967; President, S.D. Trial Lawyers 1960-1961; President, Western Trial Lawyers 1965; American College of Trial Attorneys (1983-present); Outstanding Trial Lawyer 1994 (SD Trial Lawyers)