Del Bahner - Hastings
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CRIMINAL LAW EXPERIENCE
The Law Offices Of Del Bahner, Pleasanton, CA
Owner/Criminal Defense Attorney, November 2020-Present
Running a private criminal defense practice as a solo practitioner with a legal secretary. Representing indigent defendants through the Alameda County Court Appointed Attorney Program. Litigating extensively in a wide range of cases, ranging from motions for mental health diversion to a serious felony jury trial.
Stanislaus County Alternate Defender’s Office (Perry & Associates), Modesto, CA
Criminal Defense Attorney, June 2013 – November 2020
Tried 18 jury trials, including 12 serious felony jury trials and 4 murder trials. Defended clients at over one hundred preliminary hearings, including 1 murder preliminary hearing where the judge did not hold my client to answer. Autonomously handled 50-60 open cases at one time, mostly felonies. Litigated hundreds of contested hearings, ranging from suppression motions to petitions for resentencing.
The Law Office of Charles B. Smith, San Mateo, CA
Criminal Defense Attorney, Nov. 2012 - April 2013; Law Clerk, Spring & Fall 2012
Argued a factual innocence motion, a severance motion, and a juvenile detention hearing; regularly appeared in court for arraignments and pleas; negotiated with prosecutors; counseled clients; wrote a wide variety of legal documents, ranging from Romero motions to a request for a Governor’s Pardon.
San Francisco, Sacramento, & San Mateo County District Attorney’s Offices
Law Clerk, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, & Fall 2011
Argued at suppression hearings, preliminary hearings, a 17(b) hearing, a sentencing, and a motion to withdraw a plea. Prosecuted 13 bench trials in traffic court.
EDUCATION
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Juris Doctor, 2012, Top 50% of Class
• CALI Award for Excellence, Trial Advocacy I, Spring 2011
• Nominated for Best Oral Advocate, Hastings Appellate Advocacy Competition, Fall 2011
• Best Oral Advocate, Moot Court, Spring 2010
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, Philosophy, 2008
• Philosophy Department Award: Outstanding Performance by an Undergraduate
• Chief Justice, UC Davis Student Court
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