Admitted
1979, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1981, Pennsylvania; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri,
Law School
California Western School of Law, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Duquesne University, B.S., 1975
Memberships
Washoe County (Past President), American and Federal (Past Chair, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (President); Nevada Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Chief Deputy, Washoe County Public Defender, 1979-1981; Assistant Federal Public Defender, 1982-1990; Lead Counsel, United States v. Baker, 10 F.3d 1374 (1993); Counsel before the U.S. Supreme Court, Sumner v. Shuman, 483 U.S. 66 (1987). Faculty: Federal Practice and Procedure, Professional Ethics, Trial Practice, Complex Litigation, 1985—. (Resident)