Admitted
1974, New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Law School
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1966; University of California at Los Angeles, M.A., 196
Memberships
First Judicial District Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1983-1984; Member, Board of Directors, Trial Practice Section, 1983-1986); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1986); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1979-1983); American Inns of Court (Master Bencher).
Biographical
Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Criminal Law, all Editions. Author: Maximizing Recovery in §1983 Actions, XIII New Mexico Trial Lawyer, #7 & 8, Jul./Aug. 1985; Ethical Dilemmas in Attorneys' Fees Settlements, XIII New Mexico Trial Lawyer, #10, October 1985; How To Maximize Damages in Civil Rights Cases, Trial Diplomacy Journal, #4, Winter 1988; What's Left of §1983 Duty to Protect Cases After DeShaney? XXI New Mexico Trial Lawyer #8, Sept. 1993; New Federal Civil Rights Remedy for Gender-Motivated Violence, XIII The Matrimonial Strategist #5, June 1995. Team Leader and Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy: Southern Regional, 1982-1985; Southwest Regional, 1995, 1998, 2000; National Session, 1987. New Mexico Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence, 1983-1998.