Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Legal Specialist in Criminal Law - State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, 2008

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Central District of California Criminal Justice Act National Representative to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 2011

Representative Clients:

• People v. Sosa, representation in special circumstances prosecution in murder for hire conspiracy.
• People v. Horonzy, allegations of copyright infringement for unlicensed distribution of promotional DVD copies of theatrical works.
• USA v. Gima, allegations relating to criminal copyright infringement through distribution of a pre-theatrical release copy of George Lucas' Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
• USA v. Cogill, allegations of criminal copyright infringement relating to the uploading of pre-release copy of Guns N Roses' album Chinese Democracy
• USA v. Payne, et al, allegations relating to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine in a national drug trafficking organization.
• USA v. Mills, et al, representation in the capital prosecution in the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang
• USA v. Cooper, allegations of assault resulting from a prison riot at a federal prison facility., 2006
• USA v. Gonzalez, representation in the capital prosecution of alleged Mexican Mafia member., 2011
• USA v. Desoto, allegations of criminal copyright infringement relating to the uploading of SAG member screener copies of Black Swan to the bit torrent site The Pirate Bay., 2011

Educational Background:

• University of California, Los Angeles, BA Classical Civilizations, 1986
• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, JD, 1992