Attorney Profile

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• Federal and State Courts
• Family Law
• Divorce
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Domestic Violence
• Parenting Time
• Homicide
• Self Defense
• Battered Women
• White Collar Crimes
• Drug Crimes
• Gaurdianships
• Juvenile Law

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1985
• Oregon, 1990
• U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1985

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1981
  J.D.
  
  
• Indiana University, 1977
  B.A.
  
  

Representative Cases

• United States v. Juvenile Male, 864 F.2d 641 (9th Cir. 1988) ( )
• United States v. Freelove, 816 F.2d 479 (9th Cir. 1987) ( )

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Multnomah County and Indiana State Bar Associations
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• Oregon State Bar
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• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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• Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
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• Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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• Oregon Women Lawyers
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Past Employment Positions

• Criminal Justice Dept - Indiana University, Associate Instructor, 1980 - 1981
• Indianapolis, Indiana, Indiana Appellate Court Clerk, 1981 - 1982
• Bloomington, Indiana, Monroe County Public Defender Office, 1982 - 1985
• Portland, Oregon, Assistant Federal Public Defender, 1985 - 1989
• United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, Portland, Oregon, Vice President, Public Policy, 1990 - 1994
• Juvenile Rights Project, and Bertoni and Todd, 1994 - 1996
• Private Practice, 1996 - Present

Birth Information

• March 25, 1955, South Bend, Indiana