Name:Brenda Grantland
Law Firm: Law Office of Brenda Grantland
Address: 20 Sunnyside Suite A-204
Suite:
City: Mill Valley
State: CA
Country: USA
Zip code: 94941
Phone: 415-380-9108
Fax: 415-381-6105
E-mail: brenda1@fear.org
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State/foreign bar licenses: District of Columbia (1982), Maryland (1985), California (1993)
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court? yes
Federal court admissions: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 10th and Federal Circuits, several federal district courts, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Law school: George Washington University National Law Center 1981
Undergrad: University of Alabama, 1974
Other degrees:
Types of cases handled: forfeiture trials; forfeiture appeals; criminal appeals; civil cases; constitutional rights;
Experienced in these forfeiture issues: federal criminal forfeiture; state criminal forfeiture; federal civil forfeiture; state civil forfeiture; innocent owners; lienholders; innocent spouses; money laundering; cash transaction reporting forfeitures; proportionality; constitutional defenses;
Years defending forfeiture cases: since 1983
Number of forfeiture cases handled? hundreds
Published forfeiture opinions: 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).
Publications on forfeiture: "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 seminars taught: Drug Policy Foundation seminars on forfeiture - 1992, 1994, 2000; Oxford Club serminar 1996; numerous public speaking engagements to nonprofit organizations and clubs, numerous radio talk shows
Pro bono or volunteer work for FEAR: FEAR newsletter editor - 1992-1994, FEAR president - 1994 - 1996, 1998-present, FEAR Board of Directors - 1993 - present
Other volunteer work involving forfeiture: pro bono work and amicus briefs on double jeopardy 1994-1996; amicus brief in Supreme Court in Libretti v. U.S. (1996).