Judging the Powerful – Part 2

A Melvin McDonald Related Seminars and Products

joined Jones, Skelton & Hochuli as a Partner in 1985, and practices in the areas of defense and major civil litigation. He is a former United States Attorney for the District of Arizona (appointed by President Ronald Reagan), a former Superior Court Judge for Maricopa County, and has taught Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. Mr. McDonald received both his undergraduate and law degree from the University of Utah and is admitted to practice in Arizona state and federal courts. In 2009, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. In addition, he is a member of the National Association of Former United States Attorneys; is listed in Best Lawyers in America®, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar, 2014 – 2015; and is listed in: Who's Who in Arizona; Who's Who in the United States; Who's Who in Society; Who's Who in American Law; Men of Achievement, International Biographical Center, 13th Edition. 10/3/14

Rhonda Elaine Neff Related Seminars and Products

Michael Aaron Neufeld Related Seminars and Products

The Neufeld Law Firm PLC

Michael A. Neufeld of the Neufeld Law Firm PLC splits his practice evenly between Immigration and Criminal law; focusing on the interplay between the two. He is the current Chairman of the State Bar of Arizona Criminal Justice Section executive council and past Chairman of the State Bar of Arizona Immigration Section executive council. In addition to handling of his own immigration and criminal cases he provides consulting services on immigration consequences for other law firms and individuals. He is the immigration resources attorney for the Pinal County Public Defender Office. He has served as a court appointed expert on criminal and immigration issues in state and federal court. He was a member of the most recent committee to update the “Quick Reference Chart for Determining Immigration Consequences of Selected Arizona Offenses,” published by the Florence Project for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. He is also available for expert witness letters and testimony. He has extensive experience in dealing with immigration cases for those accused or convicted of criminal offenses as well as representing individuals who may have to later face immigration court in criminal cases. He also practices family based and investor based immigration law and has secured green cards for countless individuals from all over the world. He is based out of Phoenix but often travels to the Immigration courts in Florence and Eloy as well as the Superior Courts of several counties. He can be reached at Mneufeldjd@gmail.com or (602)685-1112.

Sara Xochitl Orozco Related Seminars and Products

is the director of the Cochise County Office of the Legal Advocate. The office is comprised of six attorneys that provide indigent defense for criminal defendants and dependency. After clerking for the Retired Honorable Patricia Orozco in 2007, Xochitl has practiced in public defense offices defending the indigent in trial level, appellate and post-conviction proceedings.

Ronald S Reinstein Related Seminars and Products

, a Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona for 22 years, now retired, works as a judicial consultant for the Arizona Supreme Court. Judge Reinstein chairs and serves on numerous state and national committees involving criminal justice and forensic science. Judge Reinstein was appointed by the Chief Justice as the Director of the Center for Evidence Based Sentencing. Judge Reinstein is also the Chair of the Supreme Court Commission on Victims in the Courts, the Supreme Court Capital Case Oversight Committee, and the Arizona Forensic Science Advisory Committee.

Judge Reinstein serves as a consultant to the National Institute of Justice, National Center for State Courts, Center for Effective Public Policy, National Forensic Science Technology Center, and the Justice Department Office of Victims of Crime.

Karen Singer Smith Related Seminars and Products

Richard M Romley Related Seminars and Products