Some Notable Professional Accomplishments (Partial List)
Jack has been responsible for literally thousands of litigated cases throughout his career, as trial counsel, supervising and managing attorney, as well as Regional Counsel for a number of well-known Fortune 500 companies. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. Few lawyers in private practice today have been responsible for as many cases of such variety. His personal resume includes:

• Wide-ranging personal injury experience, both plaintiff and defense, including numerous wrongful death and catastrophic injury actions, as well as countless cases involving many other types of personal injuries
  
  
• Lead counsel for well-known multinational in connection with complex wrongful death claim occurring in Middle Eastern country
  
  
• Products liability counsel to Fortune 500 company in connection with worldwide product recall of well-known consumer product, engaged in analyzing and planning for corporate response to numerous issues, including products liability, business interruption, and Directors’ and Officers’ liability aspects of any claims and lawsuits

• Brown, et al. v. Philips Semiconductors Inc., Philips North America Corp., Philips Electronics N.V. - Lead Counsel for Philips
  
  
• Intel Corporation v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company
  – Lead Counsel for Intel Corporation
  
  
• Atari Corporation v. Philips Electronics Corporation
  – Lead Counsel for Philips
  
  
• Lick Mill Creek Apartments, et al. v. Intel Corporation, et al.
  – Lead Counsel for Intel Corporation
  
  
• Kim Camp No. III v. Micro Storage Corporation, et al.; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Intel Corporation, et al.
  – Lead Counsel for Intel Corporation
  
  
• Western Regional Counsel – AT&T Corporation, AT&T Broadband and AT&T Wireless. Responsible as outside counsel for managing, supervising and trying cases as part of a unique and extensive company-wide program in both the federal and state courts of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Included managing outside counsel in other law firms, as well as own firm, reporting to company management and business units as needed,
  and exercising trial and settlement decision-making authority previously held by company in-house senior counsel. Responsible for evaluating and authorizing settlement up to “blanket” corporate schedule of authorization delegated to Regional Counsel.
  
  
• Western Regional Counsel – Lucent Technologies. Responsible as outside counsel for managing, supervising and trying cases as part of a unique and extensive company-wide program in both the federal and state courts of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Included managing outside counsel in other law firms, as well as own firm, reporting to company management and business units as needed, and exercising trial and settlement decision-making authority previously held by company in-house senior counsel. Responsible for evaluating and authorizing settlement up to “blanket” corporate schedule of authorization delegated to Regional Counsel. Also responsible for specification and development of Lucent web-based litigation management system.
  
  
• Western Regional Counsel – Avaya Inc. - Similar to Lucent.
  
  
• Western Regional Counsel – Tyco International (US) Inc., and Affiliated Companies – Similar to Lucent.
  
  
• Major business litigation experience on behalf of business units of well-known multi-nationals – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Successfully defended and tried $4,100,000.00 claim, arising from the alleged loss of royalties and ancillary rights for the publication of a technical book, against well-known manufacturer of semiconductor products, resulting in zero recovery – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Successfully defended and settled multi-million dollar, cross-border breach of contract and interference with contract and prospective advantage claim by electronics components supplier against major manufacturer of consumer electronics products – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Successfully defended and settled $40,000,000.00 plus breach of contract and interference with prospective advantage claim between well-known manufacturers of consumer electronics products, recovering from the plaintiff on the cross-complaint – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Represented multi-national corporation in $60,000,000.00 plus property damage and business interruption claim involving semiconductor fabrication facility – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Extensive environmental litigation experience, including matters involving listed as well as proposed Superfund sites, as lead counsel for Fortune 500 companies
  
  
• Successfully defended and settled toxic exposure case involving 800 plus unit residential development – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Successfully defended and settled agricultural chemical toxic exposure case involving alleged damaged crops and contaminated farmland – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Successfully defended and settled groundwater contamination case involving substantial delay damages due to alleged delay in redeveloping city downtown area – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Analysis and drafting of proposed Federal environmental legislation for members of the semiconductor industry, including amendments to CERCLA
  
  
• Lead counsel in numerous types of employment matters, including AIDS discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, executive employment and termination, sexual discrimination and harassment, racial discrimination, workforce wage and hour violations, workplace threats and violence, and wrongful termination
  
  
• Year 2000 counsel to well-known Fortune 500 companies, engaged in analyzing and planning for corporate response to numerous Y2K issues, including products liability, business interruption, and Directors’ and Officers’ liability aspects of any claims and lawsuits
  
  
• Extensive insurance coverage and “bad faith” litigation experience – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Successfully litigated and settled $20,000,000.00 plus insurance coverage case for policyholder – Lead Counsel
  
  
• Lead counsel for prime contractor in major defect claim involving sensitive government facility
  
  
• Lead counsel in construction and seismic engineering defect case involving major Silicon Valley public building
  
  
• Software “piracy” and other IP litigation for emerging technology companies
  
  
• General legal counsel and advice on numerous environmental, employment, insurance and other litigation-related issues

Professional Experience
Substantial experience with these and other issues:

Brief Mediation Resume_012110.pdf (PDF 42K)
Comprehensive Professional Resume_092810.pdf (PDF 128K)