CASES
Acquittal
(Not Guilty) at jury trial on a "Life Without Possibility of Parole"
case (People v. Darrell Van Shumpert)
Over
1,000 DUI (Driving Under the Influence) cases, including multiple
offenders and vehicular homicide cases.
Over
550 Department of Motor Vehicle Hearings (DUI Drivers License
Suspensions)
Successfully
handled a Kidnapping case where a potential sentence of life
imprisonment was reduced to "time already served" of only ninety days
(People v. Shakira Roberts, et al.)
Death penalty case (People v.
Jesse Bishop), successfully handling several post-conviction writs,
appeals, and a Pardon-Commutation hearing
Over fifty "Three Strikes"
cases with excellent results in obtaining the dismissal of one or more
'strikes" resulting in the dramatic reduction of jail time
Hundreds of Domestic Violence
cases, including many where the charges were either dismissed or
discharged
Bail reductions obtained in
nearly all cases (where the client is neither a flight risk and is not
considered dangerous), most recently: the reduction of a million dollar
bail to only forty-five thousand dollars (San Francisco Superior Court)
Over 1,000 felony cases (drugs,
grand theft, assault, kidnapping, murder)
Over 2,500 misdemeanor cases
(shoplifting, solicitation for prostitution, petty theft, and DUIs).
Over 300 Juvenile offense cases
Hundreds of successful
Probation Violation hearings
Numerous successful Parole Violation
hearings
Handled the "Last Defector"
(In re Sergei Ukanov) case from the former Soviet Union (USSR)
Pro Bono representation for
selected indigent clients (People v. June Fairchild, People v. Valerie
Hunt)
Founder and CEO of a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit public benefit corporation, including the obtaining of the
tax-exempt status from the IRS
EDUCATION
Degree of Juris Doctor,
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Political Science, California State University, Long Beach, California
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