Background
MATASAR, LAWRENCE was born on September 25, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
MATASAR, LAWRENCE was born on September 25, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1971). University of Pennsylvania Law School (Juris Doctor, 1974). Speaker At Conferences: Parole, 1981.
Prosecutorial Misconduct, 1982.
Defending Drug Cases-Drug Detection Dogs, 1983. Probation, 1984; Defending Death Penalty Cases, 1985.
Computerized Legal Research, 1988, 1990. A Lawyer’s Perspective on Good Judging (presentation to New Judges’ Conference), 1990.
Staff Attorney, Legal Services of Portland, 1974-1976.
Senior Staff Attorney, Prisoners Legal Services of Oregon, 1976 Trial Attorney, Metropolitan Public Defender, 1979-1981. Leader, Public Defender and Legal Services Delegation to People's Republic of China, 1981.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, Oregon and United States. District Court, District of Oregon. 1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1986, United States.
Supreme Court. Staff Attorney, Legal Services of Portland, 1974-1976. Senior Staff Attorney, Prisoners Legal Services, 1976-1979.
Trial Attorney, Metropolitan Public Defender, 1979-1981. Partner, Hoffman & Matasar, 1981.
Speaker at numerous conferences, 1974, including: drug detection dogs.
Ethics. Search and seizure. Defending death penalty cases. Computers; discovery and legal research.
Leader, Public Defender and Legal Services Delegation to China, 1981.
Oregon State Bar Uniform Jury Instruction (Criminal) Committee, 1993-1996. Executive Committee, Criminal Law Section, 1991-1996 (Chair, 1994-1995).
Uniform Trial Court Rules Committee, 1991-1996. Computers and Information Technology Committee, 1987-1990 (Chair, 1989-1990).
Judicial Selection Committee, 1986-1988.
State Medical Examiner Advisory Board, 1995. Member: Oregon State Bar. Multnomah County Bar Association.
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Vice-Chair, United States. Criminal Justice Acting Committee and State Constitutional Law Committee).
Multnomah County Bar Association (Member, Judicial Selection Committee. Chair, Computerization Committee, 1986-1988. Member, Court Liaison Committee, since 1990).
Oregon State Bar (Chair, Computers and Information Technology Committee, since 1990).
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.