Trace Milan

Prior to his formal education, Mr. Milan enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as a ceremonial drill team commander and field corpsman/combat medic with the United States Marine Corps during Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm.

For his undergraduate studies, he attended Arizona State University and was awarded a Regent's Scholarship for speech and debate.

Mr. Milan is a graduate of the Pepperdine University School of Law. As a student at Pepperdine, Mr. Milan participated in the Intercollegiate Trial Team and completed the Pepperdine University "trial track" degree program.

During his Legal Studies, Mr. Milan clerked at the Los Angeles District Attorney's Compton Division and the Santa Barbara Public Defender's Santa Maria Division.

Ultimately choosing Private Criminal Defense, Mr. Milan has spent his entire career, defending clients in the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Superior Courts.

"My proudest in court achievement is winning a not guilty verdict in a "3 Strikes" jury trial where the prosecutor was allowed to play a recording of the defendant admitting to most (but not all) of the elements of the crime."

"My proudest out of court achievement was negotiating a settlement with Cal Poly University that allowed my client to remain as a student and complete their degree although the client was directly involved in the fraternity hazing death of a fellow student."