Harold is a member of the California State Bar and has been in private practice in Santa Cruz from 1974 to the present. He has thirty-two years experience as a litigation attorney, including seven years as a police officer, five years as a private investigator, and twenty-six years of civil litigation.
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Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Consumer Attorneys of California
Santa Cruz Trial Lawyers Association
State Bar of California
Judicial Arbitrator, Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Mediator, Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Judge Pro Tem, Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Santa Cruz County Juvenile Justice Commissioner
Coach, Santa Cruz County Youth Baseball, Baseball and Soccer
Board of Directors of local Savings & Loan Association
Executive Board Lincoln Law School
Santa Cruz County Horseman's Association
Back Country Horsemen of California
We won a settlement for an 18 year old who was rendered a quadriplegic as a result of the negligence of a teenage driver who had been served alcohol at a restaurant. A national chain restaurant served a group of teenagers alcohol without carding any of them.
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