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Manuel Medrano is a correspondent for ABC News based in Washington, DC. He covers the Supreme Court and provides legal analysis for all ABC News broadcasts.
Mr. Medrano came to ABC News in 2004 from KNBC in Los Angeles, where he was a general assignment reporter, focusing on legal issues for NBC4Ís ñChannel 4 News.î There he provided legal analysis and commentary for the stationÍs comprehensive coverage of the trials of O.J. Simpson, the Menendez Brothers, Reginald Denny and Rodney King, among others. In 1995 his coverage of the Simpson case earned him an Emmy Award and Golden Mike Award.
Prior to joining KNBC, Mr. Medrano was a trial lawyer at the law firm of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal in Los Angeles, where he specialized in complex civil and white collar criminal litigation. He also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Los Angeles U.S. AttorneyÍs Office, where he successfully prosecuted the 1985 kidnapping and murder case of DEA agent Enrique Camarena. Mr. Medrano never lost a jury trial. In 1992 he received the U.S. Department of Justice Award for his performance on the Camarena case.
Since 1988 Mr. Medrano has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, the University of Southern California Law School, Pepperdine University School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
Fluent in Spanish, Mr. Medrano is actively involved in numerous charitable organizations. A native of California, he resides in the Washington, DC area with his wife and two children.