Admitted
1975, South Dakota; 1981, Florida; 1983, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
University of South Dakota, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
St. John's University, B.A., 1970
Memberships
The Florida Bar; State Bar of South Dakota; State Bar of Arizona (Criminal Rules Committee, 1991-1995; Arizona Supreme Court Committee on More Effective Use of Juries, 1993; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1995-1997); Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Board of Directors, 1989-1995); Arizona Bar Foundation.
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer: Meeting with the Media: A Practical Guide to Success, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, 2003; The Criminal Trial from Start To Finish: The Defense, National Business Institute, 2002; Federal Criminal Practice: Basic to Advanced, MCBA Seminar, 2002; The Nuts and Bolts of Federal Criminal Practice, Maricopa County Bar Association Seminar, 2000; Administrative and Criminal Prosecution of Securities Fraud Cases, MCBA Seminar, 1999; Aggressive Defense of Capital Cases in Arizona, Arizona Capital Representation Project, 1999; Law and Order: Ethical Issues for Criminal Attorneys, MCBA Seminar, 1998; Role of the Defense Attorney in Federal Criminal Prosecutions, F.B.I. Supervisors Training Program, 1998; Prime-Time Live: When Your Ethics Are Seriously Called Into Question, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1998; Ethics in the United States District Court, District of Arizona Federal Conference, 1997; Jury and Attorney Selection Tactics for High Profile and Unusual Cases, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, 1995; Common Evidentiary Issues in Federal Criminal Cases, National Hispanic Bar Association Conference, 1994; Handling Large Document Cases, District of Arizona Federal Conference, 1993; Money Laundering Pretrial Motions and Defenses, AACJ Annual Seminar, 1993; Electronic Surveillance, MCBA Seminar, 1993; Avoiding the Witness Chair, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice Annual Seminar, 1992; Federal Criminal Banking, Money Laundering, and Structured Transaction Statutes, MCBA Seminar, 1992; Defending Multiple Conspiracies, State Bar of Arizona Criminal Justice Seminar, 1992; District of Arizona Federal Conference, 1989; The Arizona Grand Jury: What It Is and How It Works, MCBA Annual Conference, 1989; FBI Agents Annual Conference (AZ), 1989. Assistant Attorney General, South Dakota, 1978-1980. Assistant State Attorney, Organized Crime/Public Corruption Unit, Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1981-1983. Assistant Federal Public Def