Name: Brenda Grantland
Law Firm: Law Office of Brenda Grantland
Address: 20 Sunnyside Suite A-204
City: Mill Valley
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip code: 94941
Phone: 415-381-6105
E-mail: bgrantland@brendagrantland.com
Website URL: www.brendagrantland.com
Qualifications and Credentials
State/foreign bar licenses: California (inactive in DC & Maryland)
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court? yes
Federal court admissions: most federal circuits and district courts in California
Law school: George Washington University National Law Center 1981
Undergrad: University of Alabama, BA
Experience in forfeiture defense and related subjects: I have handled a wide variety of forfeiture cases under various statutes. I also have experience representing crime victims in criminal cases under the Crime Victims Rights Act and Mandatory Victim Restitution Act.
| Place an “x” next to the types of cases you handle: |
_x_ Forfeiture Trials _x_ Forfeiture Appeals __ Criminal Trials _x_ Criminal Appeals _x_ Crime victims' rights _x_ Civil litigation _x_ Constitutional Rights |
| Place an “x” next to the types of forfeiture issues you have had experience handling: |
_x_ criminal forfeiture – federal __ 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_ fraud forfeitures _x_ cash transaction reporting violations _x_ proportionality constitutional defenses |
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How long have you been defending forfeiture cases? Continually since 1983 |
How many forfeiture cases have you handled? Hundreds |
| Case names and citations to your published forfeiture opinions: |
U.S. v. Star Sloop Sailboat “Flash II”, Shelden v. U.S., 7 F.3d 1022 (1993), U.S. v. 9844 S. Titan Court, 75 F.3d 1470 (1996), U.S. v. Aguirre, 264 F.3d 1195 (10th Cir. 2001). |
| List any publications about forfeiture you have authored (or co-authored): |
"Your House Is Under Arrest" (paperback book, published by Society for Preservation of Wealth, 1993; "Forfeiture and Double Jeopardy" (coauthored with Jeffrey Steinborn and others, published by FEAR Foundation, 1994, 1995, 1996); Asset Forfeiture Defense Manual, 2001 (coauthored with Judy Osburn and others); Forfeiture 101 DVD (2009). |
| List any classes or seminars on forfeiture which you have taught: |
Drug Policy Foundation seminars on forfeiture - 1992, 1994, 2000; Oxford Club seminar 1996; numerous public speaking engagements to nonprofit organizations and clubs, numerous radio talk shows. |
| List any pro bono or volunteer work you have done for F.E.A.R.: |
FEAR newsletter editor - 1992-1994, FEAR Board president - 1994 - 1996, 1998-present, FEAR Board of Directors - 1993 – present. |
| List any other volunteer or pro bono work you have done involving forfeiture: | Answered questions from victims who called FEAR – 1993 to 2010; pro bono work and amicus briefs on double jeopardy 1994-1996; amicus brief in Supreme Court in Libretti v. U.S. (1996). |