Personal bio
For 47 years I have practiced as a trial lawyer exclusively handling commercial disputes. I have had jury and bench trials in breach of contract and fraud actions, business torts, trade secret and restrictive covenants, insurance coverage, antitrust, products liability, professional liability and dealer/franchise litigation. I have had an active practice as an arbitrator for the past 25 years. I am a member of the AAA’s Commercial, Large Complex Case, and ICDR panels, and CPR’s Insurance and Franchise panels. I have served as sole arbitrator, chair, or panel member in approximately 200 arbitrations and have tried to conclusion and issued reasoned awards in dozens of domestic and international disputes arising out of asset purchase and merger agreements; long-term supply contracts; corporate/joint venture dissolutions; dealer/franchisee relationships; insurance coverage and claims handling matters; product quality claims; commercial contracts, and restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements.