Attorney Kurt David Hermansen is dedicated to zealously
protecting the rights, liberties and interests of his clients.
Before opening his law office, Mr. Hermansen dedicated five
years to helping his clients and honing his skills as a Trial
Attorney at the
nationally
renowned Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., five years as a research attorney
for the federal court and two years for the state court. As a federal public
defender, Mr. Hermansen represented hundreds of clients in federal
court
from initial court
appearance, through trial, and on appeal against felony criminal charges
involving mostly border related crimes such as drug smuggling, people smuggling
and illegal
entry after deportation. He also represented clients accused of aggravated
assault, bank robbery, and complex matters involving wiretaps and charges of
fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. Besides handling his heavy caseload
of trials and appeals, Mr. Hermansen also helped train new trial attorneys
and supervised
them during trials and motion hearings.
Mr. Hermansen attended Loyola Law School where he served on the Law Review
as the Chief Note and Comment Editor, and authored a published law review comment
denouncing the military’s anti-gay exclusionary policy. While attending
law school, Mr. Hermansen also summer clerked for a civil law firm in Los Angeles
and for the American Civil Liberties Union. In addition, he was
active in the National Lawyers Guild and Lawyers for Human Rights.
After graduating from Loyola Law School in 1993, Mr. Hermansen garnered valuable
experience as a criminal research attorney for the San Diego Superior Court.
He then expanded his knowledge of criminal law and procedure as a staff attorney
handling hundreds of habeas corpus matters for the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California. While at the district court, Mr. Hermansen
was instrumental in helping the judges implement an efficient system for handling
the large volume of habeas petitions to ensure that meritorious petitions got
the time, attention and careful consideration they deserve. Not many attorneys
can say they have five years of habeas corpus experience, but Mr. Hermansen
can. And, he can put his extensive habeas, trial and appellate experience
to work
for you.
EDUCATION
• LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL, LOS ANGELES, CA,
Juris Doctor: June 6, 1993.
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with specialization in International
Relations 1988.
BAR ADMISSIONS
• California State Bar No. 166349 (Dec. 6, 1993).
• United States Supreme Court (Oct. 11, 2000).
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (May 1, 2001).
• United States District Court for the Southern District of California
(Dec. 10, 1993).
ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
• San Diego County Bar Association
• Tom Homman Law Association (San Diego’s LGBT Law Association)
• Greater San Diego Business Association (San Diego’s LGBT Business
Association)
• National Lawyers Guild
• American Civil Liberties Union
• Human Rights Campaign
• UCLA Alumni Association
Kurt David Hermansen
The Chamber Building
110 West C Street, Suite 1903
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel (619) 236-8300
Fax (619) 794-2263
Se
habla español
