Dennis Schoville

Schoville & Arnell LLP

1230 Columbia St.
Suite 800

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 232-9901

dschoville@schovillearnell.com

Education Law School/Year: J.D. with Distinction, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1973 Other Graduate School/Year: L.L.M., Northwestern University, 1974 College/Year: B.S., Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1967 Bar Admissions California, 1974; Wisconsin, 1973; Illinois, 1973 Practice Areas Aviation, Civil Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury & Property Damage, Product Liability Major Cases Counsel in over 30 cases resulting in seven-figure or more settlements or verdicts, including Buell-Wilson v. Ford Motor Co. ($369 million verdict); Coughlin v. Tailhook Assn., Hilton Hotels Corp. ($7.2 million recovery); Alvarez v. County of Imperial (verdict for $3.25 million); Adler v. Caffray (verdict for $6.4 million); Frank v. Volvo of San Diego (multimillion-dollar confidential recovery after four days of trial); Shohet v. Paul Revere ($4.8 million recovery). Professional Background From 1974 to February 1997, I was an associate and then a partner with Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye and Gray, Cary, Ware & Friedenrich in San Diego, specializing in litigation. In February 1997, I founded the firm of Schoville & Arnell LLP, specializing primarily in the areas of personal injury, products liability, aviation, insurance bad faith and wrongful termination cases. Professional Affiliations I am a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Senior Master in the American Inns of Court, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and its National Board of Directors. I recently served as chair of the San Diego County Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee, and am a member of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Association for Justice and the American Bar Association. In 1995 and 1999, the Consumers Attorneys of San Diego awarded me the “Trial Lawyer of the Year Award,” and in 2005 I received the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego - Consumer Advocate of the Year Award. Personal Affiliations I have served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jamul-Dulzura School District for over 12 years, including three terms as President. I have also served as a Superior Court Judge Pro Tem for the San Diego County Superior Court. I am listed in The Best Lawyers in America publication for three categories: personal injury, product liability and medical malpractice. In 2004 I was voted one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Attorneys in California” by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. I was recently voted by my peers in the survey conducted by Southern California Super Lawyers as one of the top 10. I currently serve as General Counsel for the Distinguished Flying Cross Society, consisting of over 3,000 members nationwide. Personal Background I was born and raised in the small rural community of Richland Center, Wis. After graduating from college, I entered active duty for the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot and served in Vietnam. I was awarded two Silver Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, multiple air medals for valor and three Purple Hearts, in addition to other meritorious service medals. I was medically retired as a Captain at the age of 26. While still a patient at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, I was accepted into law school. I have been married to my wife Michele for 36 years, and we have two children, Stephanie, 31, and Sean, 29, who both are actively involved in postgraduate education. As a family, we love and enjoy the outdoors, hiking, natural studies, horseback riding and traveling.