Charges Reduced: Case 08FH180*x had Statutory Rape Negotiated to Misdemeanor on 2/3/09, Charges Reduced: Case 08F0981*x had Battery with Deadly Weapon with Substantial Bodily Harm negotiated to Misdemeanor on 2/3/09, Charges Reduced: Case 08F2633*x had Attempt Murder and Assault with Deadly Weapon negotiated to Disorderly Case Conduct (Misdemeanor) on 2/3/09, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M2615*x had Charges Dismissed on 2/2/09, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M3254*x had Charges Dismissed on 2/2/09, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M3145*x had Charges Dismissed on 2/1/09, Charges Reduced: Case 07M2682*q had Business License and Sex Club Violation Charges Dismissed on 1/30/09, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M3105*x had Charges Dismissed on 1/30/09, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M3173*x had Charges Dismissed on 1/29/09, Charges Reduced: Case 08F1952*x had Forgery (Felony) Negotiated to Misdemeanor on 1/29/09, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M3846*x had Charges Dismissed 1/29/09, Charges Dropped: Case 08M4315*x had Charges Dropped on 1/29/09, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M2801*x had Charges Dismissed on 1/28/09, Charges Reduced: Case CR00522*-08 had DUI Reduced to Reckless Driving on on 1/28/09, Charges Reduced: Case 07M3490*x had DUI Second Offense Reduced to Reckless Driving on 1/27/09, Charges Dropped Case 08M3617*x had Charges Dropped on 1/20/09, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M290*0x had Charges Dismissed on 1/12/09, Charges Dropped: Case 08M227*x had Charges Dropped on 1/9/08, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M4213*x had Charges Dismissed on 1/7/09, Charges Dropped: Case 08M3690*x had Charges Dropped on 12/15/08, Charges Dismissed: Case 08m3651*x had Charges Dismissed on 12/8/08, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M2847*x had Charges Dismissed on 12/4/08, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M2484*x had Charges Dismissed on 10/28/08, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M0439*x had Charges Dismissed on 9/9/08, Charges Dismissed: Case 08M0286*x had Charges Dismissed on 8/28/08, Charges Reduced: Case 06F24792X had Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Battery with a Deadly Weapon x2, Malicious Injury to vehicle (Felonies) Reduced to Disorderly Conduct (Misdemeanor) on 6/30/08, Charges Reduced: Case 06F14783X had Robbery, Battery with Intent to Commit Crime and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery (Felonies) charges Dismissed on 2/14/07, Charges Dismissed: Case CR3180-6 had Battery Domestic Violence Charges Dismissed on 12/13/06, Charges Reduced: Case 06F16817X had Home Invaison (Felony) Reduced to Misdemeanor with fine on 10/17/06, Charges Reduced: Case 06FH0559X had Child Abuse & Neglect (Felony) Reduced to Misdemeanor with fine on 9/7/06, Charges Dropped: Case 06-14172 had NLV Criminal Interruption/Obstruction of Phone Charges Dropped on 6/6/06, Charges Reduced: Case CR010388-05 had Battery Domestic Violence Reduced to Disorderly Conduct with fine on 3/9/06, Charges Reduced: Case 05F15326X had Possession of Controlled Substance (Felony) Reduced to Misdemeanor with fine on 1/13/06, Charges Dropped: Case 05F16723X had Sex Offender Failure to Register (Felony) Charges Dropped on 12/15/05, Charges Dropped: Case 05F16723X had Sex Offender Failurew to Register (Felony) Charges Dropped on 12/15/05, Charges Dismissed: Case 05M13761X had Battery Domestic Violence Dismissed on 8/16/05, Charges Dismissed: Case 08FN182*x had Battery with Deadly Weapon (Felony) Charges Dismissed on 2/11/09,

Credentials

"I've learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being" (unknown).

Do my credentials cause me to fight harder for you? No, of course not. Do my credentials act as tools, allowing me to fight SMARTER for you? Absolutely.

Work of Note

Deputy District Attorney, Clark County District Attorney’s Office, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998 – 2005

Appellate Team
Criminal Prosecution Team
Special Victim’s Unit / Domestic Violence Detail
Civil Forfeiture Team
Special Assignments Team

Instructor, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Academy: Basic and Advanced Constitutional Law
Instructor, LVMPD In-Service Training, Forfeiture Law and Practice
Instructor, LVMPD In-Service Training, Search and Seizure
Instructor, Law Enforcement POST Academy, Investigating Stalking Cases

Bar Admissions

State of Nevada
Nevada Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
State of Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court

Education

Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon
Juris Doctorate, 1996

Board of Trustees College of Law Committee
Grievance Board Officer
Mediator, Marion County (approved mediator for small claims and FED proceedings), 1996

Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Bachelor of Science, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association, 1998 - present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005 – present
Nevada State Bar Consumer Protection Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 2003 – 2005
Southern Nevada Attorney Discipline Board, 1999 – present
Oregon State Bar Client Security Fund Committee, 1997-1998
Roster of Neutrals for mediation of eminent domain litigation, 1997
International Right of Way Association, 1996 – 1997
Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society, 1991 – 1992

"Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence" (Johann Kaspar Lavater).

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Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2010: 176...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2011: 143, to date...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2010: 176...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2011: 143, to date...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2010: 176...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2011: 143, to date...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2010: 176...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2011: 143, to date...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2010: 176...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2011: 143, to date...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2010: 176...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2011: 143, to date...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2010: 176...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2011: 143, to date...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2010: 176...Cases dismissed, state declined to prosecute, or client found not guilty at trial in 2011: 143, to date...