Speaking Engagements

List of Speaking Engagements & Articles

(1992 to Present – Partial List)

Author, “The Anti-Competition Clause in the Legal Context,” Los Angeles ABTL Report, Vol. XV, No. 1, September 1992.

Author, “Economic Conflicts: A Fishy Proposition?” Los Angeles ABTL Report, Vol. XV, No. 3, May 1993.

Panelist, “Procedural Issues in Class Actions Following Corporate Disasters” Baker & McKenzie Corporate Disaster Seminar No. 1, Los Angeles, June 11, 1993.

Panelist, “Alternative Dispute Resolution Economic Alternative or Rough Justice?” Japan External Trade Organization Management Seminar No. 12, Los Angeles, July 1, 1993.

Author, “Interview with Judge Tevrizian: Trial Do’s and Don’t’s,” Los Angeles ABTL Report, Vol. XVI, No. 1, October 1993.

Moderator, 1994 Annual Ethics Seminar, Federal Bar Association, Los Angeles Chapter, January 29, 1994.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training (Beginning), Palm Springs, March 10, 1994.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training (Advanced), Palm Springs, March 10, 1994.

Panelist, “Fee Agreements & Good Client Relations – The Key to Getting Paid,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, May 15, 1994.

Panelist, “The ABC’s of Attorney’s Fees,” Section Education Institute, Monterey, June 2, 1994.

Panelist, “How to Avoid and Survive Attorneys’ Fees Disputes,” CEB, Los Angeles, October 1994.

Author, “The Retainer Agreement: The Ethics and Practicalities of Getting Paid,” Los Angeles ABTL Report, Vol. XVII, No. 2, January 1995.

Panelist, “Fundamentals of Federal Practice,” Los Angeles County Bar Association, November 13 and 14, 1995.

Panelist, “The ABC’s of Attorney’s Fees – The Basics,” Section Education Institute, Monterey, May 18, 1996.

Panelist, “Beyond the Basics: Advance Issues on Attorney’s Fees and Fee Agreements.” Section Education Institute, Monterey, May 18, 1996.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, San Diego, July 11, 1996.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Los Angeles, April 17, 1997.

Panelist, “Attorneys’ Fees: Traps to Avoid and Tips for Getting Paid,” Section Education Institute, Squaw Valley, May 16, 1997.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Costa Mesa, June 5, 1997.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Monterey, July 17, 1997.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Santa Rosa, August 21, 1997.

Panelist, “Your Client Demands Fee Arbitration – Now What?” State Bar Annual Meeting, San Diego, September 12, 1997.

Panelist, “Attorneys’ Fees: Traps to Avoid and Tips for Getting Paid,” State Bar Annual Meeting, San Diego, September 12, 1997.

Panelist, “Attorneys’ Fees: Traps to Avoid and Tips for Getting Paid, Parts 1 and 2,” Section Education Institute, San Diego, November 14, 1997.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Santa Monica Bar Association, Santa Monica, February 25, 1999.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, LACBA DRS, Los Angeles, June 7, 2000.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, LACBA DRS, Los Angeles, September 20, 2000.

Author, “You Show Me Yours! I’ll Show You Mine? Trade Secret Litigation’s Risky Little Secret,” Los Angeles ABTL Report, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, October 2000.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, LACBA DRS, Los Angeles, December 20, 2000.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, VCBA, Ventura, January 24, 2001.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, LACBA DRS, Los Angeles, April 24, 2001.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, LACBA DRS, Los Angeles, July 17, 2001.

Panelist, “The Complete Story of Attorneys’ Fees,” State Bar of California, San Diego, September 8, 2001.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, LACBA DRS, Los Angeles, December 4, 2001.

Presenter, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically, Ethically,” Ventura County Bar Association, Ventura, June 26, 2002.

Presenter, “Practical Ethics of Attorneys’ Fees,” State Bar of California, Monterey, October 11, 2002.

Panelist, “Rainmaking – Ethical and Practical Marketing,” Bar Association of North San Diego County, Vista, February 20, 2003.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Ventura, March 24, 2003.

Panelist, “Winning Fee Agreements,” Culver Marina Bar Association, Culver City, April 15, 2003.

Presenter, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically, Ethically,” Musick, Peeler & Garrett, Los Angeles, May 29, 2003.

Panelist, “Ethical, Practical Rainmaker,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Anaheim, September 4, 2003.

Panelist, “Ethical, Practical Rainmaker,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Anaheim, September 5, 2003.

Presenter, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically, Ethically,” Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Santa Barbara, October 4, 2003.

Panelist, “Practical Legal Ethics in California: Issues and Answers,” National Business Institute, Oxnard, October 10, 2003.

Panelist, “Conflicts of Interest,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, December 2, 2003.

