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HE IS: Lawyer and state bar president
CITY OF WORK: Costa Mesa
PLACE OF WORK: Costa Mesa
FAMILY STATUS: Married 25 years to Loreen with two daughters -- Colleen,
20, and Amanda, 17
AGE: 48
EDUCATION: Degrees in economics and law from UCLA
PAST POSITIONS: Sears hardware sales clerk
EXPLANATION OF JOB IN 15 WORDS OR LESS: Helping people resolve disputes
without bloodshed
GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Helping the state bar get through its
political dues crisis
GREATEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Having two great kids with a wonderful
wife
YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO: God blesses us with rich lives that we should live
to the top
YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE: Buying books my wife claims I’ll never read
THE COMPACT DISC IN YOUR CAR RIGHT NOW: “Aftermath” by the Rolling
Stones, Beethoven’s Ninth, Shenandoah and some Ray Charles
THE BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ: “Black Like Me,” “Capitalism and Freedom” and
“Don Quixote”
MOST TREASURED POSSESSION: Family photographs
WORD OR PHRASE MOST OVERUSED: “I’m open”
WHAT CAN YOU COOK: Toast
A HABIT YOU WISH YOU COULD CHANGE: Comparing blessings
COLLEGE MAJOR YOU ALMOST TOOK: Theology
LAST CHARITABLE ACT: Helping a sick person with a pro bono case through
the Public Law Center
WHAT DID SCHOOLMATES TEASE YOU ABOUT: Cheap underwear
WHAT IS IN YOUR TRUNK RIGHT NOW: Basketball, trial exhibits, softball
glove and tennis racket
THE FIRST THING THAT ATTRACTED YOU TO YOUR SPOUSE: Her strength,
sweetness and bright green eyes
THE WORST IDEA YOU’VE EVER HAD: Asking why when I shouldn’t and testing
firecrackers in a Mason jar
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN VOTED IN HIGH SCHOOL: Disgusting optimist
WHO ARE YOUR HEROES: Winston Churchill and my parents
FAVORITE ESCAPE FROM REALITY: Writing a poem on a weekend at Lake
Arrowhead
ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT THE WORLD IF YOU COULD: That folks love
lawyers and judges for the work they do
YOUR IDEA OF EXERCISE: Basketball
THE THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE: People saying I look
like Bill Clinton
I HAVE A DREAM THAT: UCLA starts the millennium with national
championships in football and basketballPhone number where people can
reach you: (714) 513-5100
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