Youngstown State University, B.A. 1972                                   Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1977

Virginia Bar Association 1977-1990                                                         Ohio Bar Association 1977-present (inactive)                                              California Bar Association1983-present                                                  Sonoma County Bar Association 1986-present

admitted to the Eastern and Northern District Federal Courts, and the U. S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Legal Assistant, Witness Protection Program. 1976

Green, Schiavoni, Murphy and Haines, Youngstown, Ohio - general practice with emphasis in employment and labor law, personal injury, constitutional law.  1977-1982

Jeannè San Francisco, founded and operated clothing company. 1983-1985

Firemans Fund Insurance Company, San Francisco and Santa Rosa -managing attorney of San Francisco and Santa Rosa staff counsel offices. 1985-1988

Jordan and Ferrington, Santa Rosa - employment and construction law. 1989-1993

Empire College School of Law, Professor of Law. 1990-present

Law Offices of Hugh Helm, Santa Rosa. 1993-present

Sonoma County Superior Court, Settlement Conference Panelist and Judge Pro Tem, 1989-present                                                                           Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotary Club. 1998-present                                             Meadowcreek Homeowners Association, Chair, 2001-present                 Sonoma County Music Association, Legal Advisor.  2001- present

U. S. Marine Corps, Infantry. 1966-68