Background
Spirgen, Dennis R. was born on April 2, 1953 in Fullerton, California, United States.
Spirgen, Dennis R. was born on April 2, 1953 in Fullerton, California, United States.
University of Southern California (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1975). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barristers.
Recipient, Distinguished Advocate Award.
Managing Editor, University of California, Los Angeles-Alaska Law Review, 1978 Member, The Order of Barristers.
Hamilton v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Incorporated. (9th Circuit, 1982); City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Hutchinson), 176 California App.3d 856 (1986); Tirpak v. Los Angeles Unified School District, 197 Cal.App.3d 639 (1986); Commercial Credit Equipment Corporation v. Stamps, 920 F.2d 1361 (7th Circuit, 1990)Worked at Van Aken & Bond (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in Appellate Practice, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Bad Faith, Litigation, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, California. 1981, United States. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California.
1988, New New York
1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits. 1996, Ohio.
Phi Beta Kappa.
International Order of the Barristers. Recipient, Distinguished Advocate Award.
Special Citation, Roger Traynor State Moot Court COmpetition, 1979.
Outstanding Advocate, University of California at Los Angeles Moot Court Honors Program, 1978. Managing Editor, University of California, Los Angeles-Alaska Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: "Deterring the Drinking Driver," 15 University of California, Los Angeles-Alaska Law Review 1463, Volume 7, Number 2, 1978.
Deputy Foreman, United States.
Grand Jury, Central District of California, Fall, 1981. Previous Employment: LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames, Los Angeles, California.
Member: Cleveland (Member: Benefits Committee, 1995. Litigation Section, 1995), Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California.
Defense Research Institute.
Member: Cleveland (Member: Benefits Committee, 1995. Litigation Section, 1995), Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
Defense Research Institute.
