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Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Capital Offenses; Civil Forfeiture; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Fraud; Death Penalty; Driving Under the Influence; DUI; Driving While Intoxic

Additional Information: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President's Club); Nevada Trial Lawyer's Association; Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Board of Directors, 2001—; Vice President, 2002-2003 and 2006—).

Biography: Friars Honor Society, University of Pennsylvania. Author: "A New Strategy on Reasonable Doubt," Nevada Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, May 1991 and in Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice's Journal, June 1991; "Legislative Update," NACJ Journal, Dec. 1991; "Binding Plea Bargains," NACJ Journal, May 1992; "Advance Look at 1993 Criminal Legislation," NTLA Advocate, Sept. 1993 and NACJ Journal Aug., 1993; "Comments on 'Rumsey's Code of Trial Conduct'," Washoe County Bar Association's Writ, Jan. 1994; "It's A Dog's World: An Introduction To Trademarks," State Bar Association of Nevada's Nevada Lawyer, Dec. 1993; "Thievery Can Be Legal: 'Fair Use' of Copyrighted Material," SBN's, Nevada Lawyer, Feb. 1994; "The Constitutional Challenge To Governor Miller's Re-Election", NTLA Advocate, May 1994; "1993 Criminal Legislation," NACJ Journal, (7-Part Series) Dec. 1993-June 1994; "Criminal Discovery Issues," NACJ Journal, Feb. 1995; "Beyond the Ten Commandments: Pitfalls in the Criminal Law," SBN's Nevada Lawyer (3-part Series), March-May 1995; "District Judge's Misconduct In Secretly Meeting With Fourteen Year-Old Murder Defendant," NACJ Journal, June 1995; "1995 Criminal Law Legislative Changes," SBN's Nevada Lawyer, Sept. 1995; "Uncovering Jury Misconduct," NACJ Journal, April 1996; "Hidden Dangers in Federal Juror Interviews," NACJ Journal, January 1996; "Jury Misconduct: The Feds Don't Care," NTLA Advocate, June 1996; "Retroactivity Riddle: When Do New Sentencing Statutes Apply To Old Offenses?" NACJ Journal, Sept. 1998; "Does An 'Open File' Make Discovery Motions Unnecessary?" NACJ Journal, June, 2004; The Crawford Decision and Injustice of The Supreme Court," NACJ Journal, June, 2004; "Assault and Battery," NACJ Journal, Nov. 2004; "When A Deadly Weapon Isn't A Deadly Weapon," NACJ Journal, Nov. 2004; "Moron, ... er ..., More On DeRosa and Crawford, NACJ Journal, Nov. 2004. Co-Author: with L. Bell and K. Winckler, "The O.R. Rule," NACJ Journal, Oct. 2002. Lecturer: Court Room Psychodrama, Reno, November 1983; Defense of DUI Prosecutions, Reno and Las Vegas, September 1984; Criminal Law and Procedure, Reno, November 1984; Coordinator, Seminar on Criminal Law and Procedure, Reno, NV, 1985. Criminal Law Legislative Changes, Reno, 1991; 1993 Criminal Law Legislation, Fallon, NV, 1993; The Criminal Law's Pitfalls for Lawyers, Reno, 1994; Discovery Issues, Reno, 1994; Defending the Pre-Arraignment Case, Reno, 1995; Criminal Law Legislative Changes, Las Vegas, Reno and Fallon, NV, 1995; Discovery Issues, Reno, 1995; Coordinator, Seminar on Solving Vexing Problems in Criminal Law, Reno, 1995; Avoiding Prosecution, Lawsuit and Discipline, Reno, 1997; Discovery: The Tough Issues, Reno, 1997; The Expert Witness, San Antonio, Texas, 1999; Trial Practice, Reno, 1999. Instructor, Trial Skills, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Reno, NV, 1987. Employment: Assistant Counsel, Bloomingdale's Department Stores, New York, NY, 1972-1974. Staff Counsel, Nevada Indian Legal Services, Carson City, NV, 1975-1976. Staff Attorney and Lobbyist, Nevada Department of Consumer Affairs, Las Vegas, NV, 1976-1977. Clark County Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, 1977-1979. Chief Trial Deputy, Nevada State Public Defenders Office, Carson City, NV, 1979-1980. Assistant Federal Public Defender, NV, 1980-1982. Member, Board of Governors, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, 1990-1995. Member, U.S. District Court for Nevada, CJA Criminal Defense Panel, 1991-1994. (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)

Reported Cases: State v. District Court (Epperson), 120 Nev. (Adv. Op. No. 30) (2004); Sheriff v. Marcus, 116 Nev. 188 (2000); Derosa v. Dist. Ct., 115 Nev. 225 (1999); Sheriff v. Dhadda, 115 Nev. 175 (1999); State v. Lomas, 114 Nev. 313 (1998); Young v. State, 103 Nev. 233 (1987); Pendleton v. State, 103 Nev. 95 (1987); Central Bit Supply, Inc. v. Waldrop Drilling, 102 Nev. 139 (1986); Sheriff v. Myles, 99 Nev. 817 (1983); United States v. Wilcox, 640 F. 2d 970 (9th Circuit, 1980); Hill v. Sheriff, 95 Nev. 438 (1979).