Admitted
1974, Louisiana (inactive); 1980, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
Law School
Georgetown University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Louisiana State University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1970
Memberships
Hawaii Bar Association (Executive Board, 1987-1988; Treasurer, 1989-1990; Hawaii Penal Code Reform Committee; District of Hawaii Committee on Local Rules); Association for Conflict Resolution.
Biographical
Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma. Recipient: Justice Department Award for National Leadership Among U.S. Attorneys, 1988; Rowan Company Scholarship; College of Engineering Leadership Award; National Science Foundation Summer Research Grant. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Louisiana, 1974-1977. Author: American Legislative Exchange Council's Drug Dealer Liability Act. Instructor/Lecturer, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1982; Hastings Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy, 1981-1983; Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, U.S. Department of Justice, 1976-1981; County Prosecutor's Advocacy Training Program, 1980. Instructor, ABA Patent Trial Advocacy Institute, 1981. Instructor and Teacher Trainer, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1982; Basic Mediation Training, Mediation Center of the Pacific. Chief, Criminal Division, Louisiana, 1977. First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Louisiana, 1977-1978. U.S. Attorney, Hawaii, 1982-1993. Member, 1986-1988, and Vice Chair, 1988, Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. Board Member, 1990-1995 and President, 1993-1994, Rotary Club of Honolulu. Board Member, Aloha United Way, 1992-1995. President of Board, Friends of Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, 1994-1995. Board Member, National Eagle Scout Association - Aloha Council, 1988-1989.