

I am a veteran legal affairs reporter in Southern California with an accomplished history of breaking news, investigations, long-form narratives and memorable trial coverage. I helped pioneer the use of Twitter to cover trials as a reporter for The Spokesman-Review in 2008, and my coverage of rapper Tory Lanez's December 2022 trial for shooting Megan Thee Stallion earned national attention.
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I watched no fewer than 13 trials in 2022, a mix of federal and state and civil and criminal. Here are some highlights.
People v. Daystar Peterson, L.A. County Superior Court. Rapper Tory Lanez on trial for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
People v. Harvey Weinstein, L.A. County Superior Court. Seven sex assault charges involving four women.
People v. Daniel Masterson, L.A. County Superior Court. Three rape charges against the actor and Scientologist.
Kevin Brophy v. Belcalis Almanzar, U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. Trial over the cover to rapper Cardi B's "Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1"
Vanessa Bryant v. Los Angeles County, U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. Aug. 2022. The Kobe Bryant crash photos trial.
United States v. Michael Avenatti, U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. Guilty plea and sentencing for client embezzlement.
United States v. Gabriel Zendejas-Chavez, U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. Lawyer accused of conspiring with the Mexican Mafia.
My Twitter coverage of U.S. District Judge David O. Carter's hearings in a lawsuit over homelessness in Los Angeles placed first for "best use of social media by an independent journalist" at the 2021 Los Angeles Press Club Awards. Here are a few of my articles about L.A. Alliance v. City of Los Angeles et al.
Along with my trial coverage, I write articles about legal issues that shed light on our judicial system. Here are a few.