Admitted
1978, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Creighton University School of Law, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
University of Nevada at Las Vegas, B.A., with distinction, 1975
Memberships
State Bar of Nevada (Chairman, Disciplinary Committee, 1988-1991); Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi. Author: The Bail Reform Act-An Analysis and Comment, Clark County Bar Communique February 1986 (Part I) and March 1986 (Part II); Retaliation and Punitive Damages, Trial Magazine, Oct. 1999. Lecturer: Federal Criminal Procedure and Grand Jury Practice, State Bar of Nevada Continuing Legal Education; Advanced Civil Litigation Techniques, Professional Education Systems, Inc.; Taking Depositions in Commercial Cases, State Bar of Nevada. Featured Speaker: Legends of the Courtroom, United States District Court Seminar, December 2002. Scholastic Intern, United States Attorney's Office, District of Nebraska, 1978. Deputy District Attorney, Criminal Section, Clark County District Attorney's Office 1979-1981. Assistant United States Attorney, District of Nevada 1981-1982. Chief, Organized Crime/Drug Task Force, United States Department of Justice, District of Nevada 1982-1985. Special Prosecutor, Eighth Judicial District Court, 1986-1987. Lawyer Representative to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1993. Special Counsel to Attorney General, State of Nevada, 1993-1996. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member, Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline, 1999—. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman). (Certified Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)