Biography

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Areas of Practice	Education	Honors
Representative Clients	Pro Bono Activities	Published Works

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Areas Of Practice:

45% White Collar Criminal Defense

30% Civil Litigation

15% Mediation

10% Corporate Compliance Counseling

Bar Admissions:

California, 1980;

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1980;

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1982;

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1982;

U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1998;

U.S. District Court, District of Mass., 1998;  

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1999.

 

Education:

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA, 1980;

Juris Doctorate.

Published Works:

Avoiding The Long Arm Of The Law For Corporations And Their Executives, Contra Costa County Lawyer, Vol. 8, No. 3; March 1995;

 

Prosecutorial Communications With Represented Parties, CJA Defense Journal, Vol. 5, No 1; Spring 1997;

 

Foreign Trilemma: 5th Amendment and Fear of Foreign Prosecution, The Criminal Practice Report, Vol. 11, No. 12; June 1997;

 

Two Strikes and You're Out, Criminal Law News, Vol. 17, No. 1; Spring 1997;

 

Keeping Loose Lips From Sinking The Ship, Criminal Law News, Vol. 17, No. 2; Summer 1997;

 

Bankrolling The Enterprise: Third-Party Funding of a Criminal Defendant's Legal Fee, Criminal Law News, Vol. 17, No.3/4; Fall/Winter 1997.

Representative Clients:

California Correctional Peace Officers Association;

Peace Officers Research Association of California/Legal Defense Fund

Honors and Awards:

Graduation with Great Distinction, University of California at Berkeley, 1977.

Election to Phi Beta Kappa, 1977.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Bar Association of San Francisco;

Marin County Bar Association;

White Collar Crime Association (Northern California Chapter);

Rotary International.

Past Employment Positions:

Cooper, White & Cooper LLP, Partner, 1993 - 1999;

United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of California, San Francisco, Chief Assistant, 1992 - 1993;

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), Northwest Region, Attorney Coordinator, 1989 - 1992;

United States Attorney, OCDETF, Northern District of California, Assistant, 1984 - 1989;

United States Attorney, Southern District of California (San Diego), Criminal Division, Assistant, 1982 - 1984;

Hon. W. T. Sweigert, United States District Judge, Northern District of California, Law Clerk, 1980 - 1982.

Pro Bono Activities:

Northern District of California (federal court) Mediation Panel, 1998 - Present;

Marin County California Mediation Panel, 1996 - 2002;  Marin County Superior Court pro tem Settlement Judge, 1999 - Present.