Admitted
1989, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Central District of California and U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Southern District of Californ
Law School
Ohio State University, J.D., 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Ohio State University, B.S., 1985
Memberships
State Bar of California (Federal Courts Committee, 1997-2001); Criminal Trial Lawyers of Northern California; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; National Lawyers Guild; Tibet Justice Center.
Biographical
Member, The Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution, 1988-1989. Author: Latin America and Self Determination, awarded Honorable Mention, Inter-American Bar Association 1989 Writing Competition. Appointed by U.S. District Court, Trial Attorney, Federal Public Defender Criminal Justice Panel, Northern District of California, 1999-2002. Re-Appointed by District Court, 2003-2006. Legal Fellow, American Civil Liberties Union, 1987-1989.