Areas of Practice

• 50% Criminal Trials
• 50% Criminal Writs and Appeals

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 1994
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1994
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal

Education

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1994
  J.D.
  
  
• University of California, Irvine, California, 1986
  A.B.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Psychology
  
  

Representative Cases

• People v. Krohon, 149 Cal. App. 4th (California Court of Appeals 2007)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California State Bar Association
  
  
• California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
  
  
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  
  
• California Public Defender's Association
  
  
• Orange County Bar Association, Appellate, West Court and South Court Sections
  
  
• Appellate Defenders Inc.
  Panel Attorney
  
  
• California Appellate Defense Council
  
  
• Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney (Federal)
  
  
• Orange County Superior Court Habeas Panel
  
  
• Federal Bar Assocation
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• William J. Kopeny, Associate Attorney, 1994 - 1997
• Stokke & Riddett, Associate Attorney, 1994 - 1997
• Orange County Public Defender's Office, 1997 - 2006

Pro Bono Activities

• Newport Harbor High School Moot Court, 2004 - 2006
  
  
• Newport Harbor High School, Da Vinci Mentor
  
  

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Delta Delta