Admitted
1975, District of Columbia; 1981, California; 1985, U.S., Supreme Court
Law School
Yale University, J.D., 1975; Georgetown University, LL.M., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
New York University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1972
Memberships
State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Ad Hoc Committee, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1986-1996).
Biographical
Recipient, President's Award, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1988. Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1974-1975. Author: Imperfections of Justice, The Champion, April, 1997; Performance Guidelines for Criminal Defense Representation, NLADA, 1995; Forfeiture, Legitimation and A Due Process Right To Counsel, 59 Brooklyn Law Review 337, 1993; Rights in Other Countries, The Champion, August, 1993; The New Adversary, 54 Brooklyn Law Review 781, 1988; The Legal and Practical Implications of Forfeiture of Attorneys' Fees, 36 Emory Law Journal 837, 1987; Prosecutorial Control Over a Defendant's Choice of Counsel, 27 Santa Clara Law Review 17, 1987; Risky Business: The Hazards of Private Criminal Defense Practice, ABA Criminal Justice, Spring, 1986; Reports From the Field: Prosecutorial Practices Compromising Effective Criminal Defense, The Champion, May, 1986; The Future of Effective Assistance of Counsel, 22 American Criminal Law Review 181, 1984; The Investigation, Preparation and Presentation of Alibi Evidence, Criminal Defense Techniques, Fall, 1980. Co-Author: Law and Tactics of Other Crimes Evidence, Criminal Defense Techniques, Spring, 1980 (with Karen D. Hurvitz and Eva S. Nilsen; Project, Parole Release Decisionmaking and the Sentencing Process, 84 Yale Law Journal 810, 1975 (with Peter D. Goldberger and Vicki C. Jackson). Law Professor: University of Southern California Law Center, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1990-1992; University of California at Los Angeles, Adjunct Professor of Law, 1991-1992; Boston University School of Law, Visiting Professor Law, 1990; University of Southern California Law Center, Clinical Professor of Law, 1981-1989; Georgetown University Law Center, Adjunct Professor and Deputy Director of Legal Intern Program and Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic, 1977-1979. Member: U.S. Sentencing Commission, Practitioners' Advisory Group, Fall 1989—; Co-Chairperson, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1991—;