Resume

History and Background

In 1975-1976, I worked in New York on tax, securities, and commercial fraud matters. In the summer of 1976, I became a California attorney and moved my practice to San Francisco. I have appeared in the former municipal courts as well as the superior courts. I have appeared in front of magistrates and judges of the United States District Courts. I have also appeared in the courts of appeal, though my main practice is trial work.

Education

• University of San Diego – J.D. 1974
• Cornell University – A.B., 1971

Bar Activities

The State Bar of California

• Committee on the Administration of Justice – former member
• Delegate, Annual Meeting

Bar Association of San Francisco

• Criminal Justice Section – former Chairman
• Legal Ethics Committee – former Chairman
• Legal Advice and Referral Clinic

Conference of California Bar Associations

• Team Leader, Criminal Law
• Director

California Attorneys for Criminal Justice

• Governor

North San Mateo County Bar Association

• President, former

Awards

• State Bar of California
• Wiley Manual Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Work
• Bar Association of San Francisco
• Outstanding Lawyer in Community Service

Professional Associations

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
• Criminal Trial Lawyers of Northern California
• American Bar Association – Criminal Justice Section
• The State Bar of California – Criminal Justice Section
• The Bar Association of San Francisco
• The American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Chemical Society

Community Activities

• Kiwanis Club of Golden Gate/Pacific
  President, 1989-1990
• Samoan Community Development Center
  Board of Directors and Legal Counsel – Former
• Pacific Islander Outreach
  Board of Directors – Former

Publications

• That 3:00 A.M. Phone Call – Bulletin, The Bar Association of San Francisco, May 2012
• Cruel But Usual: Death Penalty Update – Verdict, Vol. 16 No. 1 January 2010
• Fifth Amendment Issues in Civil Cases – The Trial Lawyer, Spring 2009
• What Not To Do – Handling incriminating evidence and other adventures, San Francisco Attorney, Spring 2008
• Child Molesting Cases for Family Lawyers – Family Law News, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2001
• Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession: The Cross-Cultural Law Practice – Center for Continuing Education, 1997
• The Morning the Car Wouldn’t Start – Law Practice Management & Technology, Vol. 19, No. 3 (1997)
• A Trip to the Liquor Store – The Bottom Line, Vol. 15, No. 2 (1995)
• Yikes - They’re Searching Your Client’s Computer
• Law Practice in the Cloud — Just Be Careful

Bar Admission

• Supreme Court, United States of America
• Supreme Court, State of California
• Supreme Court, State of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of California
• United States District Court, Southern District of California
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit