Admitted
1977, Massachusetts; 1978, Oregon; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Law School
Boston College, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland; University of Redlands, B.A., 1973
Memberships
Oregon State Bar (Member: House of Delegates, 1997-2003. Board of Governors, 1991-1994; Treasurer, 1993-1994); Multnomah County (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1994; Secretary, 1989-1990; Treasurer, 1990-1991) and Federal Bar Associations; Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; International Society of Barristers.
Biographical
Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 2000-2003; National Directory of Criminal Lawyers. Carries the highest legal ability rating in Martindale-Hubbell. Author, The Ethical and Practical Consideration of the Internal Investigation, Litigation Journal, Oregon State Bar, 1996; Rape Shield Law, Chapter 14, OSB Evidence, 1986, updated 1991 and 1994; Examination of for Cause Challenges Under the ‘New’ Time Limited Voir Dire, OSB Litigation Journal, October 1993. Speaker, The Right to a Fair and Impartial Jury Under Modern Voir Dire Methods, Oregon Trial Practice, Oregon Law Institute, 1997; Designing a Jury Selection Strategy, Jury Selection - Method Not Madness, Oregon State Bar, 1996; Demonstrative Evidence, Advanced Litigation, Oregon Law Institute, 1989. Member, Board of Trustees, Metropolitan Public Defender, 1977-2000. Member, Uniform Trial Court Rules Committee, 1989-1991. Former Member, Northern District, American Civil Liberties Union Lawyers Committee. Co-Chair, MBA Committee Studying Need for Additional Judges, 1988-1989. Chair, MBA Indigent Defense Committee, 1988-1989. Member, Board of Directors, Federal Defenders Office, 1982-1983.