Admitted
1966, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
University of Chicago, J.D., 1965
Law School Graduation Year
1965
College
Concordia College, A.B., cum laude, 1962
Memberships
Orange County Bar Association (Member: Board of Directors, 1975-1981); American Board of Trial Advocates; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1991-1994); American Inns of Court (Master Bench Level); Chairman, Round Table (1994-1995).
Biographical
Awarded Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1998. Author: Concepts of Criminal Law, Holbrook Press, Inc., 1976; Evidence, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1976. Deputy District Attorney, 1966-1968. Chairman of the Board and Founder, Corporate National Bank, 1982. Charity Board of Directors; Orange County Bar Foundation and All American Boys Chorus. Seminar Speaker: Criminal Law Topics, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, California Trial Lawyers Association, Continuing Education of the Bar, Orange County Bar Seminars, College of Trial Advocacy and California Municipal Court Judges Association. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1990—. (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)