Admitted
1976, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Law School
University of New Mexico, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
University of New Mexico, B.B.A., 1971
Memberships
Chaves County (President, 1991) and American (Member, Sections on: Criminal Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico (Chairman, 1984-1985, Board of Directors, 1986-1991, Criminal Law Section); New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1986-1993); Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, Co-Chair, Death Penalty Committee; Discovery Reform Committee, 1996)
Biographical
Training Director, 1979-1983, Death Penalty Defense Coordinator, 1979-1983, and District Public Defender, 1978-1983, New Mexico Public Defender Department. National Criminal Defense College, 1983—; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1983—; NITA One-Day Workshops on Jury Selection, 1999-2000; Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy, 1988-1991; Loyola Death Penalty Center, 1989; Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy, San Diego, 1992-1999; New Mexico Public Defender Department, 1984-1993; Western Trial Advocacy Institute, Laramie, WY, 1991-1996; Law Education Institute, Vail, Co., 1989-1999. Member, Chair, New Mexico Supreme Court Criminal Rules Committee, 2002. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. (New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization Recognized Specialist in Criminal Law)