Richard G. Hirsch
Member
Email: richardghirsch@aol.com
Practice Areas: Criminal Law.
Admitted: 1967, California; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1965
College: University of California at Los Angeles, A.B., 1961
Member: Beverly Hills Bar Association (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1975-1976; Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1985); State Bar of California; Criminal Courts Bar Association (President, Los Angeles County, 1980); California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-; Vice President, 1985-1987; President, 1987); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography: Author: "I Know It When I Seize It: Selected Problems In Obscenity," 4 Loyola University of Los Angeles Review, No. 1, February, 1971; "Release Procedures," Calif Criminal Law, Procedure and Practice, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Editions. Instructor, Legal Specialization, California Trial Lawyers Association, 1974. Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County, 1967-1971. Member, 1976-1984 and Chairman, 1976-1984, Mayor's Advisory Committee to the Greek Theatre. Commissioner, California Council on Criminal Justice, 1977-1984. Member: Chief Justices Special Advisory Committee on Courts and the Media, 1979; Community Advisory Committee, KCET Public Television, 1980-1982; Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, 1980-1984. Member, Board of Directors, Voter Registration Program, 1983-1984. President, Board of Trustees, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 1986-1996. Member, Board of Directors, 1995-; Chairman, 1997-1999, Ocean Park Community Center. Member, Board of Directors, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, 1995-1997. Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year, Century City Bar Association, 1996. Defense Attorney of the Year, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1999. Recipient: Career Achievement Award, Criminal Courts Bar Association, 2003. Member, LA County Bar Association Task Force on the State Criminal Justice System, 2002-2003. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (Vice President; President, 2001). (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)
Born: Los Angeles, California, June 15, 1940
ISLN: 906461837
