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Admitted: 1977, Virginia and District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, California; 1987, New York

Law School: Georgetown University, J.D., 1976.

College: United States Naval Academy, B.S., 1968; Catholic University of America, M.S., 1972.

Birth Date and Place: Washington, D.C., December 14, 1946.

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense - White Collar Criminal Defense Law and Fraud

Additional Information: Member: State Bar of California; Federal (National Delegate, Roanoke Chapter, 1977-1979) and American (Vice-Chairman, RICO Cases Committee, 1980—) Bar Associations; Lawyer Pilots Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Biography: Licensed Commercial Pilot, 1969. Instructor, Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, U.S. Department of Justice, 1979. Lecturer, Criminal Law and Ethics, Georgetown University Law Center, 1980. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Pepperdine, 2003—. Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1981. Military: U.S. Navy Midshipman, 1964-1968; U.S. Navy, 1968-1976; U.S. Naval Reserves, 1976-1990; Commander U.S. Naval Reserves (Retired) Languages: French. Reported Cases: In Re: Investigation Before Feb., 1977, Lynchburg Grand Jury 1977, United States Court of Appeals, Virginia 563 F.2d 652; In Re: U.S. 1978, United States Court of Appeals, Virginia 588 F. 2d 56; U.S. v. Whitehead 1980, United States Court of Appeals, Virginia 5 Fed. R. Evid Serv. 1046, 618 F.2d 523; Milton v. Weinberger, 645 F.2d 1070 (D.C. Cir. 1981); Johns v. U.S., 434 A.2d 463 (DCCA 1981); Coligan v. U.S., 434 A.2d 483 (DCCA 1981); Cooper v. Calderon, 255 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2001) (Cooper I); Cooper v. Calderon, 274 F.3d 1270 (9th Cir. 2001) (Cooper II); Cooper v. Calderon, 308 F.3d 1020 (9th Cir. 2002) (Cooper III).

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