Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy Law
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Transportation Law
• Civil and Criminal Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Nevada, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

Education

• University of California at Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1988
  J.D.
  Law Journal: An Environmental Law Journal, Editor in Chief, Environs, 1986 - 1988
  
  
• University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, Nevada, 1978
  B.A.
  
  

Published Works

• The Raker Act, Legal Implications of Damming and Undamming Hetch Hetchy Valley, U.C. Davis Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 4, Summer, 1988

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Instructor, Introduction to Criminal Law, Premises Liability, Continuing Legal Education Courses
• Part-Time Instructor, Paralegal Program, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada, 1991 - 1994
• Trying Your First Civil Case in Nevada
• Nevada Real Estate Law
• Bankruptcy Practice in Nevada
• Civil Trial Practice

Honors and Awards

• Pro Bono Attorney of the Year

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Washoe County Bar Association, 1996
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of Nevada
  Member
  
  
• Nevada Justice Association
  Member
  
  
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  Member
  
  
• Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Temple Sinai, Reno, Nevada, 1993 - 1996
  President, Board of Trustees
  
  
• Nevada State Youth Soccer Association, 1990 - 1996
  Vice President
  
  
• Sigma Delta Chi /Society of Professional Journalists, National Journalism Organization
  Former Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Zeh, Polaha, Spoo, Hearne & Picker, Reno, Nevada, Partner, 1997 - 1999
• Marc Picker, Esq., Ltd., Reno, Nevada, Sole Practitioner, 1993 - 1997
• Plater & Picker, Ltd., Reno, Nevada, Managing Partner, 1991 - 1993
• Reno, Nevada, Sole Practitioner, 1988 - 1990
• Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, California (Donrey Media Group), Assistant News Editor, 1983 - 1985
• Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, California (Donrey Media Group), Assistant Arts/Entertainment Editor, 1983 - 1985
• Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, California (Donrey Media Group), Chief Critic
• Ely Daily Times, Ely, Nevada (Donrey Media Group), Editor, 1981 - 1983
• Borger News Herald, Borger, Texas (Donrey Media Group), Sports Editor, 1980 - 1981
• Ely Daily Times, Ely Nevada (Donrey Media Group), Reporter, 1979 - 1980
• Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nevada (Gannett, Inc.), Reporter, 1978 - 1979
• Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nevada (Gannett, Inc.), Newsroom Clerk, 1977 - 1978