Admitted: 1977, California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Law School: University of California School of Law at Los Angeles, J.D.
Member: Beverly Hills, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County (Chair, Entertainment Committee of the Tax Section, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association Internationale du Film d' Animation - Hollywood (Director, 1997-2002; General Counsel, 1997).
Biography: Member, UCLA-Alaska Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: "The Mare Syndicate: A Popular Vehicle for Equine Investments," The National Law Journal, December 20, 1982; "Equine Leasing Transactions," American Horse Council Business Quarterly, Vol. I, Issue 2, January, 1983; "Tax Issues For Show Business Workers," Entertainment Law & Finance, June 1993, Vol. IX, No. 3. Co-author: "Independent Contractors, Employees, the Entertainment Industry and the IRS: Tax Administration Problem Heads for Hollywood," The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Fall 1993, Vol. 11, No. 3; "Charitable Contributions of Horses," American Horse Council Tax Bulletin 256, January-February, 1995; "How to Recover Attorney's Fees and Costs Subsequent to Winning a Section 183 Hobby Loss' Challenge in Tax Court," American Horse Council Tax Bulletin, No. 300, May-June 2002; "Charitable Contributions - 2004 Sees Changes for Cars, Copyrights and Conservation Easements" California Tax Lawyer Vol. 14, No.1, Winter 2005. Co-Author: "Craigo & Husband: Tax Planning for Horse Owners and Breeders," University of Kentucky, 2008. Adjunct Professor of Entertainment Law, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1978-1979. Member, Board of Advisors, American Horse Council Tax Bulletin, 1994. Fellow, American College of Equine Attorneys (2005).
Born: Los Angeles, California, August 15, 1950
Cases: Routon v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue T.C. Memo 2002-7.