Areas of Emphasis

   
• Employment
   
• Medical Malpractice
   
• Professional Disciplinary Matters
   
• Felonies
   
• Misdemeanors
   
• White Collar Crimes

Education & Achievements

   
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, JD (1997)
   
• University of Arizona, BS, cum laude, Regents Scholar (1993)
   
• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated (2013)
   
• Rising Star: Super Lawyers Magazine (2011- 2012)
   
• Avvo Rated 10.0 Superb
   
• 013_ AVAVABoard of Trustees - Federal Bar Association (2012 - present)
   
• Chairperson - Spokane County Bar Superior Court Liaison Committee (2010 - present)
   
• Trustee - Spokane County Bar Association (2009 - 2011)
   
• Note and Comment Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly (1996 - 1997)
   
• American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Writing and Research (1994)

Admittance & Memberships

   
• Arizona State Bar (1997)
   
• Washington State Bar (2002)
   
• Idaho State Bar (2007)
   
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
   
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
   
• Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
   
• The National Trial Lawyers, named Top 100 Trial Lawyers (Criminal Defense)
   
• Washington State Association for Justice

Cited Cases

   
• Rose v. Anderson Hay and Grain Co., 168 Wn. App. 474 (Div. III, 2012) (employment case regarding applicability of wrongful termination in violation of public policy)
   
• United States v. Peer, 171 Fed. Appx. 140 (9th Cir. 2006) (criminal case resulting in limited remand for sentencing based on error in imposition of sentence under mandatory sentencing guidelines)
   
• Stubblefield v. Trombino, 4 P.3d 437 (Ariz. App. 2000) (criminal case interpreting Arizona law for attempted possession of a controlled substance)