Mears, who's a candidate for Irvine City Council, was born in Santa Ana and heads the OC chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He serves on the Irvine Planning Commission, and coaches in the Irvine Girls Softball Association. He has taught constitutional law at Western State University, where he serves on its board of advisors. A strong advocate of lawyers doing pro bono work, he has been awarded the state bar president's Pro Bon Service Award, the Poverty Law Center's Advocates Award, and the Legal Aid Society's Community Service Award. Mears is married to Peggy Dain Mears, a community activist and independent producer for National Public Radio. They have two school-age children.
He was last on Subversity in July, 1994, talking about his client's successful suit against the FBI for sexual harrassment.
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