Legal Experience Criminal Defense Attorney-Solo Practitioner March 2007 to -Criminal Trial Attorney representing clients accused of present juvenile, misdemeanor and felony allegations Assistant Public Defender-Contra Costa County Feb 2005 to Public Defenders Office Feb 2007 -Supervised Misdemeanor Trial Attorney Staff in Main Office -Supervised Juvenile Delinquency and Dependency Attorney Staff -Supervised Criminal Investigator Staff Deputy Public Defender-Contra Costa County October 1990 to Public Defenders Office February 2005 -Deputy Public Defender IV. Senior Trial Attorney responsible for representing clients accused of the most serious criminal offenses. Responsible for all phases of legal representation including consultation, research and writing, preliminary hearing examinations, pretrial motions, jury trials and sentencing hearings. Represented clients facing the death penalty, murder, assault, domestic violence, sexual, child abuse, drug and property crime allegations. -Deputy Public Defender I-III. Trial Attorney responsible for representation of clients accused of misdemeanor, felony and juvenile delinquency allegations. Law Clerk-Contra Costa County Public Defenders July 1989 to Office September 1990 -Research and writing assistant for criminal trial attorneys. Prepared legal arguments and briefs on issues such as search and seizure suppression, discovery, inadequate evidence and all other criminal defense motions. Education Juris Doctorate Degree June 1989 University of California, Hastings College of Law Bachelor of Arts Degree-Legal Studies August 1986 University of California at Berkeley Officer Training-Cadet June 1976 to United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Co. May 1978 Additional Experience Electronics-Avionics Technician 1980 to 1984 United States Air Force -Jet Aircraft communications/navigation technician |
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