WILLIAM L. BANNING, born Los Angeles, California, November 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, California, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Central Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.  Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A. 1973); University of Southern California (J.D., with honors, 1977).  Recipient, U.S.C. Law School Legion Lex Alumni Association Scholarship.  Member, Industrial Relations Law Journal, 1976-77.  Speaker, American trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, 1993, “Maritime Personal Injury Claims.”  Member: Best lawyers in America, 1991-1996.  Member: The State Bar of California; San Diego County Bar Association; Proctor Member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States; America’s Leading Lawyers; Consumer Attorneys of California; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

KARLA ISHINO BANNING, born Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, September 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1984, Mexico (Not admitted in the United States); (Not admitted in California).  Education: Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana B.C., Mexico (J.D., with honors, 1984; M.A., Labor, 1993).  Former Deputy District Attorney, Tijuana B.C.