Curriculum vitae

Personal

Father Faustino O. Armenta, Sgt., United State Marine Corps, Ph.D., b. Muncee, Kansas 1935, d. 2021), Mother Nora J. Armenta (nee Pena), MBA, b. Maracaibo, Venezuela1932

Born June 8, 1963, Maracaibo, Venezuela

Dual Citizenship, United States of America, Republic of Venezuela
Bilingual, Fluent in English and Spanish

Married to Mary Lloyd, Esq.

Two children, Sean Patrick and Sharon Caitlin, three grandchildren; Sean is a practicing attorney at MacDonald, Ebbing & Lloyd; Sharon is a practicing registered nurse at Eisenhower Medical Center.

Education

Juris Doctor, University of La Verne College of Law, La Verne, California Class Ranking, Third
American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Legal Studies
Moot Court Finalist, Fourth Place Overall Trial Advocacy, Second Place Overall

Professional

1988-1991 Associate Attorney. Diaz & Patterson, Irwindale, California.

Practicing civil litigation with primarily emphasis on personal injury defense and municipal liability defense. File responsibility through trial and appeal. Defense work comprised 75% of file assignments. Special counsel to City of Irwindale and City of Sierra Madre for municipal tort defense.

1991-1994 Associate Attorney, Richard M. English & Associates, Palm Desert, California.

Practicing civil litigation, workers' compensation litigation, business litigation, with primary emphasis on plaintiff tort litigation. File responsibility through trial and appeal. Plaintiff work comprised 75% of file assignments.

1994-2023 Founding Partner, English Lloyd & Armenta, Rancho Mirage, California.

Practicing civil litigation, personal injury litigation, employment litigation including wage and hour litigation, False Claims Act, Insurance Fraud Prevention Act, Private Attorney General Act of 2004, workers' compensation litigation, business litigation. File responsibility through trial and appeal. Plaintiff work comprises 85% of file assignments.

Notable or published cases: People ex ref Alzayat v. Sunline Transit Agency (2018) 18 Cal.App.5th 801 (Lead counsel, Insurance Fraud Prevention Act); City of Burbank ex rel Armenta v. Mueller Company (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 636 (Litigation team, False Claims Act); Armenta v. Superior Court (James Jones Company) (2002) 101 Cal.App.4th 525 (Litigation team, False Claims Act); City of Pomona v. Superior Court (James Jones Company) 89 Cal.App.4th 793 (Litigation team, False Claims Act); Bishop v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (2007) 72 CCC 725 (Lead counsel, workers' compensation case).

Appointments, Offices

President, California State Physician’s Assistants Board, 2020-Present
Nominated and elected by the members of the California Physician’s Assistants Board.

Member, California State Physician’s Assistants Board, 2017-2019
Appointed by Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Anthony Rendon.

Vice President, Coronado Crown Terrace Property Owners Association, City of Coronado (San Diego County), 2022-Present
Nominated and elected by the members of Coronado Crown Terrace property owners.

Member, Board of Directors, Green Valley Lake Mutual Water Company, 2009-2013
Elected by the Green Valley Lake property owners.

Vice President, Board of Directors, Coronado Terrace Property Owners Association, 2021-Present
Elected by Coronado Terrace property owners

Publications, Presentations, Memberships, Community

Admitted to State Bar of California

Admitted to United States District Court, Southern District

Court Appointed Mediator and Arbitrator, Riverside County

Contributor, Technique Magazine

Contributor, Work Comp Central

Invited Lecturer, USAG National Congress

Guest Speaker, Coachella Valley Unified School District

Guest Speaker, Morongo Unified School District

Invited Lecturer, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, Consumer Attorneys of California

Invited Lecturer, California Applicant’s Attorney’s Association, Qui Tam Opportunities, Insurance Fraud Prevention Act

Baseball Coach, Palm Desert Youth Baseball Association

Sponsor, Desert Mirage High School Tennis Team, La Quinta High School Baseball Team