Name: Daniel Smith
Law Firm: San Diego Defenders APC
Address: 585 Third Avenue
City: Chula Vista
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip code: 91910
Phone: (619) 258-8888 or Mexico Toll
Free 01-800-681-8099
Fax: (619) 374-8477
E-mail: dsmith@sandiegodefenders.com
Website URL: www.sandiegodefenders.com
and www.forfeiturefighter.blogspot.com
Qualifications and Credentials
State/foreign bar licenses: California
& Arizona
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court? no
Federal court admissions: United States Court of Appeals
for the Ninth
Circuit, Southern District of California, and District of
Arizona
Law school: California Western School of Law,
Dec. 5, 1990
Undergrad: Arizona State University Bachelor
of Science in Economics, Dec. 18, 1987
Experience in forfeiture defense and related subjects: Southern District of California
and Arizona
since 1990
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_x_ Forfeiture Trials __ Forfeiture Appeals _x_ Criminal Trials _x_ Criminal Appeals Civil litigation _x_ Constitutional Rights |
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issues you have had experience handling: |
_x_ criminal forfeiture – federal _x_ criminal forfeiture – state _x_ civil forfeiture – federal _x_ civil forfeiture – state _x_ innocent owners _x_ innocent lienholders _x_ innocent spouses _x_ innocent landlords _x_ money laundering _x_ cash transaction reporting violations __ IRS forfeitures proportionality constitutional defenses |
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How long have you been defending forfeiture cases? 23 years |
How many forfeiture cases have you handled? hundreds |
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any publications about forfeiture you have
authored (or co-authored): |
forfeiturefighter.blogspot.com | |
| List any other volunteer or pro bono work you have done involving forfeiture: | Various | |
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