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Experience
Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate By the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Defending client in federal grand jury investigation involving alleged fraud in Eastern District of California. Matter still pending.
Defending corporate-municipal entity in grand jury investigation involving alleged fraud in District of Nevada. Matter still pending.
Defended senior state government official in NV Attorney General's Office criminal public integrity investigation. No charges filed against client.
Defended client in Cal/OSHA investigation involving workplace safety accident. Case resolved favorably for client without admission of liability.
Defended client in CA Department of Insurance disciplinary action. Case resolved favorably for client without admission of wrongdoing.
Provided legal advice to corporate client on federal and state electronic surveillance laws for telephonic recording system.
Successfully litigated and obtained preliminary injunction for plaintiff corporate client on defendant violations of stock purchase agreement provisions on non-competition and confidentiality of trade secrets in U.S. District Court in Nevada.
Defending corporate client facing Sacramento District Attorney's Office Consumer Protection investigation. Matter still pending.
Defended corporate client facing Nevada Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection investigation. No criminal charges or civil action pursued.
Defended client facing Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) investigation referred to US Attorney’s Office in EDCA for prosecution. Federal prosecution declined. No charges filed.
Defended corporate client facing U.S. Department of Interior Inspector General's investigation. No criminal charges or civil action pursued.
Defended client facing grand larceny charges. Misdemeanor sentence of probation.
Defended corporate client facing US Customs seizure of goods for trademark violation and penalty proceedings in Memphis, TN. Client's petition for relief granted with release of product with reduced penalty.
Defended corporate client facing US Customs forfeiture of goods for trademark violation and penalty proceedings in Anchorage, AL. Client's petition for remission of penalty granted without any monetary fine or penalty.
United States Attorney's Office, District of Nevada
Assistant United States Attorney (Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor) Reno, NV
Represented the United States and served as prosecutor and coordinator of Northern Nevada Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force to investigate and prosecute terrorism cases, wire and mail fraud, immigration and customs (ICE) violations, money laundering, access device fraud, identity theft, cybercrimes and violent crimes. Coordinated anti-terrorism training for federal and state law enforcement in Northern Nevada.
Assistant United States Attorney (Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force) Reno, NV
Represented the United States in federal prosecution of narcotics trafficking organizations, money laundering, wire and mail fraud, immigration and customs (ICE) violations, computer crimes and environmental crimes in the District of Nevada. Managed caseload of more than 75 cases. Tried 35 jury trials. Served as appellate counsel on more than 80 briefs and 16 oral arguments before Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Significant cases: United States v. Jose Antonio Herrera, et al. (wiretap investigation involving 8 defendants successful multi-defendant trial); United States v. Melvin Bishop, et al. (US Customs/ATF international firearms smuggling investigation and criminal prosecution of defendants including multimillion dollar asset forfeiture); United States v. Lokman Babu (DEA/IRS pseudoephedrine/money laundering prosecution and multimillion dollar asset forfeiture).
Assistant United States Attorney (Organized Crime Strike Force) Las Vegas, NV
Represented the United States in federal prosecution of organized crime organizations, RICO, narcotics, firearms and white-collar crimes in the Southern District of Nevada. Tried jury and bench trials in U.S. District Court. Also served as appellate counsel in Ninth Circuit appeals. | 