Expert on Welfare Eligibility Determinations

7/06/1977 to present:   California State Bar (SBN #074038)

1977 to present:              Attorney in Private Practice

1999 to present:             AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2001 to present:             Vol. 1, Pre-Eminent Lawyers of America

+11 yrs: WELFARE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS:

March 1964 to Feb. 1976: L.A. COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES performing the following government services:

12/71-2/75 Program Assistant, Public Inquiry & Appeal

Responded on behalf of Director to inquiries from Board of Supervisors, elected officials, recipients, landlords, public at large, and welfare recipients (in reverse order of priority);

Effective resolution required problem-solving analysis based on detailed knowledge of federal, state, and county programs and requirements, of case problems involving both financial and supportive services.

Specific case problems’ citations and/or proposed resolutions were referred to the District Director or his delegate for review, correction and follow-up.

Received subpoenas for closed case records

Made custodial Court appearances with subpena’d records on behalf of Dept.

6/70-12/71 Eligibility Worker Supervisor:

Supervised line staff:
12 eligibility workers in 2 intake units;

then in turn,
1 approved AFDC unit of 5 new workers
1 Child Placement Budgeting Unit
1 AFDC-linked Medi-Cal unit

11/69-5/70 Staff Assistant, Education and Training Services (ETS)

General Relief Work Project Coordinator for Los Angeles County:
Conducted survey (sites and skills)
Wrote 2 Administrative Directives

Legislative Analysis
With Mr. Marvin Freeman, wrote “Comparative Welfare Services Delivery Systems Around the World”, May 1970

4/68-10/69 Supervisor, Work Incentive Program (WIN) Metro North Beverly District;
Developed and implemented local procedures and controls in compliance with federal legislation for compilation of required statistical reports;
WIN Auditor, county-wide survey