Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

2012 - Present

Adjunct Professor of Law, University Of Southern California Gould School Of Law

2003 - Present

Deputy Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender, Central Dist. of CA

1999 - 2003

Appellate Attorney, Federal Community Defender Office For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania

1996 - 1999

Associate, Law Offices of Lynne F.Stewart

1995 - 1995

Law Student Intern, United States Court Of Appeals For The 2nd Circuit

1994 - 1994

Legal Intern, Philadelphia County District Attorney's Office

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Associations

2018 - Present

California Bar Foundation

Member

2018 - Present

California Bar Foundation

Board of Directors

2015 - Present

State Bar of California

Chair, Client Security Fund Commission

2005 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

2005 - Present

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

2014 - 2015

State Bar of California

Vice-Chair, Client Security Fund Commission

2011 - 2016

State Bar of California

Member, Client Security Fund Commission

2010 - 2011

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Editorial Board Member, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine

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Sample of Legal Cases

United States v. Alvarez, S. Ct. No. 11-210

Supreme Court holds (6-3) Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional under First Amendment.

United States v. Rudd, 662 F.3d 1257 (9th Cir. 2011)

Vacated and remanded.

United States v. Laurienti, 611 F.3d 530 (9th Cir. 2010)

Conviction affirmed; Sentence Vacated

United States v. Quinzon, 643 F.3d 1266 (9th Cir. 2011)

United States v. Alvarez, 617 F.3d 1198 (9th Cir. 2010), reh’g denied, 638 F.3d 666 (9th Cir. 2011)

Conviction Reversed; Statute Declared Unconstitutional

United States v. Ellis, 641 F.3d 411 (9th Cir. 2011)

United States v. Caseres, 533 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir. 2008)

Conviction Reversed

United States v. Arnt, 474 F.3d 1159 (9th Cir. 2007)

Conviction Reversed

United States v. Weber, 451 F.3d 552 (9th Cir. 2006)

United States v. Freeman, 316 F.3d 386 (3d Cir. 2003)

Sentence Vacated

United States v. Myers, 308 F.3d 251 (3d Cir. 2002)

Conviction Reversed

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Education

1996

City University of New York School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1993

Temple Univ

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2014

Central District of California Criminal Justice Act Trial Panel Training

REALLY!?!: Ten (or more) Things Trial Attorneys Do That Make Appellate Attorneys Cry

2014

Advanced Criminal Procedure Course, UCLA School of Law

Motions to Dismiss

2013

Central District of California Criminal Justice Act Appellate Panel Training

Supreme Court Practice and Procedure — The View from the Ground

2012

Supreme Court Clinic, UCLA School of Law

Supreme Court Argument

2012

First Amendment Course, CUNY School of Law

The Right to Lie Under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment

2011

Central District of California Criminal Justice Act Trial Panel Training

Supervised Release 101: The Basics

2008

Annual Appellate Practice Seminar

Going Back to the Well – Good Issues for Thin Records

2007

Southern District of Alabama Criminal Justice Act Panel Training Seminar

Supreme Court Update

2007

National Seminar for Federal Defenders

What's Hot on Appeal

2007

Annual Appellate Practice Seminar

Significant Developments in Criminal Law 2006-07

2006

National Seminar for Federal Defenders

Objectionable Conditions of Supervised Release and Probation

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Publications

1996

New York City Law Review Introduction: A Journal of Law in the Service of Human Needs

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