Rickard Santwier
Member
Email: santwier@sbcglobal.net

Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Traffic Violations.

Admitted: 1970, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Law School: University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1969

College: University of San Francisco, B.A., History, 1965

Member: Pasadena (President, Board, 1993-1998), San Gabriel Valley, San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County (Board of Trustees, 2000-2001; Co-Chair Indigent Criminal Defense Appointments Committee, 1993-1995) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, 1996- and Chair, 2001, Criminal Law Section); California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Board of Governors, 1990-1996, 2000-2003; Treasurer, 2004; Secretary, 2005; Vice-President, 2006; President-Elect, 2007; President, 2008); Irish American Bar Association (Board, 2004; Secretary, 2005; Vice-President, 2006; President, 2007); Criminal Courts Bar Association (President, Board, 1985-1995); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Public Defenders Association.

Biography: Director, Moot Court Board. Recipient: Jerry Giesler Trial Attorney of the Year, Criminal Courts Bar Association, 1993. Recipient, Donald R. Wright Distinguished Service Award, Pasadena Bar Association, 2004. Author: California Criminal Law Practice and Procedure Chapter, "Jury Deliberations and Verdict," CEB, 1986. Los Angeles County Deputy Defender, 1969-1984. Private Practice, 1984-. (Certified Specialist Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)

Reported Cases: Joe Z. v. Superior Court, 3 Cal.3d 797, 1970; Carlos v. Superior Court, 35 Cal.3d 131, 1983.

Born: Hollywood, California, June 23, 1942

ISLN: 909926982