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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Pepperdine University School of Law

J.D. Awarded May 1985

Georgetown University Law Center

Spring 1984

Temple University

Bachelor of Business Administration, May 1982

GPA 3.5/4.0

                   Honors:

                   Dean's List 1979-82

                   Graduated Magna Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

06/96 - 03/97           Associate Independent Counsel

(Senior Trial Counsel)

Office of Independent Counsel

In Re Secretary of Agriculture Espy

Alexandria, Virginia

03/96 - 06/96                    Special Counsel

Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

07/90 - 03/96           Assistant United States Attorney - Criminal Division

United States Department of Justice

United States Attorney's Office

Middle District of Florida

Tampa, Florida

01/88 - 07/90           Associate - Litigation Department

Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

09/85 - 01/88           Associate - Litigation Department

Pechner, Dorfman, Wolffe, Rounick & Cabot

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

05/84 - 08/84           Summer Associate

Pechner, Dorfman, Wolffe, Rounick & Cabot

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

01/84 - 05/84           Judicial Clerk

Honorable Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge

United States Claims Court

Washington, D.C.

(Currently appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit)

05/83 - 08/83           Judicial Clerk

Honorable Bernard Snyder

Court of Common Pleas

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

STATE BARS          

Texas

Wyoming    

New York      

Pennsylvania

District of Columbia

COURTS ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division - Third Judicial Department

Supreme Court of the State of Texas

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of Wyoming

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States District Court, District of Columbia

United States District Court, Northern District of Texas

United States District Court, Southern District of Texas

United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi

United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

United States District Court, Southern District of New York

United States Court of International Trade

United States Claims Court

United States Tax Court

TEACHING POSITIONS

08/99 – 12/00           Adjunct Professor Temple University School of Law

Course:  Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy (Three Credit Hours)

08/96 – 12/00          Adjunct Professor Temple University School of Law

Course:  Advanced Trial Advocacy (Three Credit Hours)

08/92 - 05/96           Adjunct Professor Stetson University College of Law

Course:  Advanced Criminal Trial Advocacy (Three Credit Hours)

07/22/98 - 07/31/98  Faculty Member Combating Economic Fraud and Counterfeiting Seminar

(Buenos Aires, Argentina)

11/17/97 - 11/21/97  Faculty Member International Financial Institution Fraud/White-Collar Crime Seminar (St. Petersburg, Russia)

03/10/97 - 03/14/97  Faculty Member International Financial Institution Fraud/White-Collar Crime Seminar (Nicosia, Cyprus)

10/09/95 - 10/20/95  Faculty Member International Organized/White-Collar Crime Seminar

(Ljubljana, Slovenija)

10/02/95 - 10/05/95  Faculty Member International Advanced White-Collar Crime Seminar (International Law Enforcement Academy, Budapest, Hungary)

09/25/95 - 09/29/95  Faculty Member International Economic Fraud and Counterfeiting Seminar (Prague, Czech Republic)

08/14/95 - 08/25/95  Faculty Member International Organized Crime/Financial Institution Fraud Seminar (Bucharest, Romania)

07/11/98 - 07/25/98  Faculty Member National Institute for Trial Advocacy National Session

07/10/99 - 07/24/99  (Boulder, Colorado)

07/23/95 - 08/02/95  Faculty Member National Institute for Trial Advocacy Pacific Regional

Trial Advocacy Program (San Diego, CA)

06/07/95 - 06/17/95  Faculty Member National Institute for Trial Advocacy

06/05/96 - 06/15/96  Southern Regional Trial Advocacy Program

06/14/97 - 06/21/97  (Dallas, Texas)

05/12/94 - 05/22/94  Faculty Member National Institute for Trial Advocacy

05/11/95 - 05/21/95  Southeast Regional Trial Advocacy Program

05/09/96 - 05/19/96  (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)

05/03/94 - 05/17/94  Faculty Member Emory University School of Law

05/02/95 - 05/16/95  Trial Techniques Program

05/07/96 - 05/21/96  (Atlanta, Georgia)

