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PROFILE of DENNIS G. MERENBACH
AREAS OF EMPHASIS:
- Divorce Dissolution
- Civil Litigation
- Catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death
- Criminal Defense, both State and Federal
- Security Fraud and Arbitration (Public investors against Brokerage firms)
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TEACHING:
- University of California at Santa Barbara, Instructor for Graduate School (Advanced Studies in Business Leadership)
- Santa Barbara Community College, Instructor
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SPEAKER:
California State Bar, Criminal Section
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
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PUBLICATIONS:
“How to be an Expert Witness”
(Published by Fithian Press, 1993)
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PUBLISHED OPINION:
Boulas v. Superior Court (Dec. 1986)
188 Cal. App. 3rd 422
233 Cal. Rptr. 487
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MILITARY:
Member United States Army 1953-1955
(Honorable Discharge)
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OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- Judge Pro Temp
- Arbitrator
- Mediator
- Former licensed securities broker (Series 7)
- Licensed real estate broker
- Insurance adjuster (former manager for Hartford Insurance)
- Television commentator for ABC affiliate KEYT
- Radio talk show host, “You and the Law,” KTMS
- Television Consultant on legal story line for Santa Barbara
and The Guiding Light.
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MEMBERSHIPS:
- California State Bar Association, admitted 1966
(active member in good standing with no disciplinary history)
- United States Supreme Court – admitted 1982
- Numerous Federal District Courts
- County of Santa Barbara Bar Association
- California Public Defender’s Association
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
(Founding member and former director)
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EDUCATION:
United States Army War College, Carlyle, Pennsylvania
National Security Seminar, 1980University of Oxford, Saint Johns College, Oxford, England
University for External Studies: International Order, 1979
Harvard Law School at Boston, Massachusetts
National College of Advocacy, 1973
Loyola University of Los Angeles, School of Law
Juris Doctor, June 1966
University of Southern California at Los Angeles
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, History, 1961
PROFESSIONAL:
Law Office of Dennis G. Merenbach (1969 to present) Merenbach and Luc (1969-1986) Henderson and Merenbach (1966-1969) |