Professional Activities
LAW PRACTICE
The Law Office of Randall Knox, San Francisco, 1993-present. Criminal defense.
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, 1991-1993. Senior associate. White collar criminal, environmental, civil and pro bono litigation.
San Francisco District Attorney's Office, San Francisco, 1986-1991. Assistant District Attorney. Criminal prosecutions.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, 1983-1986. Conference Attorney. Civil appellate mediation and motions practice.
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, New York, New York, 1981-1983. Corporate litigation associate.
Senior Law Clerk to the Hon. Clyde S. Cahill, Jr., United States District Judge, Eastern District of Missouri, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1980-1981.
Staff Counsel, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1978-1980. Research and memoranda writing in criminal and civil appeals.
Prisoners' Rights Project, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977-78. Legal intern.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, Boston University School of Law, Boston, 1978.
Director, Moot Court Board.
Student Prosecutor.
Bachelor of Arts, Webster College (now Webster University), History and Political Science, Webster Groves, Missouri, 1975.
History and Political Science Department Honors.
Dean's List, last three semesters.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, Legal Writing and Research and Trial Advocacy.
Speaker, Bar Association of San Francisco, Criminal Justice Executive Committee, Working with Investigators.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
California, 1984 (certified criminal law specialist).
New York, 1983 (inactive status).
Massachusetts, 1978 (inactive status).
United States Supreme Court and other federal courts.
APPOINTMENTS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Current
Commissioner, Board of Appeals, City and County of San Francisco, 2004-present;
President, 2007-present.
Bar Association of San Francisco, Board of Directors, 2004-present; Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 1994-present; Chair 2001-2004; Criminal Justice Advisory Council, 1988-1990, 1994-present; Criminal Justice Executive Committee, 1994-present.
Northern California Criminal Trial Lawyers Association, Vice President 2002-present, Secretary 2000-2002, Treasurer 1998-2000.
Past
Board of Legal Specialization, 2001-2003; Criminal Law Advisory Committee, 1990-1993; Examination Coordinator, 1992.
San Francisco Youth Court Judge; Wiley Manuel Law Foundation Board Member; Volunteer Center of San Francisco Boar Member; National Black Prosecutors Association; California District Attorneys Association.
PUBLICATIONS
Environmental Crimes, Chapter 7, Criminal Procedure: An Overview, McGraw-Hill.
Developments in Criminal Corporate Liability, The Practitioner, Daily Journal.
A Prisoner's Self-Help Handbook on Detainers (Outstanding Warrants), Prisoners' Rights Project, Boston.
Clientele is confidential, but references are available upon request.