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Assistant Municipal Court Judge Eugene Municipal Court <br />October 2013 through October 2016 Eugene, OR <br />• Preside over criminal trials, both six-person jury trials and trials to the court. <br />• Preside over criminal arraignments – including those held in-custody at the Lane <br />County Adult Correctional Facility; preside over changes of plea and sentencing <br />dockets, and violation and traffic level trials. <br />• Remain current with all criminal law and procedure, including municipal, state <br />and federal law. <br />• Preside over criminal motion hearings (both pre-trial and post-conviction) <br />including suppression, demurrer, and other criminal evidentiary motion hearings. <br />• Review applications for search/seizure warrants - telephonic or otherwise – and <br />approve/issue as appropriate upon the required statutory showing of proof by the <br />City of Eugene; review of Probable Cause Affidavits regarding determination of <br />whether probable cause to hold a defendant in-custody exists and whether a <br />defendant should remain in custody; and conduct other out-of-court “paper” <br />hearings. <br />• Conduct settlement conferences and facilitate negotiations as needed between the <br />prosecution and the defense regarding pending criminal matters. <br /> <br />Attorney - Partner Gardner Potter Budge Spickard & Cascagnette L.L.C. <br />September 2009 through Present Eugene, OR <br />• Criminal Defense: Contract Attorney for indigent defense - Circuit Court for the <br />State of Oregon in Lane County, Oregon, and for the Municipal Court for the City <br />of Eugene, Oregon (through October 2013). Includes trials, investigations, <br />advising defendants regarding his or her legal options, file and argue motions, <br />negotiate resolutions, and argue sentencing on behalf of the defendant. <br />• General litigation practice: General litigation in criminal defense, family, real <br />estate, estate planning and business/commercial law to include trials, drafting <br />pleadings, motions, judgments, trusts and wills, trust deeds/documents, and <br />hearing memoranda; advising clients on litigation strategy and resolution; <br />negotiating settlement agreements. <br /> <br />City Prosecutor City of Coburg, Oregon <br />April, 2010 through June 2013 <br />• Municipal Prosecution: Intake/Review Coburg Police/Lane County Sheriff <br />reports, file criminal complaints, work closely and in tandem with City of Coburg <br />Chief of Police. Prosecution of Criminal charges, including trials, investigation, <br />suppression and omnibus and other hearings, and sentencing hearings. Negotiate <br />with criminal defense attorneys regarding appropriate resolutions. Provide <br />training and information to Coburg City Police regarding general criminal <br />procedure and advise individual cases. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />[Work Experience heading – continued next page] <br /> <br />July 8, 2019, Work Session – Item 3