Previously:

Directing Attorney- Federal Public Defenders-
Orange County- 12 years

Chief Assistant Federal Public Defender-
Honolulu, Hawaii

Chairman- California State Bar Criminal Law Advisory Commission

President- Warren G. Ferguson Inn of Court

National  Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers- Amicus Committee

American Bar Association- Defense Services Committee

Lawyer Delegate- 9th Circuit Judicial Conference


Currently:

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

AV rated by Martindale Hubbell (highest rating)

Rated “Superb” (highest rating) by www.avvo.com

Listed- Best Lawyers in America- 2006 through 2012

Listed- Superlawyers of America- 2007 through 2012


Education:

California Western School of Law, San Diego- 1977

University of California, San Diego- 1974

National College for Criminal Defense, Houston, Texas- 1981

Teaching:

National Institute for Trial Advocacy- 1989-1993

Federal Sentencing Guideline Group- Washington, DC- 1998-2002

Administrative Office, U.S. Courts- 1991-2001

California Continuing Education of the Bar- 1989


Lecturer:

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Federal Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association; Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Founding member and first Secretary); Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Orange County Bar Association (College of Trial Advocacy); California State Bar; Orange County Bankruptcy Forum; Chapman School of Law; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; National Defense Investigators Association;  South Carolina State Bar Association; Warren G. Ferguson Inn of Court; University of Florida, Levin College of Law; San Diego County Criminal Courts Bar Association; Fidler Institute for Criminal Justice, Loyola Law School


Links:

Fellow- American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow- Litigation Counsel of America

AV rated by Martindale Hubbell (highest rating)

AVVO Ratings Guidance

Listed- Best Lawyers in America   2006-2012

Super Lawyers.com    2007-2012