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Mr. Sanchez dedicates his law practice to the area of criminal defense
law with a primary emphasis in Federal Criminal Defense. Prior
to opening his practice he was an Assistant United States
Attorney in the Southern District of California and the District
of Arizona. Mr. Sanchez was also a former State and Federal
Defense Attorney in both Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona.
Mr. Sanchez has received significant legal training through both
the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia as
well as the Department of Justice's National Advocacy Center
in Columbia, South Carolina. Because of this unique background
Mr. Sanchez has been trained by the best in both schools of
thought. Mr. Sanchez's experience has produced a caseload
which includes violent felonies, child molestation, deadly
weapons assaults, aggravated DUI, white collar crimes, multi-state
drug conspiracies and felonies with high media profile. He
has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in state
courts and Federal Courts as well as having argued before
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mr. Sanchez has significant experience in preindictment investigations,
grand jury probes, appellate procedure, competency proceedings,
voluntariness proceedings and warrantless search and seizure
hearings related to, or arising from criminal and quasi -criminal
matters. His prior employment as a prosecutor gives him a
unique perspective on the government's case and their inherent
weaknesses. He uses this knowledge and capitalizes on it for
the benefit of his criminal defense clients.
Foreign Language
Mr. Sanchez is a Native Spanish speaker having studied and
worked in Mexico City, Mexico as well being a guest lecturer
for Attorneys, Judges and Magistrates from Mexico and Colombia.
Bar Admissions
California;
Arizona;
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona;
U.S. District Court Southern District of California;
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education and Honors
California State University Northridge, B.S., 1990
Arizona State University College of Law School, J.D., 1995.
University of Houston, Mexico City, Summer 1994.
Professional Activities and Experience
Member San Diego County Bar Association;
Member San Diego County Criminal Defense Bar
Presentations
Guest Speaker "Federal Criminal Procedure" Southwest
Border Symposium- Tucson, Arizona 1999
Guest Lecturer "Trial Advocacy", Bogota, Colombia
2003
Public Service/Community Affairs
Volunteer Judge, USD College of Law Oral Argument Competition,
2001;
Volunteer Judge, USD Moot Court Competition, 2003
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