I have had over twelve judge and jury trials in my years as a litigator, with the most recent three out of four resulting in acquittals. Ten years ago, my work began in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court with Tulane’s Criminal Litigation Clinic. Upon getting sworn in, my first court appearance was for a preliminary examination in a second-degree murder case in New Orleans; I established facts to support self-defense and impeached the lead detective. I fought for and recei