Admitted
1985, Pennsylvania (Inactive); 1986, District of Columbia; 1995, Maryland; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 11th and District of Columbia Circuits
Law School
George Washington University, J.D., with high honors, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Bates College, B.A., 1982
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Recipient, R. Kenneth Mundy Lawyer of the Year Award, D.C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2000. Author: Sentencing Manipulation and Entrapment as Defenses, The Champion, July 1995; Do We Need to Increase the Sentences in ‘White Collar’ Cases? A View from the Trenches, Federal Sentencing Reporter, November/December 1997; Downward Departures in Money Laundering Cases: The Punishment Should Fit the Real Crime, The Champion, September/October 1998; Sentencing in White Collar Cases: Time Does Not Heal All Wounds, Federal Sentencing Reporter, 2000. Featured Speaker: National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Topic: Money Laundering, 1994-2003; Winning Strategies for Defending Federal Criminal Cases, Topic: Fraud, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 1997-1999; National Seminar on Mental Illness and the Criminal Law, Topic: Competency to Stand Trial, Administrative Office of United States Courts, 1999; National Seminar for Federal Defenders, Topic: Money Laundering, Federal Judicial Center, 2000; Criminal Justice Act Seminar, Topic: Money Laundering, Eastern District of Michigan; Symposium on Federal Sentencing Policy for Economic Crimes and New Technology Offenses, Topic: Loss in Fraud Cases, United States Sentencing Commission, 2000; NLADA 78th Annual Conference, Topic: Dealing with the Media in High-Profile Cases, 2000; Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, Topics: Mental Health and Trial Strategy Issues, 2001. District of Columbia Psychological Association's 24th Annual Conference, Topic: Psychological Evidence in Capital Cases, 2002; The 10th Annual Criminal Justice Panel Training Seminar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Topics: Fraud and Money Laundering, 2001. Adjunct Professor: Legal Research and Writing, George Washington University Law School, 1998-1999; Client Counseling and Interviewing, George Washington University Law School, 2000—. Faculty Member: Cross Examination, D.C. Bar/George Washington University Cont