EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts
• Stanford University – 1980

Juris Doctor
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law – 1983

Law Review
Associate Managing Editor, Law Review, McGeorge School of Law – 1983

Legal Practice
Experience

Carico Law, Principal
1988 – Present
Appellate and Litigation Responsibilities
• Appeals and writs in state and federal courts
• Consultant to trial counsel in all aspects of appellate practice
   (perfecting the record, appellate issues, review of briefs, etc.)
• Post-trial motions
• Evidentiary hearings
• Administrative writs
• Extensive civil and criminal appellate experience

Carico Johnson Toomey LLP, of counsel
2005 – 2018
Appellate Responsibilities
• Appeals in Probate, Estate, General Business, Real Estate, Employment
  and Trust litigation

Crist, Griffiths, Schulz & Biorn, associate
April 1987 to May 1989
Litigation and Appellate Responsibilities
• Appellate and writ practice in state court
• Real estate litigation in state court
• Securities litigation in state and federal court

Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, Inc., associate
January 1986 to April 1987
Litigation Responsibilities
• General civil litigation
• Medical malpractice litigation in state court

Judicial Clerkships
California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, 1983-1984
• Research attorney for Justice Pauline Davis Hanson

Superior Court of California, County of Monterey
• Research Attorney
• Wrote published and unpublished opinions for the appellate department.
• Prepared tentative rulings for the judges in civil and criminal cases
• Reviewed and issued memoranda opinions on all complicated law and
  motion matters before the court
• Reviewed challenges to Monterey County General Plan

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• U.S. Supreme Court
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District
• U.S. District Court, Northern District
• State Bar of California

CERTIFICATIONS

Appellate Certifications Earned
• Certified Legal Specialist in Appellate Law
  by The California State Bar Association

Trial Practice Certification
• Certificate of Completion -- Trial Advocacy Project (TAP) 2010

Dispute Resolution and Mediation Certifications
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, 40-Hour Mediation Training

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
AND MEMBERSHIPS

Current
• California State Bar Association
• Appellate Section, California State Bar
• California Appellate Defense Counsel
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Former
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• American Bar Association
• Bar Association of San Francisco
• San Francisco Trial Lawyer’s Association

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