EDUCATION

Franklin & Marshall College
(B.A., honors in Government, 1977)

Loyola Law School of Los Angeles
(J.D., cum laude, 1980)

CLERKSHIP

Justice and Presiding Justice Margaret J. Morris, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two (1980-1982)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Elected a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from California's 24th Congressional District (2004)

Appointed (1998) and reappointed (2001) by Chief Justice George to the Appellate Advisory Committee for the Judicial Council of California (1998-2004)

Member, Appellate Rules Revision Project Task Force (1998–2004)

Los Angeles County Bar Association
Appellate Courts Committee (Vice-Chair, 1993-1995; Chair, 1995-1997)
State Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee, (Chair, 1994-1995)

Conference of Delegates (1986-1990)

California Academy of Appellate Lawyers

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
Board of Directors (1997-present)
Vice President Program Services (2002-present)

AWARDS

California Lawyer "Angel Award" for Pro Bono Legal Services – 2007

California State Bar’s Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services – 1994

Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
Hall of Fame Award – 1993

PUBLICATIONS

New Year, New Rules (Dec. 28, 2007) Los Angeles Daily Journal

The Quest to Desegregate Los Angeles Schools (March 2003) 26 Los Angeles Lawyer 54

Co-Author, The Alliance for Children's Rights vs. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, 1 Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy 62 (2002).

New Batch; First Group of Revised Rules Took Effect Jan. 1, L.A. Daily J. (Jan. 30, 2002) page 7.

Guarding Hospital Committee Members' Identities (March 1993) Med. Malpractice Law & Strategy 3

Are Applications for Staff Privileges Discoverable? (Oct. 1992) Med. Malpractice Law & Strategy 1

Discovery Immunities for Hospital Staff Review Committees: Is There Protection for Information Submitted to, as Well as Documents Prepared by, the Committees? (Fall 1992) Prof. Officers' and Directors' Liability Law Newsl. 17

The History of School Desegregation in the Ninth Circuit (1979) 12 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 481
 
 
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David S. Ettinger
Partner

David Ettinger joined the firm in 1982 and became a partner in 1989. He is admitted to practice in California state courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ettinger was Research Attorney to Presiding Justice Margaret J. Morris, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two.

At Horvitz & Levy, Mr. Ettinger has briefed and argued dozens of appeals, including ten arguments before the California Supreme Court. In addition, he has been published in a variety of legal publications, including several articles on the discoverability of hospital peer review committees.

Mr. Ettinger recently completed two terms on the Appellate Advisory Committee for the Judicial Council of California, to which he was appointed by Chief Justice Ronald George. Also, at the invitation of Justice Joyce Kennard, he was a member of the Appellate Rules Revision Project Task Force, which spearheaded the first comprehensive revision of the California Rules of Court on appeals in almost 60 years.

Mr. Ettinger received his Bachelor of Arts from Franklin & Marshall College and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. While at Loyola, he served as a staff member of Loyola Law Review and was a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society.

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