[2] Fell has represented victims' families in such notable cases as the molestation-murder of San Diego teenager Chelsea King, and the deaths at the hands of a drunken driver of major league baseball pitcher Nick Adenhart, aspiring sports agent Henry Pearson and Cal State Fullerton cheer leading beauty Courtney Stewart, as well as the serious injury of former Cal State Fullerton baseball great Jon Wilhite.
[3] Fell attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in political science and graduated with "very high honors" in 1986.
After graduation, Fell worked briefly as a Deputy Probation Officer for Santa Barbara County prior to attending Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California.
[citation needed] Fell, while serving as the Hate-Crime Prosecutor for the DA's Office, was instrumental in developing TURN (Teaching Understanding Respect and Non-Violence), a tolerance training program for juveniles through the Orange County Superior Court.
In 2003, Fell was acknowledged with the prestigious Ambassador of Peace Award from the Violence Prevention Coalition of Orange County, for his efforts in developing TURN and combating hate crime.
[5] Fell left the DA's Office in January 2008, and became the California Senior Trial Counsel for the construction defect firm of Feinberg Grant Mayfield Kaneda & Litt LLP.
[3] On December 28, 2010, Fell represented Lynette Duncan under Marsy's Law at the parole hearing for Brett Thomas, who shot and killed her father and sister 33 years ago in Anaheim, CA.
Despite her fears, Lynette Duncan traveled across the country and missed Christmas with her two daughters in order to confront Thomas, but he moved at the last minute to postpone the hearing, which will be rescheduled.
However, Lynette Duncan delivered a powerful statement arguing that Thomas' parole bid be rejected for the maximum 15 years required by Marsy's Law.
According to the Orange County Register, in her statement, "Duncan said she has lived in fear for 33 years, since the tragedy at her parents' home when she was 17, especially when she hears – and remembers – the sound of police and ambulance sirens.