Background
Katz, David A. was born on August 20, 1952 in Orlando, Florida, United States.
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David A. Katz
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University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1976, Phi Beta Kappa). Boalt Hall School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1980). Spoken languages: Spanish.
Career
United States. v. Sterner, 23 F.3d 250 (9th Circuit 1994); United States. v. Mett, 65 F.3d 1531 (9th Circuit 1995); United States. v. United States. District Court, 717 F.2d 478; United States. v. McCollum, 802 F.2d 344; United States. v. Fields, 783 F.2d 1382; United States. v. French, 787 F.2d 1381; United States. v. Houser, 804 F.2d 565.Worked at Katz & Associates (Los Angeles, California) specializing in White Collar Criminal Defense Law, Health Claims Law, Commodities and Securities Fraud Defense Law, Banking and Savings and Loan Fraud Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, District of Columbia, 1983, California, United States. District Court, Central District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Member, 1978-1980 and Note and Comment Editor, 1979-1980, California Law Review. Author: "Foreign Affairs Cases: The Need for a Mandatory Certification Procedure," 68 California Law Review 1186, 1980.
Company-Authored, Book Review, 68 California Law Review 565, 1980. Adjunct Professor of Law: Whittier College School of Law, 1985-1990.
Law Clerk: Chief Judge John Garrett Penn, United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia, 1980-1981. Office of the Solicitor General of the United States, Department of Justice, Summer 1980. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Criminal Division, 1983-1990 and Major Frauds Section, 1986-1990.
Chief Postal Inspector"s Special Award Winner, 1987 (selected the Outstanding Prosecutor in the United States). Nominee, Department of Justice Special Commendation Award, 1989 (one of 32 nationwide).
Coordinator, Southern California Fraud Task Force, 1988-1989. Panelist: Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Continuing Education of the Bar.
Federal Sentencing Guidelines, ALI/American Bar Association, 1989.
Expert Witness on Commodities, Investment and Telemarketing Fraud, United States. House of Representatives, Sub-Committee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs, 1990.
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Member, 1978-1980 and Note and Comment Editor, 1979-1980, California Law Review.
