He graduated magna cum laude from Claremont McKenna College in 1977 with a degree in political science. He graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1980, and worked as a defense attorney for several years in San Francisco with the firm of Gordon & Rees.
He graduated with high honors from Claremont McKenna College in 1977 with a political science degree. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1980 and worked as a defense attorney for several years at Gordon & Rees in San Francisco.