Attorney Profile

Practice

Criminal Defense Law
Civil Rights cases involving police misconduct
Jury trial litigation involving personal injury and other serious civil matters


Personal Background

Born in Los Angeles, where he has been a continuous resident except when he has lived in Spain
Admitted to the California State Bar 1967
Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender 1967 to 1972
Private practice since 1974


Education

University of California at Los Angeles (B.A. in History 1964)
University of California at Los Angeles (J.D. 1967)

Memberships and Associations

United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court, Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
State Bar of California
Criminal Courts Bar Association
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
California Public Defenders Association

Between 1974 and 1978, presided pro tem as a Los Angeles Superior referee in Juvenile Court delinquency adjudications.