Education Georgetown University BSBA Int Business and Economics 1967 Cum Laude DistinctionEmory University JD Taxation and Estate Planning 1974 Magna Cum LaudeUniversity of Miami LLM Maritime and International Law 1974 SJD Thesis Two Hundred Mile Exclusive Economic Zone under UNCLOS III 1974 Summa CumLaude EmploymentUS Navy Viet Nam veteran 1967-78 LCDR USNR TS SCI ClearanceMaritime and International Counsel US House of Representatives 1977-87Maritime and International Attorney Adviser California State Senate 1987-98Lawrence G Mallon & Associates 1987-PresentAdmitted to PracticeGeorgia 1973District of Columbia 1978New York 1987California 1987US Supreme Court 1978Maritime Law Association Proctor in Admiralty 1978