| Litigation Practice: Government & Private - 2005 - : Solo practice as arbitrator of commercial disputes and expert witness and consultant on lawyers' professional responsibilities, Santa Monica, California.
- 2000 - 05: Senior Counsel, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Los Angeles, California.
- 1993 - 95: Associate Independent Counsel (diGenova) under the Independent Counsel Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 591 et seq.).
- 1985 - 00: Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, California. On May 1, 1985, Murphy, Thornton, Hinerfeld & Elson merged into the litigation division of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP. Business, civil trial and appellate litigation in the State and federal courts and administrative agencies; professional responsibility advisor, consultant and expert witness. “The [Manatt] firm's litigation department was given a big boost in 1985, when Manatt Phelps absorbed the Los Angeles litigation firm [of Murphy, Thornton, Hinerfeld & Elson], which brought three partners and five associates aboard.” (Los Angeles Daily Journal, California Law Business section, Monday, Oct. 29, 1990, p. 23).
- 1975 - 85: Partner, Murphy, Thornton, Hinerfeld & Elson, Los Angeles, California. Business, civil trial and appellate litigation in the State and federal courts and administrative agencies.
- 1967 - 74: Partner, Simon, Sheridan, Murphy, Thornton & Medvene, later known as Simon, Sheridan, Murphy, Thornton & Hinerfeld, Los Angeles, California. Business litigation, civil and criminal, in the State and federal trial and appellate courts and administrative agencies.
- 1962 - 66: Associate lawyer, law office of Leonard Horwin, Beverly Hills, California. General civil trial, appellate, and transactional law practice.
- 1960 - 62: Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, Criminal Division, Special Prosecutions Section. Criminal investigations, trials, and appeals in the United States District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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