| Birth: |
1957 |
San Francisco, California |
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California |
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| Education: |
1975 – 1977 |
Chabot Community College |
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A.A. degree |
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1977 – 1979 |
University of California at Berkeley |
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B.A. degree |
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1979 – 1983 |
University of California Los Angeles School of Law |
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J.D. degree |
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| Bar Admittance: |
1984 |
California |
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| Experience: |
1983 – 1985 |
Lillick McHose and Charles |
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Associate |
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1985 – 1990 |
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office |
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Deputy District Attorney |
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1987 – 1994 |
Southwestern University School of Law |
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Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy |
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1987 – 1994 |
Glendale University School of Law |
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Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law |
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1990 – 1994 |
Glendale Municipal Court |
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Judge |
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1993 – 1994 |
Glendale Community College |
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Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice |
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1994 – 1996 |
California State Assembly |
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Member (Majority Leader 1995-1996) |
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1997 – 2001 |
United States House of Representatives |
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Member of Congress (27th District of California) |
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2001 |
Venable, Baetjer, Howard and Civiletti |
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Partner |
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2001 – 2004 |
United States Department of Commerce |
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Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office |
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2004 – 2005 |
Venable L.L.P. |
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Partner |
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2005 – 2006 |
Preston Gates Ellis LLP |
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Of Counsel |
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2005 – present |
Chapman University School of Law |
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Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy |
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2006 – present |
California Superior Court |
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Judge |
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