Areas of Practice

• Washington, D.C., Virginia and Federal Criminal Defense
• DUI/DWI and Traffic Offenses
• Drug Offenses
• Theft, Property and White Collar Crimes
• Gun and Weapons Offenses
• Sex Crimes
• Violent Crimes and Murder
• Juvenile Offenses
• Criminal Appeals

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia, 1995
• Virginia
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Education

• District of Columbia School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1995
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Law Review: District of Columbia Law Revie, Legislative Affairs Editor
  
  
• York College / The City University of New York, Jamaica, New York, 1989
  B.A. in Economics
  
  

Published Works

• The Unnecessary Detention of Children in the District of Columbia, Note, District of Columbia Law Review, 3 D.C. L. Rev. 193, 1995
• Exception to Marital Communications Privileges for Crimes Done to Children of Either Spouse, Note, District of Columbia Law Review, 2 D.C. L. Rev. 409, 1994

Representative Cases

• Winstead v. U.S., 809 A.2d 607 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals 2002)
• Moore v. Gaither, 767 A.2d 278 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals 2001)
• U.S. v. Turner, 699 A.2d 1125 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals 1997)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• District of Columbia Bar Association
  
  
• George Washington American Inns of Court, 2003 - Present
  Treasurer
  
  
• Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
  
  
• Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association for the District of Columbia
  
  

Languages

• Spanish
• English

Birth Information

• 1965