Attorney Settlement Officer, United States District Court, Central District of California
Mediator, California State Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District
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Member, former Treasurer, Southern California Mediation Association  (Website)
Member, Los Angeles Chapter, Association for Conflict Resolution
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Member, State Bar of California
Member, Bar of the United States Supreme Court
Member, Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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Barrister, Executive Committee Member, Treasurer, Ball/Hunt American Inn of Court
Advisory Board Member, former President, International Technology Law Association  (Website)
Member, former Board of Governors, Long Beach Bar Association  (Website)
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Former Licensed Broker, California Department of Real Estate
Former Licensed Commercial Radiotelephone Operator, U.S. Federal Communications Commission
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Member, Screen Actors Guild
Member, American Guild of Musical Artists
Voting Member, The Recording Academy (Grammy® Awards)
Member, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Member, Board of Visitors, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture

Principal
The Alta Group, LLC
Global Consulting and Corporate Advisory
Glenbrook, Nevada
(Website)
International consultants and industry experts in corporate finance,
equipment leasing, financial transactions, mergers & acquisitions,
and strategic planning.  (Since 2003)
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Founder and Principal
Dispute Resolution Office of Paul Bent
Arbitration and Mediation
Long Beach, California
(Website)
Specialists in the resolution of difficult and complex issues arising in the fields of
corporate finance, equipment leasing, real estate, intellectual property, technology,
and business transactions.  (Since 2001)
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Founder, CEO, and General Counsel
GoodSmith & Co., Incorporated
Investment Banking
Long Beach, California
(Website)
Specialists in secured financing, equipment leasing, project financing,
cross-border financing, and corporate transactions.  (Since 1984)
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Vice President and General Counsel
Century Financial Services, Inc.
Corporate Financial Advisors
Irvine, California
Specialists in highly structured corporate financings, leveraged leases,
and income tax-oriented transactions.  (1981 - 1983)
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Founding Manager, RSG/Information Processing Center
Hughes Aircraft Co.
Aerospace Manufacturing
El Segundo, California
Large scale data processing and engineering computing services center.  (1972 - 1980)
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Field Service & Customer Support Supervisor
Xerox Data Systems
(formerly Scientific Data Systems)
Mainframe Computer Manufacturing
El Segundo, California
Maintenance and support of mainframe digital computers and systems.  (1969 - 1972)
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United States Navy
Submarine Service, Pacific Fleet
Satellite Navigation Systems.  (1962 - 1968)

A.B., cum laude, UCLA
Mathematics and Computer Science
Highest Mathematics Department Honors
Pi Mu Epsilon, National Honorary Mathematics Society
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J.D., Southwestern University School of Law
Associate Editor, Southwestern University Law Review
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Certificate (40 Hours) in Mediation
Rosenberg Mediation, Mill Valley, CA  (Website)
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Over 150 hours of supplemental training in
Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Resolution.
More than 200 arbitrations and mediations completed.