Practice

With 24 years experience, my litigation practice primarily focuses on:

• Criminal Defense: State and Federal charges, at trial or appeal, involving traditional drug defense, wire taps, grand jury witnesses, and appeals of all types including 2254 and 2255 post-appeal challenges.
  
  Successfully overturned a conviction (and 23 year sentence) based upon evidence errors. Successful representation of defendants challenging armed career criminal violations, suppression of wire tap warrants, a Rule 33 order for a new trial based on "manifest injustice" (the so-called "Thirteenth Juror" standard), new trial following a serious evidence error in federal district court, re-sentencing following an improperly imposed upwards departure, and collateral relief for federal and state convicts challenging their sentence in federal court.
  
  For the past nine years, I have been an adjunct professor at Gonazaga School of Law, teaching criminal procedure, white collar, trial advocacy and related courses.
  
  In 1996, I argued before the Supreme Court in United States v. $451,089.12.
  
  
• Injured or Disabled: Worker-based claims at the Department, Board and Superior Court. In addition, I handle Social Security hearings and appeals before the Administration and federal courts.
  
  
• Civil Rights: Claims by Plaintiffs alleging wrongful arrest, employment discrimination, and housing discrimination claims. Litigation has included successful recovery for the victims of sexual misconduct.
  
  
• Center for Justice, public Interest litigation: Beginning Fall of 2007, I will be joining the litigation team at the Center for Justice.
  
  

For detailed highlights on past litigation, please read my resume.