LICENSED FOR 50 YEARS

12/20/1973 - Admitted to the State Bar of California
ACTIVE

Work Experience:

Senior Partner
Sanger & Swysen
1973 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Law
Santa Barbara College of law
1976 - 1978

Education:

University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1973
University of California - Santa Barbara
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1970

Associations:

California Public Defenders Association
Member
1977 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Member
1976 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Officer, currently Vice President
1976 - Present
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Member
N/A
Federal Bar Association
Member
N/A
American Bar Association
Member
N/A
State Bar of California
Member
N/A
Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Lawyers Bar Association
Member
N/A
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Association
Member
N/A
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
N/A
Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Lawyers Bar Association
Co-Chair
1994 - 1995
Criminal Law Section Santa Barbara County Bar
Chairman
1986 - 1988
Criminal Law Section Santa Barbara County Bar
Chairman
1981 - 1981
Criminal Law Section Santa Barbara County Bar
Chairman
1978 - 1979
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Board of Directors
1977 - 1977

Honors and Awards:

Southern California Super Lawyer, 2009, 10, 11
SuperLawyers
2009
Special Acheivement Award
Death Penalty Focus
2004
Bill of Rights Award
American Civil Liberties Union - Santa Barbara
1994
Order of the Reasonable Doubt
Santa Barbara Criminal Defense Lawyers Bar Association
1993
Award for Pro Bono Services
Board of Governors California State Bar
1982