Panelist, “Ethical, Practical Rainmaker,” Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Santa Barbara, January 28, 2004.

Panelist, “Ethical and Practical Issues Involved with Records Retention,” Ventura County CPA/Law Society, Ventura, April 30, 2004.

Panelist, “Ethical, Practical Rainmaker,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, October 7, 2004.

Panelist, “Deposition School,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, November 3, 2004.

Presenter, “Attorney’s Fees,” Ventura County Bar Association, Oxnard, November 9, 2004.

Presenter, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically, Ethically,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, December 1, 2004.

Presenter, “Cutting Edge Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, April 6, 2005.

Panelist, “Recent Developments in the Law of Attorney’s Fees: Are You Protected,” State Bar Annual Meeting, San Diego, September 9, 2005.

Panelist, “The Ethical, Practical Rainmaker,” State Bar Annual Meeting, San Diego, September 10, 2005.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Sonoma County Bar Association, September 15, 2005.

Panelist, “Elder Abuse,” American Inns of Court, Ventura, October 20, 2005.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2005.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Oakland, January 5, 2006.

Panelist, “Conflicts of Interest – A Short Course for the Business Litigator,” Ventura County Bar Association, Business Litigation Section, January 10, 2006.

Presenter, “When a Government Attorney Blows the Whistle – A Tale of Two Lawyers,” Tri-County Government Attorneys Association, Santa Barbara, April 20, 2006.

Presenter, “Insurance Conflicts,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, May 3, 2006.

Panelist, “Conflicts of Interest,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, June 22, 2006.

Panelist, “Injunctions – Winning on the First Serve,” Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, Oxnard, July 11, 2006.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Los Angeles, July 20, 2006.

Panelist, “The Ethical Practical Rainmaker,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, October 5, 2006.

Panelist, “Two Dozen (or more) Reasons You May Not Get Paid – And How to Avoid Them: Recent Developments in the Law of Attorney’s Fees,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, October 7, 2006.

Panelist, “Use and Abuse of Interrogatories,” Continuing Education of the Bar, Beverly Hills, October 14, 2006.

Panelist, “Mediator Manners II,” Ventura County Bar Association ADR and Business Litigation Sections, Ventura, January 24, 2007.

Panelist, “CCP Section 998 Offers,” American Inns of Court, Ventura, February 8, 2007.

Presenter, “Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow – Litigating the Corporate Divorce,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, April 30, 2007.

Presenter, “Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow – Litigating the Corporate Divorce,” Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, Oxnard, May 8, 2007.

Presenter, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically, Ethically,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, June 6, 2007.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Sonoma, September 20, 2007.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Napa, September 21, 2007.

Panelist, “The Ethical, Practical Rainmaker,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Anaheim, September 27, 2007.

Panelist, “Lawyers Getting Paid Ethically: Not an Oxymoron,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Anaheim, September 28, 2007.

Panelist, “Update on Recent Ethics Developments,” Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, January 8, 2008.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Los Angeles, April 3, 2008.

Panelist, Fee Arbitration Administrators Roundtable, Los Angeles, April 4, 2008.

Panelist, “It Pays to be Reasonable,” Ethics Developments, National Association of Legal Fee Analysis, Los Angeles, June 19, 2008.

Panelist, “The Ethical, Practical Rainmaker,” State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, September 25, 2008.

Panelist, “Attorneys’ Fees: You Put in the Time, But Can You Collect?” – Recent Developments in Attorneys’ Fees, State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, September 26, 2008.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Bakersfield, October 15, 2008.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Santa Monica, November 6, 2008.

Presenter, “Attorneys’ Fees: You Put in the Time, But Can You Collect?” – Recent Developments in Attorneys’ Fees, reprise of the State Bar program for the Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, November 11, 2008.

Panelist, “Recent Developments in Business Litigation” – Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, January 13, 2009.

Panelist, “Expert Witness Selection, Preparation and Trial Examination” – American Inns of Court, Ventura, January 15, 2009.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, April 29, 2009.

Presenter, “Arbitration Procedures and Strategies” – Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, May 19, 2009.

Panelist, “Conflicts, Screening and Waivers: Are You Really Protected?” – Hastings College of the Law Alumni Association, Los Angeles, June 3, 2009.

Panelist, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically Ethically” – State Bar Annual Meeting, San Diego, September 11, 2009.

Panelist, “Recent Developments in Business Litigation” – Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, January 12, 2010.

Panelist, “Recent Developments in Trade Secret Litigation” – Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, March 8, 2010.

Panelist, “It Pays to be Reasonable,” Ethics Developments, National Association of Legal Fee Analysis, Los Angeles, June 24, 2010.

Panelist, “Attorney Fee Agreements and Fee Disputes: Basics and Recent Developments” – CEB, San Francisco, July 30, 2010.

