Experience
Stephen Volk, MD. INC. Hermosa Beach — Attorney Consultant
December 2004 - PRESENT
Assist in contract disputes regarding employees and vendors. Assisted in closing branches of the clinical trial offices, remaining division of financial responsibilities. Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker- Los Angeles — Senior Attorney, December 1996 to December 2004
Integral part of the Construction Defect Team post Northridge Earthquake and overbuilding of Calabasas and Palm Springs Projects. Eventually, became Coverage Litigator defending bad faith claims and filing rescission actions upon discovery for fraud. Coverage counsel, authored coverage opinions Hogan Baynes & Haworth-Senior Attorney
December 1996 - June 1997 Construction defect attorney and coverage counsel. Most litigation centered in the Los Angeles and Palm Springs area. Booth, Mitchell & Strange- Los Angeles
April 1996 to December 1996 Asbestos Litigation defense for Ford Motor Company, successful motion practice. 100% successful in Motions for Summary Judgment for Ford Motor Company and other clients. Deputy District Attorney Pro Tem, Domestic Violence Unit-San Diego December 1991 to February 1993 Prosecute felony domestic violence cases in the County of San Diego. In court daily.
Chief Legislative Aide, House Minority Leader in Hawaii March 1988 to April1989 Supervised the staff of the House Minority Leader, the House Research Office, Minority Leader Attorneys office. Responded and handle constituent requests, political research associated with drafting new legislation. Education
University of San Diego, School of Law (1989-1992) Entering Ninety Percent Tuition Scholarship
Finalist in Oral Argument in Mock Trial
Secretary Asian Pacific Law Students Association
Janice Lucas 841 20th St.
Hermosa Beach, Ca 90254
ac8w75@r.postjobfree.com
Skills
Contractual legal negotiations.
employment law consultations,
employee relations.
First Chair successful 5 week
construction defect jury trial.
Coverage Counsel defending
bad faith actions, first party
rescissions actions, errors and
omission liability and general
defense litigation.
General construction defense
litigation, coverage counsel
General insurance defense
litigation, bad faith defense.
Prosecute domestic violence
cases from Complaint to Trial.
Performed all discovery,
including motions, pre-trial
briefs, sentencing statements.
Assist Representative Mike Liu
with constituent requests,
manage his office and
employees.
Awards
90% Entering Academic
Scholarship
Finalist in Oral Argument in
First Year Mock Trial
University of Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford England, Summer 1991 University of Hawaii at Manoa
Political Science BA
Languages:
Fluent English, Conversational Spanglish, Bahasa Indonesia