Admitted
1976, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme C
Law School
DePaul University, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of Michigan, B.A., 1971
Memberships
State Bar of California; San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association (President, 1994); California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (President, 2003); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyers Club (President, 1995).
Biographical
Recipient: E. Stanley Conant Award for Defender Programs of San Diego for Protecting the Rights of the Indigent Accused, 1988 and 1998; Trial Attorney of the Year, San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Assoc., 1999. Adjunct Professor, Death Penalty Seminar, University of San Diego Law School. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc. (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)