05/06/97 - 05/20/97

02/24/94 - 03/06/94  Faculty Member National Institute for Trial Advocacy Florida

02/23/95 - 03/05/95  Regional Trial Advocacy Program

02/22/96 - 03/03/96  (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

02/27/98 - 03/08/98  (Assistant Team Leader 1995-1996, 1998-2000, & 2004 Programs)

02/26/99 - 03/07/99

02/25/00 - 03/05/00

02/28/04 - 03/06/04

07/30/93 - 08/06/93  Faculty Member University of Florida College of Law Statewide

07/15/94 - 07/22/94  Prosecutor/Public Defender Trial Training Program

07/18/97 - 07/25/97  (Gainesville, Florida)

07/30/99 - 08/06/99

07/21/00 - 07/28/00

07/20/01 - 07/27/01

LECTURES

06/25/97                 Evidence, Forensic Experts and the U.S. Legal System

Lecture to Law Enforcement Officials from Russia

Host:  United States Secret Service

Saratov, Russia

06/19/97                 Evidence, Forensic Experts and the U.S. Legal System

Lecture to Law Enforcement Officials from the Czech Republic

Host:  United States Secret Service

Prague, Czech Republic

12/08/95                 International Money Laundering

Lecture to Officials from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs

Host:  United States Secret Service

Washington, D.C.

09/14/95                 Defense Strategies in Government Undercover Cases

& 01/30/97              Lecture to Special Agents United States Secret Service

James J. Rowley Training Center

Laurel, Maryland

11/04/93                 Pleas in Federal Criminal Cases

Lecture to over 100 Legal Studies Students at the

                                      University of California, Berkeley

11/04/93                 The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments and the

Federal Criminal Process

          Lecture to over 100 Criminal Justice Students at

          San Francisco State University

03/22/93                 The Federal Criminal Process

Lecture to Criminal Justice and Pre-law

Students at the University of Tampa

03/03/92                 Anatomy of a Trial

Lecture to 450 Criminal Justice Students at the

                                University of South Florida

04/03/89                          Medical Malpractice - Pennsylvania Health Care Services

& 04/02/90                       Malpractice Act and Risk Management

Lecture to 250 Medical Students at the

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

03/27/89                 Medical Malpractice - The Cause of Action

& 03/26/90              Lecture to 250 Medical Students at the

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

ADVOCACY COURSES/CERTIFICATIONS

June 1994 - Present            AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

11/04/93 - 11/07/93           National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Expanded Teacher Training Program

University of California School of Law at Berkeley

March 1992                                 Certified Instructor:  Criminal Justice Standards

and Training Commission

03/16/92 - 03/20/92           Attorney General's Advocacy Institute

Course in Appellate Advocacy

12/03/90 - 12/14/90           Attorney General's Advocacy Institute

Course in Criminal Trial Advocacy

AWARDS/HONORS

1995             United States Department of Justice Special Act Award

1994             Federal Bar Association's Younger Federal Lawyer Award

(One of Five Leading Government Attorneys Throughout the Nation and Overseas)

1991                      United States Department of Justice Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Superior Performance

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT COMMENDATIONS

February 1996                    Director Eljay B. Bowron

United States Secret Service

January 1996           Commissioner, George J. Weise

United States Customs Service

July 1995                 Inspector General James A. Renick

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

February 1995                    Director Eljay B. Bowron

United States Secret Service

July 1994                 United States Attorney General Janet Reno

United States Department of Justice

July 1994                 Director Louis J. Freeh

Federal Bureau of Investigation

March 1994             United States Attorney General Janet Reno

United States Department of Justice

January 1994           Inspector General John J. Adair

Resolution Trust Corporation

November 1993        Director Louis J. Freeh

Federal Bureau of Investigation

September 1992       Director William S. Sessions

Federal Bureau of Investigation

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

OVERALL PERFORMANCE RATINGS

1990 to 1995           Outstanding

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association

ABA Criminal Justice Section

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Assistant United States Attorney's Association for the Middle District of Florida

   Member Office Liaison Committee 1994-1995

   Chair, Officers/Board Members Nomination Committee 1995

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