MEMBERS OF THE LAW FIRM:

DOUG HAYES

ATTORNEY

Attorney Douglas Hayes is a former Deputy District Attorney, County of Santa Barbara; former Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court, County of Santa Barbara; 40+ years private practice of law with over 300 jury trials.

Mr. Hayes specializes in Criminal Defense, including DUIs, Murder, Burglary, Robbery, Assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Child Molestation, Embezzlement, NSF checks, Forgery, Contempt of Court/Violating Restraining Orders, Parole and Probation violations, Resisting Arrest, Public Intoxication, Bail and Juvenile Delinquency matters; Administrative Proceedings, including DMV proceedings, state licensure board proceedings, etc.

Mr. Hayes also specializes in Appeals and Post-Conviction Proceedings, including petitions for writs of habeas corpus and/or writs of error coram nobis, motions to vacate judgments, withdraw pleas and dismiss cases, motions for early termination of probation, motions to reduce felonies to misdemeanors; Personal Injury actions, including automobile accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death actions and slip-and-fall accidents.

LAW SCHOOL
Juris Doctorate, University of Oregon, School of Law, 1971

COLLEGE
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1968

GREGORY RADER

PARALEGAL

Gregory Rader is the team’s law clerk and scribe. He researches and drafts writs, motions and appeals in all state and federal courts, with focus on issues arising under the United States Constitution.

Commissioned an Army officer at age 19, Mr. Rader graduated from the Foreign Service/Defense Language Institute, East Coast, before service in Vietnam, where he commanded an artillery battery, served as the fire support coordinator for an infantry battalion, and where he was awarded two Bronze Stars and the Air Medal. He graduated cum laude from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was twice selected to serve on the C. Herman Pritchett Constitutional Law moot court.

Mr. Rader has drafted several U.S. Supreme Court petitions for certiorari to state and federal appellate courts; countless petitions for review to the California Supreme Court, and over 100 briefs on appeal to the First, Second and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and to the California Courts of Appeal. The subject matter of these pleadings has ranged from issues arising under the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, to immigration matters, employment discrimination, family law disputes and juvenile dependency and delinquency questions. He has also researched and drafted pleadings in the British Columbia Supreme Court for an Appointment of Review of Solicitor.s Bill. Mr. Rader.s writs and motions practice includes petitions for mandamus, probation and habeas corpus to trial and reviewing courts, as well as pre-trial motions, e.g., in limine, suppression, exclusion, and the drafting of pin-point jury instructions.

EDUCATION:

B.A., Political Science, Cum Laude 1974
University of California at Santa Barbara

CRYSTAL BEDOLLA

INVESTIGATOR

Crystal Bedolla is a private investigator with Bedolla Investigative Services. Investigator Bedolla began her career with the Santa Barbara Police Department where she spent the last 16 years as a Police Cadet, Patrol Officer, Gang Suppression Team Officer, Major Crimes Detective, and Field Training Officer.

Investigator Bedolla knows that every investigation tells a story and believes in giving the client an opportunity to tell their story.

Investigator Bedolla holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and Spanish Literature from the University of California Santa Barbara, and is fluent in Spanish.