Admitted
1968, New York; 1977, California; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits
Law School
St. John's University, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
City College of the City University of New York, B.A., 1966
Memberships
Sacramento County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Federal Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee); California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.
Biographical
Associate Editor, St. John's University Law Review, 1967-1968. Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1968-1972, Fraud Bureau, 1969-1972. Attorney-in-Charge, Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, Austin Texas, U.S. Department of Justice, 1972-1974, Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Francisco, California Northern District, 1975-1977. First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, California Eastern District, 1977-1980. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1993-2003; Best Lawyers in Sacramento, Sacramento Magazine, 1999. Appointed Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2001-2003. Appointed Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, Eastern District of California, 1992. Appointed Chairperson, Criminal Justice Act Panel, Eastern District of California, 1992-1995. Member, Local Rules Committee, Eastern District of California; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Eastern District of California, 1992. Pro-Tem Civil Settlement Judge and Member of Arbitration Panel, Sacramento County Superior Court. Lecturer: Federal Bar Association, U.S. District Court, Eastern District Conference; California State Bar and Continuing Education of the Bar.