Tyler G DraaTyler Draa, former trial lawyer and partner in the civil litigation firm, Greenfield Draa & Harrington LLP, located in Silicon Valley, is now "of counsel," and is a Judge Pro Tem for the Santa Clara Superior Court. His practice focus was professionalliability, principally defending health care providers, but also representing lawyers, insurance companies and personnel, as well as other professionals in lawsuits and administrative proceedings. He has tried over 70 cases and is also an appellate lawyer with more than a dozen published decisions. He holds an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubbell (a peer-rankiing measure of elite status), and is annually recognized as a California Super Lawyer. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA). Mr. Draa received his B.A. with honors from Claremont McKenna College and studied law at Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, as well as Hastings College of Law. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the former institution in 1981. He was appointed as law clerk to the Honorable William Ingram, U.S. District Court (Northern California), upon graduation. He is currently authoring additional titles on law, teaches trial practice courses through Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs, holds seminars and lectures using this book as a syllabus, has participated as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) "Masters of Trial" program, and volunteers to assist as adjunct faculty for the University of San Francisco Law School's "Intensive Trial Advocacy Program." He resides in Los Gatos, CA. Read More Read Less