Admitted: 1984, California; 1985, Nevada; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: McGeorge School of Law, J.D.
Member: Washoe County and Douglas County (President, 1988) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada; State Bar of California; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice.
Biography: Law Clerk, 1984. Associate, Manoukian, Scarpello & Alling, Ltd., 1984-1990. Partner, Ohlson & Springgate, 1990-2003. Member, Northern Nevada Disciplinary Panel, 1993-2002. Member, Washoe County Family Court Bench-Bar Committee, 2003-current. Death Penalty trial qualified. Special Prosecutor, City of Reno, 2005. Judge Pro Tem, Reno Municipal Court, 2007-current. Washoe County Alternate Public Defender Selection Committee, 2007. Lecturer in Domestic Relations, 2005, Ethics, 2004 & 2005, Limited Jurisdiction Judges' Seminar, 2007.
Born: St. Louis, Missouri, July 7, 1959
Cases: Loftin v. Estate of Loftin, 746 P.2d 130 (1987); Sengbush v. Fuller, 747 P.2d 240 (1987).