Marc Picker is a criminal defense attorney with 28 years of experience representing clients accused of everything from traffic citations to first degree murder.  He is currently the Chief Criminal Deputy for the Washoe County, Nev., Alternate Public Defender where he supervises criminal defense and specialty/therapeutic court attorneys while at the same time carrying a full docket of serious criminal cases. He is a 1988 graduate of the UC Davis King Hall School of Law and was previously in private practice for 25 years concentrating on criminal defense, civil litigation, contracts law and personal injury. He has taught continuing legal education courses in a variety of areas, and now provides training through the National Judicial College for trial and limited jurisdiction judges throughout the United States on sub jects related to driving while impaired, driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol and forensic science in criminal justice. He is active in providing constitutional law education through his volunteer position coordinating classes and competition in northern Nevada for We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution. Prior to attending law school, he was an award winning newspaper reporter and editor. He is a graduate of the University of Nevada with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Degree.