Richard D. Ackerman, Esq. (951) 296 - 2442 Telephone (951) 224 - 6825 E-Fax Correspondence Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court Admitted to U.S. Tax Court (Bar # AR0476) Admitted to U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Admitted to U.S. District Court (CA - Central, Eastern, Southern) Admitted to California State Courts (1994) (Bar # 171900) President/CEO, Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation Certified Judge/Referee - USA Boxing Member/Participant California State Athletic Commission / USA Boxing Taskforce Workgroup 2009 Committee Chair - Riverside County Bar Association MCLE CommitteeAWARDS: Wiley W. Manuel Award (State Bar of Ca) - 2008, 2009 John R. Parker Award for Civil Rights (Pacific Justice) - 2007 Beverly Clark Civil Rights Award (No.S.D.Co. CRA) - 2002 Santiago Canyon College Annual Faculty Award (RSCCD) - 2000 American Jurisprudence Awards - Family Law, Torts, Legal Writing I, Legal Writing II Practice areas - Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy, Probate Litigation, Constitutional Law ADDITIONAL TRAINING / EDUCATION: Azusa Pacific University - 30 Units Post-Grad Studies, Theology California State University (Long Beach) - 30 Units Post-Grad Studies, Philosophy Probate Training (Riverside Superior Ct) - 2008 Trial Skills - (Riverside Co. Public Defender's Office) - 2008 Certificate of Completion - Juvenile Dependency Hearings (AOC) - 2007 Certificate of Completion - Juvenile Delinquency Hearings (AOC) - 2007 Demeanor and Sexual Harassment Training (RCBA) - 2007 Judicial Ethics (Riverside Superior Ct.) - 2006 Mandatory Fee Arbitrator Training Course (RCBA) - 2005 Small Claims Procedures (Riverside Superior Ct.) - 2004 Unlawful Detainer Training (Riverside Superior Ct.) - 2004
"You cannot change the circumstances dealt to you from day to day. You can only change your attitude toward your circumstances. This is human freewill. Oddly enough, when your attitude changes, along with a conscious will toward positive change, so do your circumstances."