Admitted
1985, Maine and U.S. District Court, District of Maine; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Santa Clara University Law School, J.D., 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
University of Maine, B.A., with Distinction, 1982
Memberships
Maine State (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1991-1992) and Cumberland Bar Associations; Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Founder and First President, 1992-1993); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Vice Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee (First Circuit), 2003—); Maine Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society (Chair, Maine Membership Committee, 2001—).
Biographical
Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient: Richard D. Aronson Young Leadership Award, Jewish Federation and Community Council of Southern Maine, 1994. Comments Editor, 25 Santa Clara L. Rev. (1985). Listed in: Who's Who in American Law, 1996—; Who's Who in America, 1997—. Appointed to Maine State Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1997—. Editor, Maine Defender, 1992—. Member, Editorial Advisory Committee Maine Bar Journal, 1990-1997. Author: The State of Fourth Amendment Vehicle Stops in Maine After Caron: A Response to Judge Sheldon, 3 Me. B.J. 310 (1988) ; Note, Strict Scrutiny of State Ballot Access Restrictions Assures Easier Access for Independent Presidential Candidates, 24 Santa Clara Law Review 209 (1984). Member, Criminal Rules Advisory Committee, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1991-1999. President, Jewish Federation and Community Council of Southern Maine, 1994-1996.