Position: Member.
Born Muncie, Indiana, March 18, 1943; admitted to bar,1968, Indiana; 1971, California. Education:Indiana University (A.B., 1965; J.D., cum laude, 1968). [Capt., U.S. Army; JAGC, 1965-1972; Military Judge, U.S. Army Judiciary, 1970-1972] Staff Member, Indiana Law Journal, 1967-1968. Who's Who in American Law. Who's Who in California, 13th Edition. Who's Who in the World, 7th Edition. Co-Author, "Cases And Materials On Professional Responsibility," 1978, 1979. Professor of Law, Western State University School of Law, 1972-. Faculty Member, San Diego Inns of Court. Guest Lecturer: San Diego Escrow Association; The Desert Escrow Association; The San Diego North County Escrow Association; The California Escrow Association; The Escrow Institute of California; The San Diego Association of Advertising Agencies; The San Diego Chapter of C.C.I.M. Counsel to: Witnesses before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations of the U.S. Senate, 1970; The New Heritage Theatre Company, Inc.; The Gaslamp Quarter Theatre; The Elizabeth North Theatre.
Member, Past President, San Diego Lions Club (Host). Panel Member, San Diego Superior Court Judge Pro Tem Panel. Acting Judge Pro Tem, San Diego Superior Court Jury Trials. Member: San Diego County and Indiana Bar Associations; State Bar of California.
PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice.
Admitted to the Indiana and California Bar Associations. An attorney since 1968. Practices primarily in Real Estate, Business and Litigation law.
Position: Member.
Admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: San Diego State University; University of San Diego (Paralegal Certificate, 1989); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., 1996). Guest Lecturer on Estate Planning for Glendale (California) Federal Bank, San Diego Center for the Blind, and ISMECA, Carlsbad. Current Member, Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Foundation. Current Member and Former Director of Host, San Diego Lions Club. Former Trustee of the San Diego Lions Welfare Foundation. Member: State Bar of California and the San Diego County Bar Associations. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation, Real Estate Litigation; Insurance and Subrogation; Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration and Litigation.
Margaret has been with the law firm since 1989; graduated from University of San Diego Paralegal program, graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law; Member of California Bar and San Diego County bar Associations.
Terry Loftus Position: Of Counsel.
Born Washington, D.C., March 7, 1947; admitted to bar,1979, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1982, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education:University of California at San Diego; Western State University, San Diego (B.S., 1974; J.D., 1976). [U.S.A.F. Intelligence, 1968-1972] Recipient: Melvin Jones Fellowship Award; Volunteer Service Award. Licensed to Practice in All Courts of the State of California. Licensed Real Estate Broker, California. Member, Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Foundation. Member and Past President, Board of Directors, San Diego (Host) Lions Club. Charter Member, ADAPT (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force), 1985-1988. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California. PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Real Estate; Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy.
Hadley Batchelder Position: Of Counsel.
Born May
18, 1939, San Diego, California; admitted to the bar 1965, California.
Education: Pomona College (B.A 1961); University of California, Berkeley
(Boalt Hall) (J.D. 1964). Captain, U.S. Army Infantry (1964 - 1966). Deputy
City Attorney, Criminal Division, City of San Diego (1967); Associate
attorney, Defenders, Inc. (1968); Associate attorney, Hunter & Renshaw
(1969 – 1970); Sole Practitioner (1971 – 1973); Partner, Batchelder &
Angus attorneys (1973 – 1977). Professor of Law, Western State University
College of Law [now Thomas Jefferson School of Law] and taught Torts,
Contracts, Labor Law, Community Property, Professional Responsibility,
Arbitration Law, Dispute Resolution among other subjects (1969 – 2002).
Assistant, Associate and Dean of WSU (1978 – 1989). Author of the following
law school casebooks: California Community Property (1984); Arbitration
Law (1997). ADR panelist with American Arbitration Association (employment,
commercial and construction defect sub-panels), the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service, the California State Mediation and Conciliation
Service, and The Private Adjudication Center (Dalkon Shield and Synergy/Thoro
EIFS mass tort claims).
Available for selection as Arbitrator, Mediator, Referee, Fact-finder
either as panelist with ADR providers or on a private contract basis.
Have special knowledge of contract law, tort law, labor/management relations,
employment law generally and problems associated with building and construction.