Name: Shawn R. Perez
Law Firm: Law Offices of Shawn R. Perez
Address: 633 South Fourth Street, Suite 7
City: Las Vegas
State: NV
Country: USA
Zip code: 89101
Phone: (702) 485-3977
Fax: (702) 383-6603
E-mail: shawn711@msn.com
Qualifications and Credentials
State/foreign bar licenses: California --Admitted in California, Hawaii & Nevada
Federal Crimes, Federal Forfeiture & Federal Taxation
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court? no
Federal court admissions: California (Central, Southern, Eastern), Hawaii & Nevada
Law school: Western State College of Law 1992
Undergrad: Bachelor's Degree
Experience in forfeiture defense and related subjects: federal criminal forfeiture; state criminal forfeiture; federal civil forfeiture; state civil forfeiture; innocent owners; lienholders; innocent spouses; landlords; money laundering; cash transaction reporting forfeitures; IRS forfeitures; proportionality.
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Place an “x” next to the types of cases you handle: |
_x_ Forfeiture Appeals _x_ Criminal Trials _x_ Criminal Appeals Civil litigation _x_ Constitutional Rights |
| Place an “x” next to the types of forfeiture issues you have had experience handling: |
_x_ criminal forfeiture – federal _x_ 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_ cash transaction reporting violations _x_ IRS forfeitures proportionality constitutional defenses |
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| Case names and citations to your published forfeiture opinions: | United States vs. Marolf, 277 F.3d 1156 (9th Cir. 2001); United States v. Marolf, 173 F.3d 1213 (9th Cir. 1999); United States v. Marolf, 973 F. Supp. 1139 (CACD, 1997); United States v. Busich, 81 F.3d 166 (8th Cir. 1996) |
| List any publications about forfeiture you have authored (or co-authored): |
contributing writer for FEAR's Asset Forfeiture Defense Manual (2001); Contributing writer for Forfeiture and Double Jeopardy (1993) |
| List any pro bono or volunteer work you have done for F.E.A.R.: |
Contributions to brief bank and responses to forfeiture inquiries from victims. |
| List any other volunteer or pro bono work you have done involving forfeiture: | brief writer for United States v. $405,089.23 (9th Cir. on rehearing) (United States Supreme Court) |