Candidate for
Superior Court Judge; County of Los Angeles; Office 29

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

09/90 - Present Law Offices of the Public Defender, County of Los Angeles; Van Nuys, California

Litigation Attorney. Responsible for trials, preliminary hearings, pretrials, arraignments, motions, case disposition negotiations and legal research. Supervise lawyers and clerical staff in absence of Deputy in Charge. Prepare case load statistics, calendars, subpoenas and investigation requests.

12/85 - 09/90 Los Angeles Municipal Court; Los Angeles, California

Research attorney and supervisor of Court Defaults. Responsible for review of cases with judges, legal research, supervising law clerks and clerical staff. Responsible for reviewing default cases such as breach of contract, common counts, torts, promissory notes, Unruh's, mechanic's lien, auto leases, Rees-Leverings, claim and deliveries, civil and unlawful detainer stipulations, and unlawful detainers. Also responsible for reviewing ex-parte applications and orders, such as writs of attachments and possession and stay orders for writs of execution, and noticed motions, such as demurrers, motions to strike and summary judgments.

06/82 - 12/85 MacBarringer Communications; Van Nuys, California

Executive Producer. Oversee all creative, fiscal and material phases of the videotape production department. Furthermore, I have produced the following on video:
(1) Sheer Elegance legs wear commercials;
(2) The African American Institute's Regional Conference, coordinated by former Mayor Tom Bradley, whose participants included representatives from among California's largest businesses and officials from 17 African countries;
(3) The Pre-Olympic Third World Colloquium, sponsored by the City of Los Angeles and the Olympic Organizing Committee;
(4) Former Mayor Bradley's meeting with the Ambassador of Sierra Leone;
(5) A roast for former UCLA head basketball coach Walt Hazzard; and
(6) The reception for Les Ballet Africains de Guinee, sponsored by the Pan-African Institute.

01/81 - 12/85 Afro-American Film Institute; Van Nuys, California

President/Producer. Responsible for programs produced in the field for cablecasting on Group W, Communi Comm and Valley Cable TV. I have 5 years of experience producing television. Additionally, I produced a national radio campaign with Robert Guilluame and several public service announcements, one of which was a film on the Homeless In L.A., The Budweiser National Talent Showdown of 1983 and 1984; and the Cultural Reggae Festival at UCLA.

01/80 - 06/82 Liquid Carbonic Corporation-Specialty Gas Laboratory; Los Angeles, California

Chemist. Responsible for analysis of gases under high pressure for concentrations of various components and contaminants. Also for production of compressed gas compositions blended by weight and pressure.

06/79 - 12/79 Jacksonville Electric Authority; Jacksonville, Florida

Chemist. Performed physical and chemical analysis on residual and distillate fuel oil.

09/77 - 04/79 Florida Department of Agriculture; Tallahassee, Florida

Chemist. Analyzed octane levels in gasolines sold in Northern Florida.

06/78 - 12/79 WFSU-FM; WAMF-FM; Clearview Cable TV; WFSU-TV; WPDQ-AM Radio; Tallahassee, Florida

Reporter, Host and Public Affairs Producer.

EDUCATION:

09/83 - 05/87 University of West Los Angeles School of Law; Los Angeles, California

Juris Doctor Degree.

09/75 - 3/79 Florida State University; Tallahassee, Florida

Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Science; Minor in Theatre.

MILITARY HISTORY:

05/73 - 08/75 United States Air Force; Bossier City, Louisiana

Discharge: Honorable; Security Clearance: Secret

BAR AFFILIATIONS:

07/89 Member, State Bar of California.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

University of West Los Angeles

American Jurisprudence 1986 Family Law Book Award, presented by Bancroft-Whitney Publishers; Executive Secretary of the 2nd and 3rd Year Classes and Secretary of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.

Florida State University

Member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and served in many capacities and offices. Also, former President and Co-Founder of the Student Power Organization.