Admitted
1974, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania, B.S., cum laude, 1971
Memberships
Oregon State Bar; Multnomah County Bar Association; Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Biographical
Staff Attorney, Legal Services of Portland, 1974-1976; Senior Staff Attorney, Prisoners Legal Services, 1976-1979; Trial Attorney, Metropolitan Public Defender, 1979-1981; Partner, Hoffman & Matasar, 1981-1997. Speaker at numerous conferences, including: trail tactics, ethics; search and seizure; computers; discovery and legal research. Leader, Public Defender and Legal Services Delegation to China, 1981. Oregon State Bar Uniform Jury Instruction (Criminal) Committee, 1993-1996; Executive Committee, Criminal Law Section, 1991-1996 (Chair, 1994-1995); Uniform Trial Court Rules Committee, 1991-1996; Computers and Information Technology Committee, 1987-1990 (Chair, 1989-1990); Judicial Selection Committee, 1986-1988; State Medical Examiner Advisory Board, 1995—; State Professional Responsibility Board, 1997-2000 (Chair, 1999-2000). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004.