WILLIAM R. THORNTON CURRICULUM VITAE (LAW) Post Office Box 17136 Phone: (202) 239-2217 Irvine, CA 92623 Fax: (949) 209-5621 x@1215.org http://www.1215.org/x/ ACCOMPLISHMENTS At the request of the Ohio Supreme Court Technology Advisory Committee, participated in research regarding feasibility of state- wide attorney facsimile-filing procedures. Specifically, my report evaluated U.C.C. evidentiary admissibility of fax copies in lieu of original documents and signatures. Rules were adopted in 1991. As Special Master in the San Mateo County Superior Court, Redwood City, California, presided over a preliminary habeas-corpus hearing concerning an interstate criminal extradition matter. Ordered Municipal Court to release jurisdiction to the Superior Court. Served as Chief Legal Strategist for a city political party's successful defense in a highly publicized legal attack by the State of Maine's Office of the Attorney General. Concurrently served in the same capacity at the county level with the same successful result. Chairpersons of both political entities commended legal and political insight and key role in their rescue. As legal consultant, successfully guided defense against criminal election charges initiated by entrenched city administration. Committee chairperson said I was most valuable member of the team. Manager, Legal Department, A.P.I., Everett, Washington. The company offered an international asset protection and debt elimination program with a $500,000,000 portfolio. Successfully weathered intensive multi-agency government audit by anticipating legal requirements. Federal and state investigators said they were impressed with my accomplishments. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE Knowledgeable about personal computers, networks, and related software. Data processing expertise acknowledged by various national organizations such as ACM, DPMA, IBM, and Learning Tree International. Provided fifty clients with highly responsive, personalized computer services. Owned and operated a computer service bureau. Major clients included Kaiser Hospitals, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Whittaker Corporation, Retail Merchants Credit Association, and Sizzler Steak Houses. Specified accounting concepts and procedures for Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles. Implementation by Coopers and Lybrand. Occasionally lecture on accounting, law, computers, and electronics. Speak Spanish fluently. TESOL. Comfortable with Latin-American sub-cultures on all levels.