· For 27 years, worked at the Los Angeles County Public Defenders’ Office, the oldest and largest office in the nation.

· Conducted 168 jury trials

· Defense attorney in the Nipsey Hussle murder trial

· Trained over 100 new trial lawyers

· Public Defender of the Year, 2009

· Worked at the Law Office of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. on the OJ Simpson case