Background
Lightfoot, Michael J. was born on April 7, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
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Michael J. Lightfoot
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Fordham University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1964).
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, 1964, Virginia. 1971, California.
Editor: Federal Criminal Practice Manual, California Public Defenders Association, 1974.
Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, 1973-1985.
Trial Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, 1964-1968.
Assistant United States. Attorney, Criminal Division, Central District of California, 1968-1971.
Chief Deputy, Federal Public Defenders" Office, 1972-1973.
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. The State Bar of California (Member, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission, 1989-1991). California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1990).
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.
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Membership
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. The State Bar of California (Member, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission, 1989-1991). California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1990).
