Background
Forest Oakes, Royal was born on November 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Forest Oakes, Royal was born on November 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California, Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1974. Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Barger & Wolen (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Business Litigation, Wrongful Discharge Law, Employment Law, Reinsurance Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California. Phi Beta Kappa. Distinguished Advocate, University of California, Los Angeles Moot Court Honors Program, 1975-1977.
Member, University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1975-1977.
Author: "The Health and Disability Insurance Contract," California Insurance Law & Practice, Matthew Bender, 1986. "Fear of Firing," 8 Los Angeles Lawyer 12, March, 1985.
"Avoiding Employee Lawsuits," Air Play, June, 1985. "Damage Control: Discovery of Expert Witnesses," 7 Los Angeles Lawyer 40, September, 1984.
"Board of Equalization Insurance Tax Hike Ripe for Challenge," Underwriters Report, 1991.
Columnist, "Business Litigation," Los Angeles Daily Journal, 1986. Editor: quarterly newsletters, "Employer Alert", "Bad Faith Alert" and "Media Alert," 1986. Extern, Associate Justice William P. Clark, Junior, Supreme Court of California, 1976.
Lecturer: Hastings College of Law Center for Trial & Appellate Advocacy, 1987.
Stanford Bar Institute, 1988. American Bar Association, General Practice Section, 1991.
American Council of Life Insurance, 1989. Commentator, KABC Television (Channel 7, Los Angeles, 1996), American Broadcasting Company Radio Network News (1994), KFWB Radio (1988), "Extra" (1996).
Talk Show Host, KABC-Department of Administration and Management, Los Angeles (1994), KGD-Department of Administration and Management San Francisco (1993), KPCC-FM Pasadena (1988), Winner 5 "Golden Mike" Awards for Legal Journalism.
Member: Board of Directors, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (1993). President, 1996 and Chairman, 1997, Insurance Council of the City of Hope. Board of Directors, University Club of Los Angeles (1993).
Member: Los Angeles County (Member: Bioethics Committee, 1984.
Speakers Bureau Committee, 1982) and American (Member: Section on Tort and Insurance Practice. Section on Litigation) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California. Defense Research Institute.
Conference of Insurance Counsel.
Member, University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1975-1977.