Admitted
1984, California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
California Western School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
University of South Florida, B.A., Journalism, Political Science, 1974
Memberships
San Diego, San Diego County (Chairman, Lawyer Referral and Information Service, 1998; Co-Chairman, Federal Courts Committee, 1995-1997; Co-Editor, Bar Briefs, 1993-1994; Editor-in-Chief, DICTA Magazine, 1986-1989) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Criminal Defense Lawyers Club of San Diego (President, 2001); Criminal Defense Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; California Public Defenders Association; American Inns of Court.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Executive Editor, California Western Law Review, 1983-1984. Recipient: First Prize, Nathan Burkan Memorial Writing Competition (ASCAP), 1984; American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure, 1982; Dean's Award for Scholarship, Leadership and Service to the Law School, 1984. Intern, Fraud Division, San Diego County District, 1982. Author: Can We Beat Jailhouse Abuse? Combating Law Enforcement Brutality Through the Use of Civil Suits, 10 Barclays ii, July 1988; A First Amendment Exception to Copyright for Exigent Circumstances, 21 Cal. Western Law Review, 437, 1985; Brandies, book review, 20 Cal. Western Law Review 539, 1984. Adjunct Professor: Constitutional Law, Constitutional Litigation and Criminal Motions, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 1992— Legal Writing, Research and Analysis, California Western School of Law, 1986-1987. Associate, Law Offices of Michael J. Aguirre, 1984-1986. Reporter, The Dispatch, 1975-1978. Co-Chairman, 1997-1998 and Lawyer Representative, 1995-1998, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)