Admitted: 1992, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School: University of Virginia, J.D.
Member: Virginia Beach Bar Association; Virginia State Bar (Member, Criminal Law Section); Standing Committee on Lawyer Discipline (Vice Chair, 2007-2008 and Member, 2003-2009); Second District Disciplinary Committee (Chairman, 2004-2006 and Member, 2000-2006).
Biography: Certified by the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission to handle court appointed criminal defense representation in capital murder cases as lead counsel. Author: "The U.S. Supreme Court and the Fourth Amendment: Laying the Groundwork for a Radical Shift in the Law of Search and Seizure," Virginia Bar Association News Journal, Spring 2010; "Another View: End the Appearance of Impropriety," The Virginian-Pilot, February 7, 1996. Co-Author: with D.L. Arnold, "The Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination in Civil Cases," Virginia Lawyer, December 2009; with D.L. Arnold, "Another Broadside on Miranda: The 2003-2004 U.S. Supreme Court Term and the Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination," Virginia Lawyer, October 2004; with W.J. Brudzinski, "Double Jeopardy in Successive Prosecutions," The Prosecutor, Fall 1992 and Criminal Justice Journal, Fall 1992. Lecturer: "The Essentials of and the Recent Trends in the Laws of Search and Seizure and Confessions," Lorman Education Services, Baltimore, Maryland, 2006; "Practice in the Circuit Courts of Virginia," Virginia Indigent Defense Commission Certification Training, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2005; Commonwealth's Attorneys' Spring Training Seminar, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1998 and 2000; Virginia Beach Police Department in-Service, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1998. Faculty, Trial Advocacy I, National College of District Attorneys, Columbia, South Carolina, 1998-2000. Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1998-2001. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1993-1998. Associate, Glasser and Glasser, Norfolk, Virginia, 2002-2003. Certified Guardian Ad Litem, Supreme Court of Virginia. Mentor, Seatack Elementary School, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2006-2009.
Languages: Farsi