Admitted
1975, Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, Montana
Law School
University of Utah College of Law, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Bellarmine College, B.A., History, 1972
Memberships
Utah State Bar (President, Criminal Law Section, 1980-1982; Member: Law Day Committee, 1984, 1985; Special Mid-Year Bar Meeting Committee, 1984-1985; Utah State Rules of Evidence Revision Committees, 1983; Federal Magistrates Rules Committee, 1984; Federal Court Appointment of Counsel Revision Committee, 1984-1985; Standing Committee Bar Exam Question Drafting, 1983, 1984; Chairman, Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee, 1985); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Board of Criminal Lawyers; California Attorney's for Criminal Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates (Utah Chapter); Utah Criminal Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Trustees, 1990-1992); Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Trustees, 1998 and 1999; President, 1997 and 1998); Italian-American Lawyers Association
Biographical
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts. Member, Utah Journal of Contemporary Law, 1975. Author: Disclosure of Presentence Reports, Utah Journal of Contemporary Law, 1975; Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Videotape, Utah Law Review, 1986. Co-Author: The Law Is An Ass: A Collection of Legal Quotations. Columnist, Private Eye Newspaper, 1985-1992. Adjunct Professor, University of Utah Political Science Department, Honors Program Seminar, 1991—. Instructor, Westminster College, Paralegal Training, 1983—. Seminar Speaker, Federal Rules, Discovery, DUI, 1978 and 1984, Criminal Law Section, Utah State Bar. Co-Chairman, Mayor's Bicycling Advisory Committee, 1985. Utah Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1987. Member, Federal District Court Judge Selection Committee, District of Utah, 1991. Member, Utah Professional (Boxing) Commission, appointed by Governor Michael Leavitt, 2001-2002. Presenter, Dialogue on Freedom, PBS Production, July 2002. Fellow, International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, 1997—.