I am a criminal defense lawyer. I live in Portland, Oregon, USA with my wife and two daughters. I have a BA in history from Reed College (1995), an MA in history from the University of Oregon (2000), and a JD from Lewis and Clark College (2004). I am a former member of the Board of Directors of the Oregon Country Fair and am an active volunteer in the Democratic Party.

HISThis user's favourite subject is History.
BAThis user has a Bachelor of Arts degree.
MAThis user has a Master of Arts degree.
Quack! Quack! This user attends or attended the University of Oregon
JDThis user has a Juris Doctor degree.


they
he or she
This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
byThis user does not use the passive voice.
mankindThis user supports the use of gender-neutral language.
which & thatThis user knows how to use which and that correctly.
A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma.
’sThi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice.
35This user is 35 years old.
♂This user is male.
BearThis user identifies as a bear.
This user is near sighted.
This user exercises regularly and drinks a lot of water to stay hydrated.


This user is an ethnic Jew, but not an adherent of Judaism.
This user is of Polish ancestry.
This user is of Slovak ancestry.
DadThis user is a father and proud of it!
This user has a wife.
This user's time zone is UTC-8.
This user is a member of Wikipedians against censorship.
This user sees nothing wrong with the human form and doesn't view it as something that needs to be hidden.
This user is a nudist.
This user supports the ACLU.
This user is opposed to online censorship.
This user is pro-cannabis.
This user is interested in environmentalism.
This user supports public transit.
This user is interested in recycling issues.
This user is interested in
Neo-Tribalism
This user is interested in politics.
dem This user supports the U.S. Democratic Party.
This user does not trust electronic voting machines.
This user supports Amnesty International.


This user is interested in Unitarian Universalism.
This user is a Neopagan.




This user enjoys sex.
This user is a slut.
This user supports and encourages the practice of safe sex.
This user supports the inclusion of sex education in school systems.
pornThis user enjoys pornography.
This user is interested in LGBTQ issues—which does not necessarily reflect the user's sexual orientation or gender identity.
This user identifies as bisexual.
This user supports gender equality.
This user is polyamorous.
This user is a bibliophile.
This user enjoys writing.
This user runs macOS.
This user's AOL Instant Messenger screenname is OregonBear.
This user is crunching numbers using BOINC.
This user enjoys cooking.
This user drinks coffee.
This user drinks beer.
This user drinks wine.
This user drinks bubble tea.


This user enjoys backpacking.
This user enjoys bicycling.
This user enjoys skiing.
This user plays soccer.
This user is a swimmer.
This user enjoys going to the sauna.
This user is interested in yoga.


This user plays eight-ball.
This user is addicted to travel.
d'oh!This user thinks The Simpsons is simply... excellent.
This user is a Browncoat.
We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty.
BtVSThis user is a fan of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series.
AtSThis user is a fan of the Angel TV series.
TrekThis user is a Trekkie or Trekker.
MatrixThis user took the red pill, not the blue pill.
This user listens to NPR.
AARThis used to listen to Air America Radio, a sharp left turn on the dial.


This user is a drummer.
This user enjoys psychedelic rock.
Music of the common peopleThis user enjoys folk music.
This user enjoys punk rock.
This user enjoys rock music.
This user enjoys electronic music.
This user enjoys bhangra.
This user enjoys klezmer.
This user enjoys hip hop music.
This user enjoys ska.
This user fancies Celtic music.
80sThis user rocks out to totally rad 80s new wave music.
GDThis user is a Deadhead.
This user listens to Frank Zappa.
DEVO"Q: Are we not men? A: "We are DEVO!"
This user loves
The Beatles.
This user knows that there is no dark side of the moon really — matter of fact it's all dark.
When this user dies, this user takes the stairway to heaven.
TCThis user listens to The Clash.
This user is owned by one or more cats.
This user believes that userboxes do not divide the Wikipedia community, but rather emphasise its diversity.