Publications
Eugene Police Overzealously Administer Zero Tolerance , Eugene Daily Emerald, February 27, 2004
Crimes Mean Prison Time; Violations Lead to Paying Fines , Eugene Daily Emerald, December 3, 2003
Areas Of Practice
- Murder
- Attempted Murder
- Sex Crimes
- Rape
- Child Pornography
- Solicitation
- Indecent Exposure
- Kidnap
- Assault
- Robbery
- Burglary
- Identity Theft
- Computer Crime
- Forgery/Counterfeit
- Theft
- Crimes of Alleged Domestic Violence
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified as a NITA Trial Advocacy Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 2008
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 1988
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2003
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas
- 1988
- Honors: Recipient, Arthur Hodgson Excellence in Writing Award, 1987
- Honors: National Semi-Finalist, ATLA Moot Court Competition, 1986
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
- B.S. - 1984
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- Criminal Law - Stop and Frisk, Volume I of The Oregon State Bar Criminal Law Treatise, 2013
- Criminal Law - Stop and Frisk, Volume I of The Oregon State Bar Criminal Law Treatise, 2005
- Defending the Domestic Violence Case, The Oregon Defense Attorney, 2004
- Eugene Police Overzealously Administer Zero Tolerance, Eugene Daily Emerald, February 27, 2004
- Crimes Mean Prison Time; Violations Lead to Paying Fines, Eugene Daily Emerald, December 3, 2003
- The New Stalking Law, Oregon State Bar Family Law Division Newsletter, 1995
Classes / Seminars
- Instructor for OCDLA Trial Skills Training Seminar, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyer Association, 2008 to Present
- Umpqua Forensic Firearms Academy, Firearms Concepts for the Courtroom, 2008 to 2008
- Adjunct Law Professor, Criminal Defense, University of Oregon School of Law, 2004 to 2006
- Panelist, Women & Prison Conference, University of Oregon School of Law, 2003 to 2003
- "Defending the Domestic Violence Case", Legal Education Seminar, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyer Association, 1998 to 1998
- Adjunct Law Professor, Trial Advocacy, University of Oregon School of Law, 1996 to 1996
- Presenter, The New Stalking Law, Oregon State Bar Family Law Conference, Oregon State Bar, 1995 to 1995
Professional Associations And Memberships
- President of the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyer Association (OCDLA)
- Oregon State Bar
- Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Life Member, Education Committee
- Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Capital Defenders
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Lane County Bar Association
- Multnomah County Bar Association
- CJA, Panel Attorney, 2003 to Present
- Lane County Law & Advocacy Center, Member, Board of Directors
- Maude Kerns Art Center, Member, Board of Directors, 1989 to 1990
Pro Bono Activities
- Created and Staffed Monthly Volunteer Law Clinic at Looking Glass New Roads Homeless Youth Center; Subsequently Secured Funding to Hire a Half Time Attorney to Assume the Position, 2003 to 2007
- Oregon Racing Commissioner: Appointed by two Oregon Governors to Serve on the Oregon Racing Commission to Adjudicate and Administrate Horse and Dog Racing in Oregon, 1993 to 2001
