KIRK B. HULETT  graduated from the University of California San Diego in 1978. Mr. Hulett graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1983, where he was Managing Editor of the University of San Diego Law Reporter. Since 1984, Mr. Hulett has specialized in the representation of plaintiffs in securities and consumer class actions, participating as lead or co-lead counsel in dozens of class actions throughout the country, including Lincoln Savings  (D. Az.); Media Vision (N.D. Cal.); Home Fed (S.D. Cal.); and Gensia Pharmaceuticals (S.D. Cal.). After a nearly six-month trial in Lincoln Savings case, the jury returned a verdict exceeding $250 million. Recently, Mr. Hulett was co-lead trial counsel in a multimillion dollar auditor liability action against PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP  and is presently lead counsel on behalf of a class against Edward Jones & Company, regarding over $350 million in alleged kick-backs. He recently testified before the California Assembly Business and Professions Committee on the topic of potential regulatory and auditor liability reforms following the Enron financial collapse.

BLAKE MUIR HARPER  graduated from the University of Utah College of Law in 1981, where he served as Executive Editor of the Utah Law Review and received an award in a national legal writing competition. He then served as law clerk to the Honorable David K. Winder, U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah. Mr. Harper has directed as lead class counsel prosecution of numerous securities and consumer actions throughout the United States, including Stenovich v. Eccles  (3d Dist. Ct. Utah) (settled for $30 million); In re L.A.  Gear Sec. Litig. (C.D. Cal.) (settled for more than $50 million); In re Genentech Sec. Litig.  (N.D. Cal.) (settled for $29 million); In re Bonneville Pacific Securities Litigation  (D. Utah) (settled for $25 million); In re Network Equipment Technologies Sec. Litig.  (N.D. Cal.) (settled for cash and securities valued in excess of $23 million); Cytryn v. Cook  (N.D. Cal.) (settled for $19.5 million). Mr. Harper was also one of the trial counsel in In re Apple Computer  Sec. Litig., No. C-84-20198(A)-JW (N.D. Cal.), where in 1991 a jury verdict was obtained against two corporate officers in a case where damages exceeded $100 million. Most recently, he played a significant role in prosecuting In re Broadcom Securities Litigation, No. SACV 01-275 (GLT) (MLGx) (C.D. Cal.), settled for $150 million. He has taught at PLI and Lorman seminars on topics of accountant liability and civil procedure.

DENNIS STEWART  received his Bachelor of Arts from the College of the Holy Cross in 1976 and his Juris Doctor with distinction from Hofstra University in 1981, where he was a member of the Law Review. Between 1981 and 1985 he worked for a major San Diego law firm and engaged in general commercial litigation practice. Between 1985 and 1988, Mr. Stewart served as a trial attorney with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. While at the Antitrust Division, Mr. Stewart participated in investigations and trials involving alleged criminal violations of the antitrust and related laws and was lead counsel in the successful prosecution through trial of United States v. Saft America, Inc.,  No. CD88-99(DRD) (D.N.J.).

Mr. Stewart has served as lead counsel, principal counsel and/or trial counsel in numerous antitrust, consumer and securities cases. He was lead trial counsel in Knapp v. Ernst & Whinney, 90 F.3d 1431 (9th Cir. 1996), in which a plaintiffs' verdict was returned in a Rule 10b-5 securities fraud class action, and Hall v. NCAA, No. 94-2392-KHV (D. Kan.), in which a plaintiffs' verdict of $30 million was returned in an antitrust class action. He also served as co-lead trial counsel in In re Airline Ticket Commission Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1058, an antitrust class action which settled for $85 million, In re Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation, which settled for $90 million, and in In re Lifescan Consumer Litigation, a consumer class action which settled for $45 million. Most recently, he was trial counsel in Pauma Band of Luiseño Mission Indians v.. Caesars Entertainment Inc., et al. in which the jury returned a plaintiff's verdict for $30 million. He has served as co-lead counsel in the Carbon Fiber Antitrust Litigation and in the In re Currency Conversion Litigation, and trial counsel in Schwartz v. Visa. He also played a significant role in prosecuting In re Broadcom Securities Litigation, No. SACV 01-275 (GLT) (MLGx ) (C.D. Cal.), settled for $150 million. He is a member of the California and New York bars and continues to specialize in antitrust, consumer and other complex litigation.

BRIDGET FOGARTY GRAMME graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law where she received an award for Outstanding Contribution to the California Regulatory Law Reporter for her report on the Medical Board of California. Ms. Gramme graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego and received her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Latino Studies. Prior to attaining her Law Degree, she worked at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC where she coordinated the Northern Ireland Vital Voices: Women in Democracy initiative for the International Women’s Issues office. She is a member of the California Bar, the San Diego County Bar Association, and the Louis M. Welch American Inns of Court. She is also a volunteer attorney for Casa Cornelia Law Center.

JENNIFER A. KAGAN  graduated cum laude  from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. Ms. Kagan served as Senior Executive Editor for the San Diego Law Review and worked as an intern at the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the San Diego City Attorney's Office. She is a member of the California Bar.

SARAH P. WEBER  graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law. There, she was honored as the Outstanding Contributor to the California Regulatory Law Reporter for her reporting on the activities of the California Board of Accountancy and the California Department of Corporations. Ms. Weber also served as an extern to Presiding Justice Judith McConnell at the California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate District Division One. She received her Bachelors of Science with an emphasis in Finance from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Prior to obtaining her law degree, Ms. Weber was a Registered Securities Representative and Investment Advisor. She is a member of the California Bar and the Lawyer's Club of San Diego.