Admitted to the Supreme Court of California, 1973; the United States District Co

urt, Central District, 1975; the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit,
1983; the United States District Court, Southern District, 1983; the United Stat
e Tax Court, 1989; and the United States Supreme Court, 1990;
* Practice in litigation role emphasized dispute resolution and litigation conce
rning real estate, mechanic's liens, employment, major torts, real estate entitl
ement, real estate transactions, collections, unfair business practices, busines
s disputes, antitrust aspects of accommodating major business transactions in mo
tion picture exhibition, commercial landlord-tenant issues, development conditio
ns, commercial law and related litigation. Practice in the In-house corporate a
ctivities focused on litigation management, commercial real estate law, includin
g acquisition, financing, development and management of major entertainment venu
es; negotiation and documentation of commercial leases, entitlements, acquisitio
n and disposition of real estate assets;
* Corporate Management Activities including advising management, documenting maj
or business transactions, litigation management, negotiating major business agre
ements, debt restructuring, tax planning, internal corporate procedures, securit
ies, employment law, wage and hours claims, and legal affairs and business devel
opment.
* Professional responsibilities include advising professional business organizat
ions relative to workload and case management solutions.
University of Southern California Law School, Los Angeles, CA Doctor of Ju
risprudence, 1972
Bachelor of Science, Finance, University of Southern California School of Busine
ss, 1968
Fidelity National Title Group
* January 20, 2009 - Present - Assistant Vice President and Claims Counsel - for
the Fidelity National Title Group, Irvine, California. Practice involved manag
ement and investigation of title insurance claims specializing with claims invol
ving mechanic's liens and fraud.
Private Practice
* January 1, 2006 - January 20, 2009 - Private Practice with offices at the Law
Offices of Lawrence H. Davidson & Garfield L. Logan, San Juan Capistrano, Califo
rnia, and 220 Newport Center Drive, Suite 11-537 Newport Beach, California 92660
concentrating on complex business litigation and organizational issues involvin
g capitalization, litigation prosecution and planning, and implementation of sol
utions to financial problems with corporations and partnerships, and various pro
fessional medical corporations and individual clients with high net worth.
* March 12, 2003 to December 31, 2005, GORDON & REES LLP, Senior Counsel, Chair
Real Estate Section, Orange County office.
* July 1, 2000 to March 12, 2003. Sole practitioner concentrating on business or
ganizational issues, litigation, planning, and implementation of solutions to fi
nancial problems with corporations and partnerships, and various professional me
dical corporations and individual clients with high net worth.
* General Counsel. Applied Development Solutions, Inc.
Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
* 1992 to June 30, 2000, General Counsel and Executive Vice President for motion
picture theatre chain operating in California with locations in five Western st
ates and an annual revenue in excess of $230 million and responsible for new med
ia relations for participation with Fandango.com internet ticketing formation in
itiatives.
Layman, Jones & Dye, Irvine, CA
* Senior partner, July 1, 1991 to November, 1992.
* Representative Clients: Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc.; Carrara Marble Company
of America, Inc.; Kimtruss Corporation; ACI America, Interscope Communications,
The Lusk Companies, and various builder clients.
* Litigation experience included over 100 mechanic's lien and stop notice litiga
tion claims, major construction claims, unfair competition, and resistance again
st claims of trademark and patent infringement presented by prominent NYSE publi
cly held entities.
Meserve, Mumper & Hughes, Irvine, CA
* Partner, March, 1986 to June 30, 1991
* Successfully defended the Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc. against antitrust cla
ims presented in the Central District, 1985 -1986.
* Representative Clients included Kimtruss Corporation, ACI America, Edwards The
atres Circuit, Inc., FDIC, Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation, and var
ious realtors, land developers and builders.
Davidson, Rasmussen & Davidson, Newport Beach, CA
* Partner, January 1, 1985 to March, 1986 [firm dissolved, 1987 for merger with
Meserve, supra.]
* Representative clients: Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc.; Kimtruss Corporation,
ACI America, the CECO Corporation, and various individual clients with substanti
al net worth.
Davidson & Matsen, Newport Beach, CA
* Partner, November, 1978 to December 30, 1984 [firm dissolved, 1984]
* Representative clients included Canyon Lake Property Owners Association; LeBar
on Properties; Kimtruss Corporation; Edwards Theatres Circuit, Inc., and various
professional corporations and individual clients with high net worth.
Davidson & Davidson, Newport Beach, CA
* Partner, July, 1976 to November, 1978 [firm dissolved, 1987 for merger with Me
serve, supra.]
* Representative clients included Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Association, E
dwards Theatres Circuit, Inc., and Plastic Dress Up Corporation.
Schell & Delamer, Los Angeles, CA
* Associate, October, 1974 to June 30, 1976
* Assigned responsibility on behalf of Texaco Inc. for defending claims of comme
rcial fishermen arising out of the Santa Barbara Oil Spill.
* Assisted prominent medical malpractice specialist with representation of UCLA
Medical Center against major medical malpractice claims.
* Representative Clients for whom work was performed include Texaco, Inc.; The R
egents of the University of California (UCLA Medical Center); Jockey William Sho
emaker, and clients referred from major casualty insurance carriers (i.e. Libert
y Mutual, The Travelers, Hartford, and GEICO).
* Handled numerous trials to verdict including three jury trials.
First Charter Financial Corporation, Beverly Hills, CA
* Southern California Legal Counsel, July, 1973 to October 1974
* Coordinated Administrative Compliance for all branches of the second largest s
avings and loan association in the United States, American Savings and Loan Asso
ciation.
* Managed a portion of litigation arising in the southern section of the State o
f California, reported directly to the Chairman of the Board: S. Mark Taper.
United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
* Senate Intern May, 1969 - August, 1969.
* Legislative Assistant, September, 1969 - December 1969 for former US Senator J
oseph D. Tydings, the Senator from Maryland.
Founder, and Executive Committee member for American Inns of Court, William P. G
ray Chapter, Orange County, California, 1990 - 1999, member to present.
Sustaining Member, Legion Lex, University of Southern California Law School, 197
9 - Present
American Inns of Court Foundation, William P. Gray's Inn, past member of Executi
ve Committee, 1990 -2005.
Association of Corporate Counsel America
International Council of Shopping Centers
Past Member National Association of Theatre Owners
Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Diego
California State Bar Association
* Real Property Law Section
* Business Law Section
* Litigation Section
* Estate Planning & Probate Section
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
* Business Law Section
* Corporate Counsel
* Past Chair of Insurance Law Section
Past Member Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
Past Member American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Charles V. Berwanger, Esq., Gary Glick, Esq. and Bernard A. Leckie, Esq.; Martin
dale-Hubbell Rating: "AV" [corporate counsel section, copy attached]
Member National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division I Team Champions (Univ
ersity of Southern California) 1967 & 1968, Men's Varsity Tennis
Various Open Mens' Tennis Singles rankings, Southern California Tennis Associati
on, USTA and International Tennis Federation 1968 to 2002
National Association of Underwater Instructors, Certified Scuba Diver
Skiing
Golf