ATTORNEY RESUME


 

Terri Wood, Trial Attorney P.C.


EXPERIENCE

Law Office of Terri Wood, P.C.:
Private practitioner specializing in major-felony criminal trial practice at state and federal levels, capital cases, and federal appeals, Sept. 1988 to date. “AV” rating in Martindale-Hubble.

Office of the Public Defender, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida:
Major felonies and capital cases trial attorney, May 1984 -June 1988; Felony/misdemeanor trial attorney, Oct. 1982-May 1984.

Southern Legal Counsel, Inc.:
Associate/law clerk, Sept. 1981-Oct. 1982 (public interest law firm).

Larry G. Turner & Associates:
Associate/law clerk, June 1981-Aug. 1982 (defense of criminal drug cases in state and federal courts, trial and appellate practice).

University of Florida, College of Journalism:
Adjunct lecturer, Winter term 1981.

New York Times Affiliated Florida Newspapers:
Reporter covering local government, courts and police beat, Nov. 1975-Sept. 1981.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

  • Oregon State Bar: Admitted Sept. 1988.
  • United States District Court, Oregon: Admitted Nov. 1989; and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Florida State Bar: Admitted May 1982 (inactive status as of 1990; resigned in 1995).
  • University of Florida, Holland Law Center: J.D. with honors, Dec. 1981.
  • University of Florida, College of Journalism: B.S. with high honors, June 1975.

ACTIVITIES & AWARDS

  • Member of Oregon Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorneys, OCDLA Capital Defenders Association, Lane County Bar Association, Roland K. Rodman Inn of Court; past pro-tem judge for Lane County Circuit and District Court.
  • Lecturer, OCDLA seminars; instructor, University of Oregon trial advocacy classes.
  • University of Florida Law Review: Member, Sept. 1980-Dec. 1981.
  • The Verdict, Holland Law Center: Editor, Jan.-June 1980.
  • New York Times Publisher's Award, June 1981; Florida Bar Media Award, June 1978.