He is allied with the Alliance Defending Freedom and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He obtained his B.S in economics, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Redlands, and his law degree (J.D.),cum laude, from Trinity International University School of Law. He was admitted to the California Bar in December of 1990. He currently manages his own practice in San Diego County while continuing to litigate cases in neighboring cities. He and his wife Patrice have been married for 20 years and have four children.