Background
Vandevelde, John D. was born on March 30, 1946 in The Hague, Netherlands.
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John D. Vandevelde
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California Polytechnic State University (Bachelor of Science, 1968). Loyola Law School (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1975).
Career
Worked at Talcott, Lightfoot, Vandevelde, & Sadowsky (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1975, California. 1984, United States. Supreme Court.
Member, Loyola Law Review, 1974-1975.
Teaching Fellow, Legal Research and Writing, Loyola Law School, 1974-1975. Author: "United States v.
Robinson," 7 Loyola Law Review 516, 1974. Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of California, 1976-1980 (Assistant Chief of Criminal Division, 1979-1980).
Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1995.
Member: Los Angeles County (Chair: Law Enforcement and Justice Committee, 1991-1993. Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on 1991 Federal Crime Bill. Member, Federal Courts Committee), Federal (President, Los Angeles Chapter, 1979-1980.
Chairperson, Federal Appointments Committee, 1980-1983.
Program Coordinator, Federal Bridging-The-Gap Seminar, 1980-1982. Member, Federal Indigent Defense Panel, 1980-1983, 1985-1987) and American (Member, Vice Chair, White Collar Crime Committee, 1996.
Chair, Western Regional Subcommittee, 1994-1996) Bar Associations. California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Criminal Courts Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States.
Coast Guard Reserve, 1968-1972.
The firm was formed in 1977 to specialize in criminal defense and related civil litigation, including civil rights litigation. lieutenant has grown to become one of the largest firms in Los Angeles to practice primarily in those areas.
The attorneys have extensive experience in both the federal and state courts. There are three former Assistant United States Attorneys, two former Deputy Federal Public Defenders, two former law clerks to federal judges and one to a state court chief justice.
They have a broad range of experience in the defense of corporations and individuals charged with white collar crime, including environmental cases, defense and other government contract cases, health care cases, investment and tax fraud cases, financial institution cases, and criminal antitrust cases.
They have defended and prosecuted a variety of civil cases, including business fraud cases and civil rights cases.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Loyola Law Review, 1974-1975. Teaching Fellow, Legal Research and Writing, Loyola Law School, 1974-1975. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States.
Coast Guard Reserve, 1968-1972.
