Matthew C. Smith

 EDUCATION: 

CAL NORTHERN SCHOOL OF LAW Chico, CA Juris Doctor 

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY San Diego, CA

Major area of study: Economics 

Minor area of study: Russian Language

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

National Defender Investigator Association 2009-2010

Defense Investigators Association 2009-2010

American Immigration Lawyers Association 2011-2012

California Public Defenders Association 2011

COMMUNITY  OUTREACH: 

Lions Club International Colusa, California

Colusa Rural Firefighters Inc. Colusa, California

Sacramento River Fire District Colusa, California 

CONTINUING  EDUCATION:

2017 CPDA Capital Defense Seminar San Diego

2011 CPDA Capital Defense Seminar Monterey

2015 CPDA Juvenile Defense Seminar Monterey

Colusa County Law Enforcement Citizen’s Police Academy

Gangs: Customs, Practices, Sociology and Identifiers

An Overview of Gangs in the Federal System

Uncovering Reasonable Doubt, Criminal Defense Investigation

Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion

The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation

Native American Contract Law