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Lesser & Associates, Professional Law Corporation
1 Pearl Street
Redondo Beach, California 90277
(310) 374-4808
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EMPLOYMENT
| 1991 to Present |
President, sole shareholder Hruska & Lesser, PLC, 1991-97
LESSER & ASSOCIATES, PLC, 1997 to present |
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| 1975 to 1990 |
Richard A. Lesser, Attorney at Law and
Richard A. Lesser, PLC |
EDUCATION
California State University at Long Beach; B.A. 1969, M.S. 1971
University of Southern California Law School - J.D., 1973
PROFESSIONAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Admitted to California Bar and California Federal Courts, 1974
Admitted to Hawaii Federal Court, 1991 and Hawaii Bar, 1992
Admitted to Texas Bar, 1993
Admitted to Colorado Bar, 1994
Admitted pro hac vice in multiple states and federal jurisdictions, including Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands
General Counsel, NASDS (National Association of Scuba Diving Schools), 1977 to 1985
Practice specializing in business and watersports litigation, 1974 to 1985; practice limited to defense of scuba diving claims against instructors, divestores, equipment manufacturers and dive boats, 1985 to present
Eleven-year lecturer at DEMA (Diving Equipment Manufacturers Association) on risk management for diving instructors, store owners and boat operators
Vice Chair of the Admiralty and Maritime Law Section - American Bar Association
Member ANSI 2375 Committee on Diving Institutional Standards and Safety
Member DEMA Board of Directors, 1997 through present
Certified scuba diver since 1959 (L.A. County)
NASDS Open Water Diver - 1975
PADI Advanced Diver - 1989
SSI Platinum 5000 Diver - 1993
SSI and IANTD Nitrox Diver - 1995
IANTD Technical Nitrox Diver - 1995
TDI Rebreather Certification- 1998
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