Admitted
1975, California; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Law School
University of San Diego, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
San Diego State University, San Diego, B.A., cum laude, 1972
Memberships
Desert and San Diego County (Member: Advisory Committee; Chairman, Private Conflicts Counsel, 1996-2002; Board of Directors, 1999-2002; Vice President, 2002) Bar Associations; The State Bar of California; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 2002); National Association for Criminal Lawyers; Criminal Defense Lawyers Club (President, 1997); Criminal Defense Bar Association; California Public Defenders Association; Oliver Wendall Holmes, Inns of Court (Master).
Biographical
Member, University of San Diego Law Review. Recipient, Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year, Criminal Defense Bar Association, 1988. Co-Author, Chapter 4 Arrest and Bench Warrants, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition, (CEB). Author: Chapter 3 Arrest and Bench Warrants; Summons; Subpoenas, Sixth Edition (CEB); Due Process in School Discipline, 12 San Diego Law Review 912, 1975. Lecturer: Hot Tips from the Experts: Opening Statements/Closing Arguments, San Diego County Bar Association, February 1995; Criminal Motions and Procedures, San Diego County Interpreter Association, January 1991; National University School of Law Trial Practices. Attorney, Defenders Inc., 1975-1977. Associate, Rhoades & Hollywood 1977-1978. Partner, Fletcher & Patton, 1978—. Judge Pro Tempore, North County Municipal Court, 1989—. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Southern District of California, 1998-2001. Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1991 and President, 1989-1990, Defenders Program of San Diego, Inc. (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)