Admitted
1976, California; 1980, Nevada
Law School
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
California State Polytechnic University, B.A., with honors, 1973
Memberships
Carson City, Washoe County and American (Member, Board of Directors, Committee of Appellate Staff Attorneys, 1982-1984) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2002; Editorial Board: Appellate Advocacy Handbook Committee; Civil Practice Handbook Committee, 1984-1986; Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1986-1988; Civil Discovery Reform Committee, 1986-1987); State Bar of California; Nevada Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1994-1995); Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Defense Research Institute.
Biographical
Author: Cruel or Unusual Punishments in California: New Problems in Fitting Punishment to Crime, 12 San Diego Law Review 359, 1975; Abolishing Cautionary Instructions in Sex Offense Cases: People v. Rincon-Pineda, 12 Criminal Law Bulletin 58, 1976.