Background
Sokol, Ronald J. was born on February 10, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Sokol, Ronald J. was born on February 10, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts cum laude, 1971). University of Santa Clara (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1977). Awarded Mary J. Emery Academic Scholarship.
Instructor, School of Business Law, American River College, Sacramento, California, 1981-1982.
Associate Professor, Master"s Program in Environmental Planning, California State University at Sacramento, 1982. Lecturer, Social Sciences and Public Administration, California State University at Long Beach, since 1983.
Columnist, The Sacremento Union, "You and the Law," 1982. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert Firth, United States.
District Court, Central District of California, 1978-1979.
Legislative Consultant to the Governor, State of California, 1981-1982. Chairman, State Commission on Voting Machines and Vote Tabulating Devices, 1982. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Worked at Billet & Kaplan (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil and Commercial Litigation, including Title Insurance Litigation, Financial Institution Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Insolvency and related Litigation, Wrongful Termination Litigation, Fidelity and Blanket Bond Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California. Recipient, Mary J. Emery Academic Scholarship.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert Firth, United States.
District Court, Central District of California, 1978-1979. Columnist, The Sacramento Union, "You and the Law, 1981-1982.
Instructor and Assistant Professor, American River College, California State University, Sacramento, and California State University, Long Beach, 1981-1987. Legislative Consultant to the Governor, State of California, 1981-1982.
Chairperson, State Commission on Voting Machines and Vote Tabulating Devices, 1982.
Judge Pro Tem, Municipal Court, 1988. Formerly Litigation Partner, Katten, Muchen & Zavis. President, Manhattan Village Estate Owners Association, 1995-1997.
Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
California Associations Institute. Member: The State Bar of California.
Members, principals and associates of the firm have served as lecturers or authors on trial practice, title insurance, banking, bankruptcy, federal and state securities laws, and arbitration matters, and as Judges Pro Tem.
Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. California Associations Institute. Member: The State Bar of California.