Education

B.A. (English) -  University of Oregon - 1991

Juris Doctor - Willamette University College of Law - 1995 

Graduate – National Criminal Defense College – Capital Voir Dire - 2005

Graduate - Santa Clara University – Death Penalty College - 2006

Experience

I have been a criminal defense attorney since 1996, including two years as a public defender and eleven years in private practice.  I have handled all types of criminal cases from pre-indictment through trial:  traffic, drugs, property crimes, assaults, sexual assaults, robbery and homicide, including aggravated murder.

Writing/Speaking

* Speaker, Jury Selection and Client Communication, OCDLA New Lawyers Conference, 2005 - 2009

* Speaker, Jury Selection, MBA New Lawyers Brown Bag series, 2006 - 2008

* Speaker, Jury Selection, MPD Trial Skills Program, 2005 - 2008

* Speaker, Defending Child Pornography, NACDL Annual Conference, 2005

* Speaker/Panelist, Jury Selection, King County Bar Association Trial Skills Interactive Workshop, 2004

* Speaker, Criminal Cases/Litigation, Oregon State Bar Conference, 2004

* Co-Presenter, New Laws and Case Law Update, OCDLA DUII Conference, 2004

* Author, OCDLA Major Crimes Manual, Assault chapter (2004 edition)

* Co-Author, OSB Criminal Law CLE, Search and Seizure – Warrantless chapter (2004 Revision)

* Speaker, Statutory Defenses - Self-Defense, Defense of Others and Alibi, OCDLA Winning Defenses Conference, 2003

* Co-Editor, OCDLA DUII Manual (2001 Edition)

* Speaker, Zealous Advocacy for the Habitual Drunk, OCDLA DUII Seminar, 2001

MEMBERSHIPS

* Board of Directors, Multnomah Defenders, Incorporated, 2002 - Present

* National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2003 – Present

* Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1996 – Present

* Multnomah Bar Association, 2004 - Present

* Uniform Criminal Jury Instruction Committee, 2003 - 2005

* Gus Solomon Inns of Court, 2003 – 2005

* Attorney-Coach, Classroom Law Project Mock Trial Program, 1998 - 2006