Admitted
1978, New York; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1981, California; 1995, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Canisius College, B.A., 1973
Memberships
New York State and Federal (Inland Empire Chapter) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; California Public Defenders Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biographical
Co-Founder, 1978 and Attorney with Legal Assistance of the Finger Lakes, Monroe County Legal Assistance Corp., 1978-1980. Riverside County Public Defender, Riverside, California, 1981-1987. Sole Practitioner, 1987—. Member, Riverside Superior Court Criminal Defense Panel, 1987—. Judge pro-tem, Riverside Superior Court, 1988—. Member, U.S. District Court, Central District, Eastern Division, California Federal Court Indigent Defense Panel, 1996—. Member, Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court. (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)