Panelist, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically Ethically” – State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, September 24, 2010.

Presenter, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically Ethically” – Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Oxnard, October 6, 2010.

Author, “Suddenly Solo: Ethical Implications,” GPSolo (ABA), Vol. 27, No. 7, October 2010.

Panelist, “Recent Developments in Business Litigation” – Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, January 11, 2011.

Presenter, “Recent Developments in Attorneys’ Fees” – Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, March 8, 2011.

Presenter, “Mandatory Fee Arbitration – The Good, The Bad, and There Is No Ugly” – State Bar of California Solo and Small Firm Summit, Anaheim, June 24, 2011.

Presenter, “Mandatory Fee Arbitration – Lighten Your Dockets” – Los Angeles Superior Court panel of judges, December 5, 2011.

Presenter, “Ethical Rules for the California Practitioner – An Overview” – Ventura County Bar Association Barristers “Bridging the Gap,” January 21, 2012.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Beverly Hills, February 7, 2012.

Panelist, “Recent Developments in Business Litigation” – Ventura County Bar Association Business Litigation Section, February 14, 2012.

Panelist, “Landlord-Tenant Law” Ethical Issues, Sterling Education Services, Santa Barbara, June 14, 2012.

Presenter, “Mandatory Fee Arbitration – The Good, The Bad, and There Is No Ugly” – State Bar of California Solo and Small Firm Summit, Long Beach, June 21, 2012.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Santa Barbara, June 28, 2012.

Presenter, “Government Attorney Whistleblowing Conduct,” Tri-County Government Attorneys Association, Ventura, July 19, 2012.

Presenter, “Ethical Challenges Facing Paralegals,” Ventura County Paralegal Association, Ventura, September 27, 2012.

Panelist, “Attorneys’ Fees – Practically Ethically” – State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, October 12, 2012.

Panelist, “Attorney Fee Agreements and Fee Disputes” – CEB, San Francisco, May 31, 2013 [said Linda Compton, Director of CEB – “You were wonderful speakers . . . articulate and authoritative, and most interesting!”].

Presenter, “Ethical Rules for the California Practitioner – An Overview” – Ventura County Bar Association Emeritus Attorney Training, October 21, 2013.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Ventura, October 22, 2013.

Panelist, “Mediation Manners” Ventura County Bar Association ADR Section, December 9, 2013.

Presenter, “Ethical Rules for the California Practitioner – An Overview” – Ventura County Bar Association Barristers “Bridging the Gap,” January 25, 2014.

Moderator, “What Judges Want From Litigators and What Litigators Want From Judges” – Ventura County Bar Association, Inns of Court, May 22, 2014.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Ventura, October 23, 2014.

Presenter, “Arbitration 101” – Ventura County Bar Association ADR Section, November 18, 2014.

Moderator, “Ethical Issues of Attorney Marketing and Advertising” – Ventura County Bar Association, Inns of Court, April 9, 2015.

Presenter, “You Want to Get Paid? Well, Listen Up” – Ethics presentation for the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association, April 28, 2015.

Presenter, “Mandatory Fee Arbitration – The Good, The Bad, and There Is No Ugly” – State Bar of California Solo and Small Firm Summit, Anaheim, June 19, 2015.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Alameda County, August 6, 2015.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Ventura County, October 21, 2015.

Presenter, “Ethical Rules for the California Practitioner – An Overview” – Westlake Village Provisors, January 15, 2016.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Los Angeles, County, January 28, 2016.

Moderator, “Ethical Issues with Advanced Legal Technology” – Ventura County Bar Association, Inns of Court, April 14, 2016.

Presenter, “Mandatory Fee Arbitration – The Good, The Bad, and There Is No Ugly” – State Bar Meeting, San Diego, September 30, 2016.

Presenter, “Mandatory Fee Arbitration – The Good, The Bad, and There Is No Ugly” – Desert Bar Association, Palm Desert, March 17, 2017.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Desert Bar Association, April 19, 2017.

Panelist, “Cutting Edge Ethics Issues” – U.C, Hastings MCLE Program, Rancho Mirage, January 27, 2018.

Panelist, “Hot Off the List – Ethical Billing Issues” – Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 4, 2018.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, October 25, 2018.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Los Angeles County Bar Association, March 28, 2019.

Panelist, “Ethical Issues re Attorneys’ Fees Disputes” – State Bar of California COPRAC Annual Ethics Symposium, Los Angeles, April 16, 2019 [written materials only].

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Ventura County Bar Association, May 2, 2019.

Panelist, Fee Arbitrator Training, Desert Bar Association, October 28, 2019.

Presenter, “Why We Lie and Why It Matters” – Palm Desert symposium re The [Dis]Honesty Project, January 16, 2020.

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