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312 South Washington
P.O. Box 9696
(208)882-2222 (Phone)
Moscow, Idaho 83843
(208)892-3535 (Fax)
EDUCATION
ANTIOCH SCHOOL OF LAW
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Juris Doctorate (1987). Top student in Evidence and Criminal Procedure.
ST. OLAF COLLEGE
NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Bachelor of Arts in History (1983). Member of Student Senate and Hockey Team.
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY
LANCASTER, ENGLAND
Junior Year Abroad (1982). Studied Euro-Asian Comparitive History (Japan, China, U.S.S.R.) and Irish Nationalism. Thesis: "A Tradition of Violence: The Irish Quest for Nationhood 1880-1923."
ADMISSIONS
IDAHO STATE BAR Admitted 1987.
MINNESOTA STATE BAR Admitted 1989.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAR Admitted 1989.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT Admitted 1994.
NEZ PERCE TRIBAL COURT Admitted 2003.
WASHINGTON STATE BAR Admitted 2008.
PUBLIC SERVICE
DELEGATE American Association of Justice (2010-present).
PRESIDENT Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (2009-2010).
EVIDENCE RULES COMMITTEE Idaho Supreme Court (2009-present).
ICE HOCKEY REFEREE Palouse Youth Hockey Association (2007-present).
COMMISSIONER Moscow Human Rights Commission (2006-present).
DIRECTOR Federal Defender Services of Idaho (2006-present).
REGIONAL DIRECTOR Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (2005-2006).
PRESIDENT Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2000-2001).
DIRECTOR YMCA Youth Government Program North Region (1992-1999).
PRESIDENT Trinity Group Homes (1995-1998).
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
PRIVATE PRACTICE
COEUR D'ALENE & MOSCOW, IDAHO
December, 1991 - Present
Sole practitioner in Coeur d'Alene and Moscow, primarily in personal injury litigation.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
MOSCOW, IDAHO
August, 2000 - December, 2005
Trial Advocacy Adjunct Professor at the University of Idaho College of Law.
DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO
April, 1989 - October, 1991
State court trial defense litigator. Felony, misdemeanor, juvenile, child protective and appellate representation for indigents. Tried over thirty jury trials to verdict.
IDAHO SUPREME COURT
BOISE, IDAHO
August, 1987 - April, 1989
Judicial Clerk for Justice Stephen Bistline.
ADULT MISDEMEANOR CLINIC
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Fall, 1986 - Spring, 1987
Defended indigent adults charged with drug, prostitution and theft offenses. Argued cases before District of Columbia Court of Appeals involving pro se indigents' fundamental right of access to the courts.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
January - August, 1986
Judicial Intern for Judge Julia Cooper Mack.
PUBLICATIONS
Is My Record Clear Now?, Advocate, Vol. 52, No. 6 (June 2009).
Idaho's Best Criminal Cases, (Editor) IACDL Publication (8th ed. 2010).
Nine Bad Ideas, ITLA Journal, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Spring 2002).
Petition for Review Denied: What's All The Shouting About?, Advocate, Vol. 33, No. 2 (February 1990).
AWARDS
Liberty Award, American Civil Liberties Union (2005).
President's Award, Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1997).
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Ethics for the Idaho Personal Injury Lawyer (ITLA Boise, November 13, 2009; Moderator).
Arguing Damages to the Jury (ITLA Boise, February 27, 2009).
The Fundamentals of Car Crash Litigation (ITLA Pocatello, October 26, 2007).
A Call for the End to Humiliation Litigation (John P. Gray Inn of Court, Coeur d'Alene, November 4, 2007).
A Dreamer's Practical Guide to Winning Car Crash Jury Trials (ITLA Boise, February 25, 2005).
CERTIFICATIONS
Criminal Trial Specialist, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (2005-present).
Death-Penalty Qualified Counsel, Idaho Supreme Court (2002-2010).