Background
GUNASEKARAN, RITA was born on March 10, 1943 in Madras, India.
GUNASEKARAN, RITA was born on March 10, 1943 in Madras, India.
Queen Marys, Madras, India (Bachelor of Science, 1962). Madras Law College, Madras, India (Bachelor of Laws, 1964).
Worked at Haight, Brown & Bonesteel (Santa Monica, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Professional Errors and Omissions, Corporation, Tax, Real Estate, International, Probate, Estate Planning, Business and Labor Law. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Madras (Tamil Nadu).
1983, California.
1984, United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1994, United States. Supreme Court. Recipient: Sir William Ayling Memorial Prize for Real Property.
Morehead Law Scholarship.
Gold Medal in Constitutional Law. Law Clerk to: Honorary Arleigh Woods, 1984-1986. Honorary Elwood Lui, 1984.
Honorary Joan Dempsey Klein, 1984, Second Appellate District, Court of Appeals.
Extern, Court of Appeal, 1983. Member: State Bar of California (Vice-Chair.
Member, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission). American Bar Association.
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Women Lawyers of Los Angeles (Past Officer and Board Member). Los Angeles County Bar Appellate Courts Committee (Vice-Chair). Today"s complex society seems ever-changing.
Rapidly advancing technologies spawn everything from new medical devices that help us live longer to electronics that enhance our business lives.
This same society is also litigious, creating an increasing number of complex disputes, claims and lawsuits.
Member: State Bar of California (Vice-Chair. Member, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission). American Bar Association.
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Women Lawyers of Los Angeles (Past Officer and Board Member). Los Angeles County Bar Appellate Courts Committee (Vice-Chair).