CURRICULUM VITAE
EDITH R. WARKENTINE
Professor of Law
Western State College of Law
Fullerton, CA
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EDUCATION
AB., University of California, Berkeley (Political Science) 1971
J.D., University of California, Davis 1975
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Phi Beta Kappa 1971
Order of the Coif 1975
American Jurisprudence Awards: Commercial Law, Real Property 1975
City of Gardena, California, Commendation for Pro Bono Legal Services 1976
City of Inglewood, California, Award of Recognition for
Service to students in the Inglewood schools 1978
Most Outstanding Professor of the Year
(Student Award, University of Puget Sound School of Law) 1981
Orange County Bar Association,
Commendation for Pro Bono Legal Services 1985
California Continuing Education of the Bar
Certificate of Appreciation 1995
Business Law Section, State Bar of California 2002
Western State University Public Service Award 2010
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Professor of Law 2005-Present
Western State University College of Law
Courses: Sales, Contracts, Remedies, Secured Transactions
Committees: Admissions, Curriculum (Chair), Faculty Appointments,
(Chair) Faculty Evaluation & Tenure
Associate Dean of Students, Whittier Law School 2004-2005
Visiting Professor of Law, Whittier Law School 2001-2004
Courses: Contracts, Property
Professor of Law 1993-2001
Western State University College of Law
Course: Contracts, Uniform Commercial Code, Contract Drafting,
Professional Skills I, Professional Skills II.
Special Lectures: Exam Writing; Fixtures under Article 9 of the U.C.C., Issues in
California Real Property Financing Transactions, Ethics for Corporate Counsel.
Committees: Curriculum (Chair), Faculty Appointments (Chair);Dean Search; Faculty
Vice-Chair, Long Range Planning (Chair); Faculty Evaluations & Tenure Comm.
Visiting Professor1997
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 1994
(Now known as Seattle University School of Law
)
Courses: Uniform Commercial Code (Art. 2, Art. 9)
Associate Professor1978-1981University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Courses: Contracts, Commercial Law (Art. 2, 3, 4, 5, 9), Bankruptcy
Committees: Faculty Recruitment, Faculty Evaluations/Promotions
Adjunct Professor/ Lecturer in Law
1985-1986 Adjunct Professor of Law La Verne U (Law), La Verne, CA
Courses: Uniform Commercial Code (Art. 2, 3, 4, 9)
1977-1978Lecturer in Law U.C.L.A. Law School, Los Angeles, CA
Courses: Legal Research & Writing; Trial Advocacy
PUBLICATIONS
INVITED LECTURES AND PANELS (Representative panels)
California State Bar, Business Law Section, Getting Secured in Perilous Times:
Drafting Promissory Notes and Security Agreements, California State Bar Convention
Fall 2009
California State Bar, Business Law Section, Recent Developments, California
State Bar Convention Fall 2007
Loyola Law School, September 2006, Teaching Contracts with Contracts
Institute for Law School Teaching, Gonzaga University, Learning by Doing:
Drafting Exercises and Simulations at Learning Outside the Classroom, Ju ne, 2006
Western State University, Ethics for Business Lawyers, April, 2003
California Continuing Education of the Bar, Opinion Letters in Business
Transactions, February, March, 2003
Association of American Law Schools, Contracts Section panel, Teaching
Contracts Transactionally, AALS Annual Meeting, January 2003
California Continuing Education of the Bar, Opinion Letters in Real Estate
Transactions, Nov. 1996
Orange County Bar Association panel, "Secured Transactions Under Article 9 of
the U.C.C.," June, 1996
California State Bar, Business Law Section panel, "Power-Sharing in an Age of
Accountability, California State Bar Convention, Fall, 1995
Orange County Bar Association panel, "Secured Lending," Nov. 1994
California State Bar, Business Law Section panel, "The In-House/Outside
Counsel Relationship: From Soup to Nuts (& Bolts); California State Bar Convention,
Fall, 1994
California State Bar, Real Estate Section panel, "Gradsky and Its Progeny:
Guaranties After Cathay Bank and Western Security," Spring, 1994
American Bar Association panel, "Friendly Foreclosures" Summer, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1991-1993General Counsel, Rancon Financial Corp., Temecula, CA
1985-1990Edith R. Warkentine, a Law Corp., Newport Beach, CA
1983-1985Vice Pres./General Counsel, Barton Dev. Co., CA
1981-1983Associate Attorney, Drummy, Garrett, etc.; Costa Mesa, CA
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1975-1977Associate Attorney, Gendel Raskoff, etc.; Los Angeles, CA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
State Bar of California
Member, Business Law Section, Executive Committee, 2011-present
Chair, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 2008-9 (Vice Chair 2007-2008,
Member, 2006-2007)
Chair, Business Law Section, Executive Committee, 2001-2002
(Member, 1998-1999; Secretary, 1999-2000; Vice-Chair, 2000-2001, Advisor,
2002-2003)
Chair, Corporate Law Dept. Comm. 1995-1996
(Member, 1992-1993; Secretary, 1993-1994, Vice Chair 1994-1995)
Member, Education Committee
Chair, C.E.B. Joint Advisory Committee, 1999-2000
(Member, 1991-1992; Secretary, 1992-1993; Vice-Chair, 1993-1994; Co-Chair
1994-1995)
American Bar Association
Real Estate Law Section, Real Estate Finance Committee
Business Law Section, UCC Committee
Edith R. Warkentine Resume 6/12/2012
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