Robert Herz
Protecting & Defending the Rights of Alaskans since 1988Mr. Herz represents private and indigent clients statewide in state and federal courts. His practice emphasizes Criminal Law and Civil Rights. In his 28 year practice of law Mr. Herz has tried numerous serious felony and misdemeanor cases. Mr. Herz received his B.S. with honors from the University of California and his J.D. from the University of Oregon. Following law school he clerked for the Honorable Thomas E. Schulz, Superior Court Judge for the State of Alaska. Mr. Herz was the Supervising Attorney for the Palmer office of the Alaska Public Defender Agency, the third largest public defender office in Alaska for nearly eight years. In that capacity he trained many new lawyers in trial advocacy. Mr. Herz has appeared on Court TV, has lectured at trial advocacy conferences and seminars, and has provided training on jury selection, cross-examination, discovery, forensic evidence, and case load management. Mr. Herz is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a founding member of the Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, formerly served as Vice President--Criminal and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers, and presently is appointed by the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court to serve on the Criminal Rules Committee for the Alaska Court System and appointed by the Chief Judge of the Federal District Court for the District of Alaska to the Criminal Justice Act Advisory Committee.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- White Collar Crime
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Alaska
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- Colorado
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- Owner/President
- Law Offices of Robert Herz, P.C.
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- Supervising Attorney
- Alaska Public Defender Agency
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- Assistant Public Defender
- Alaska Public Defender Agency
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- Associate
- Middleton Timme & McKay
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- Assistant Public Defender
- Alaska Public Defender Agency
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- Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas E. Schulz, Superior Court of Alaska
- Alaska Court System
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- University of Oregon School of Law
- J.D. (1986) | Law
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- University of California - Davis
- B.S. (1981) | Policy Analysis
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- Honors: with Honors
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- Super Lawyers Criminal Defense
- Super Lawyers
- Superb “10”
- Avvo
- Top 10 Attorney
- National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- TOP 100 Trial Lawyers in Criminal Defense
- National Trial Lawyers Assoc
- National Assoc of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Life Member
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- Alaska Criminal Defense Lawyers Assoc
- Founding Member
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- Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
- Member
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- Alaksa Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Executive V.P. and Board of Directors
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- Colorado State Bar Association # 45606
- Member
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- Alaska State Bar # 8706023
- Member
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- Winning Big in Small Jurisdictions, 4th Annual West Coast White Collar Crime Conference, San Diego
- NACDL
