Over 40 Years Courtroom Experience in California, District of Columbia, federal and military courts, including the defense of charges of serious criminal offenses. Hundreds of cases handled to date including factual situations of death, serious bodily injury and property damage, large alleged financial losses, four cases pending against the client at the same time in different jurisdictions, as many as eight prior criminal convictions being charged, illegal search and seizure, mistaken identity in arrest, mistaken identity in records of prior convictions. Established Reputation for effective, aggressive trial court representation in all subject areas of criminal law, regardless of complexity, adverse evidence or seriousness of consequences. Former Trial Attorney with the Special Litigation Division of the District of Columbia Government, Washington, D.C. Former Trial Attorney for Santa Clara County, California. Graduate, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. with experience as a law clerk to a District of Columbia trial court judge. Graduate, United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, with bachelor of science degree in engineering and subsequent law enforcement experience at sea as a commissioned officer, including duty as commanding officer of two United States Coast Guard Cutters -- one involved in search and rescue during the Cuban Exodus and the other in combat duty in the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam. Extensive Day-To-Day Professional Contact with Judges and Prosecutors in the Courtroom.