Judge (Retired)
Died July 13, 2020; Retired April 2019. Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1997; appointed to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1994; partner, Hirschtick, Chenen, Cohen & Linden, Los Angeles, 1986-94; partner, associate, Memel, Jacobs, Pierno, Gersh & Ellsworth, Los Angeles, 1979-86; clerk, Judge Thomas Lydon, U.S. Court of Claims, Washington D.C., 1978-79.
Columbia Law School, 1978
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Repairing Rifts | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| An Affair to Remember | Los Angeles County Superior Court | Sep. 1, 2009 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hessam Nowzari v. Sargon Enterprises Inc., Sargon Lazarof, Sumiya Hobo | Business Law | judge | Mar. 7, 2004 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 27, 2004 |
| Confidential | Insurance | judge | Nov. 25, 2003 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jun. 24, 2003 |
| Sargon Enterprises v. USC | Contracts | judge | Jun. 3, 2003 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | Feb. 4, 2003 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Dec. 31, 2002 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Dec. 29, 2002 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Dec. 10, 2002 |
| Vachagan Hakhpandyan, Yepraksi Hakhpandyan, Karen Harutunyan v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 27, 2001 |
| Confidential | Torts | judge | May 29, 2001 |
| Garcia v. Shuman | Torts | judge | Oct. 7, 2000 |
| Phillipa Jordan v. City of Los Angeles | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 3, 2000 |
| Clare Z. Hanna v. Farmers Group, Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Jan. 8, 2000 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 16, 1999 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 17, 1999 |
| Confidential | Insurance | judge | Nov. 7, 1998 |
| Anna Tokar v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Achilles Demetrion, M.D.; Michael Ridgeway, M.D. | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 1, 1998 |
| Harold O. Harpham v. Asarco, Inc. and Metalclad Insulation Corporation | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 11, 1998 |
| Diane Reifschneider v. University of California - Los Angeles and Malcolm Nicol | Employment Law | judge | May 23, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 18, 1998 |
| The People v. Ronald Cantoro | judge | Mar. 23, 1996 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Repairing Rifts | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Jan. 28, 2019 |
| An Affair to Remember | Los Angeles County Superior Court | Sep. 1, 2009 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hessam Nowzari v. Sargon Enterprises Inc., Sargon Lazarof, Sumiya Hobo | Business Law | judge | Mar. 7, 2004 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 27, 2004 |
| Confidential | Insurance | judge | Nov. 25, 2003 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jun. 24, 2003 |
| Sargon Enterprises v. USC | Contracts | judge | Jun. 3, 2003 |
| Confidential | Contracts | judge | Feb. 4, 2003 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Dec. 31, 2002 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Dec. 29, 2002 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Dec. 10, 2002 |
| Vachagan Hakhpandyan, Yepraksi Hakhpandyan, Karen Harutunyan v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 27, 2001 |
| Confidential | Torts | judge | May 29, 2001 |
| Garcia v. Shuman | Torts | judge | Oct. 7, 2000 |
| Phillipa Jordan v. City of Los Angeles | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 3, 2000 |
| Clare Z. Hanna v. Farmers Group, Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Jan. 8, 2000 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 16, 1999 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 17, 1999 |
| Confidential | Insurance | judge | Nov. 7, 1998 |
| Anna Tokar v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Achilles Demetrion, M.D.; Michael Ridgeway, M.D. | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 1, 1998 |
| Harold O. Harpham v. Asarco, Inc. and Metalclad Insulation Corporation | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 11, 1998 |
| Diane Reifschneider v. University of California - Los Angeles and Malcolm Nicol | Employment Law | judge | May 23, 1998 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 18, 1998 |
| The People v. Ronald Cantoro | judge | Mar. 23, 1996 |