Faculty Announcement – Joe Dane
January 7, 2009 in Faculty by Susan Cartier Liebel

Joe Dane is a criminal defense attorney and he will teach a course entitled “Criminal Law From an (Ex-)Prosecutor’s Perspective” at Solo Practice University™.
Joe is a criminal defense attorney and solo practitioner in Southern California. He was a prosecutor for twelve years, handling all types of criminal cases ranging from misdemeanor driving under the influence, theft and assault cases to felony sex offenses, major drug trafficking organizations, three strikes and homicide cases. Joe focused on sex crimes, including rape, child molestation and child pornography cases for six years.
Before attending law school, Joe was a Reserve Deputy Sheriff, working uniformed patrol for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. With his law enforcement background and having been named Prosecutor of the Year twice, Joe has taught extensively. He currently teaches all aspects of criminal law, including laws of arrest, search and seizure (Fourth Amendment) law and the law of Miranda at a California state-approved police academy. He has also has instructed for the California District Attorney’s Association on the topics of jury selection, trial tactics and crimes against children. He has written training manuals and conducted in-house training for two DA’s offices.
To learn more, visit Joe’s website or read his blog.

Joe, I think it is incredible that students will get a chance to ‘peek’ inside the prosecutors office, learn what the prosecutor is thinking when they bring a case. Let’s face it. You’ve been teaching new prosecutors this perspective, law enforcement this perspective…shouldn’t lawyers on the outside defending criminals get an edge and learn this perspective as well.
We had a prosecutor teaching this very perspective when I was in law school and it was a VERY interesting class.
While all prosecutors’ offices operate differently, the generalized information will be extremely invaluable.
I’m especially looking forward to your personal Q & A with students – “Ask the (Ex-) Prosecutor.”