Judge of the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, 1976-1982; Judge of the Compton Judicial District Municipal Court, Los Angeles County, 1965-1976.

In private practice, Judge Shafer specialized in commercial transactions, bankruptcy, contracts, family law and criminal law. As a Judge, he presided over numerous legal issues, including commerial law, torts, personal injury, professional liability, construction defects and family law. Judge Shafer has served as an Arbitrator and Mediator on thousands of cases.

Member of California State Bar, Family Law Division of Los Angeles Bar Association and Southeast Bar Association.

President of Orange University School of Law (now Pepperdine University Law School), 1967-1969.

Adjunct Professor of Law at Pepperdine Law School, and Northrop University School of Law, 1967-1983.

Author of articles concerning attorneys’ fees, family law matters and legal malpractice lawsuits.

Commerial Law

Torts

Personal Injury

Professional Liability

Construction Defects

Family law