| United States Marine Corps |
1984-1993 |
| Undergraduate Degree: |
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University of California at Santa Barbara |
1993 |
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry |
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| *Winner of Hughes Award for Excellence in Research |
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| Graduate Degree: |
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University of California at Santa Barbara |
1994 |
Masters of Science in Chemistry (Biophysical Chemistry) |
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| Graduate Degree: |
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University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law |
1997 |
Juris Doctorate Degree |
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| *Winner of All McGeorge Trial Competition |
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| *Winner of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Trial Competition |
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| *Winner of American Board of Trial Advocates and American Board of Trial Advocates - Trial Advocate of the Year |
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| *Champion of West Coast Regional Trial Competition American Bar Association |
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| *Recipient of The Order of Barristers |
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| *Member of: |
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Justice Anthony Kennedy Inn of Court |
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Robert Banyard Inn of Court |
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| Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College |
1998 |
| McGeorge School of Law |
Coach for Trial Advocacy Competition Team |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law |
Coach for Trial Advocacy Competition Team |
| Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College |
Senior Instructor |
Lecturer at Seminars in California, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Michigan, Georgia |
| Naval Judge Advocate General Training School |
Instructor of Trial Advocacy |
| Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
| Marine Corps J.A.G. Prosecution Training |
| Nebraska Bar Association |
| "Quinizarin uptake in Varied DNA Structures" |
U.C.S.B. periodical publications |
| "Voir Dire for Murder" |
The Warrior, Winter 2003, The Journal of The Trial Lawyers College |
| Criminal Law: |
State, Federal and Military Court Martial |
| Civil Litigation: |
State and Federal |
Civil Rights, personal injury, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, business litigation, products liability, class action, patent litigation. |