Admitted
1979, Idaho; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Idaho, J.D., cum laude, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Colorado State University, B.A., 1974
Memberships
Idaho State Bar; Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Founder and Former President)
Biographical
National College for Criminal Defense, 1982. Law Clerk to Hon. Jos. J. McFadden, Justice, Idaho Supreme Court, 1979-1980. Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, University of Idaho College of Law. Senior Trial Attorney and Chief Appellate Deputy, Ada County Public Defender, Boise, Idaho, 1980-1983. Member, Idaho Supreme Court Criminal Rules Committee, 1985-1990, Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, 1991—, Capital Counsel Committee, 1996-1999, Death Penalty Jury Instruction Committee, 2003—. Governor's Task Force on Alternatives to Incarceration, 1990-1994. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1999—. (Certified as a Criminal Trial Specialist by the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association)