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Education

• Southwestern University School of Law, J.D.
  Moot Court Honors Program, First Place team in the Irving R. Kaufman National Securities Law Competition
  American Jurisprudence Award for Legal Writing
• Judicial Extern for the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcon of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Arizona State University, B.S.

Professional Activities

• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
  President, 2022
  Board Member, 2018
  Bench Bar Committee Chair, 2018-present
• Co-Founder of Resolve Law LA, 2021
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
  Program Committee Co-Chair, 2022-present
  Federal Courts Committee Member, 2021-2022
  Adequate State Court Funding and Operations Committee Member, 2021-present
  Litigation Section Executive Committee Member
  Co-Chair Legislation Committee, 2019
• State Bar of California
  Closing the Justice Gap Working Group, Committee Member 2021-2022
• California Defense Counsel
  Board Member, 2019 to present
• Judicial Council
  Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee, Committee Member 2022 to present
• Defense Research Institute - DRI
• Loyola Law School – Civil Justice Program, Committee Member
• Beverly Hills Bar Association
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• San Fernando Valley Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Superior Court – Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Member 10/2023 to present

Admissions

• State Bar of California, 1996
  Certified Specialist, Legal Malpractice Law, 2019
• United States District Court - Central District of California, 1997

Awards

• Excellence in Advocacy Award - Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2023
• Super Lawyers, 2020-2023
• Super Lawyers Top Woman Attorneys in Southern California, 2022
• Rising Stars, 2006

Service to the Community

• Principal founder and President, Board of Directors, Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts, 2009
• Board Member, Los Feliz Improvement Association, 2010-2019

Notable Cases / Published Decisions

• Jarrow Formulas, Inc. v. LaMarche (2003) 31 Cal.4th 728: Supreme Court ruled in favor of client, holding that the anti-SLAPP statute (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. Section 425.16) applies to malicious prosecution actions

Publications / Speaking Engagements

• University of San Diego School of Law, 6th Annual Class Action Law Forum - Ethics: The Increasing Role of Technology and AI (Moderated by David McGowan, Professor at University of San Diego School of Law), March 2024
• San Fernando Valley Bar Association MCLE Marathon - Avoiding Legal Malpractice Suits, January 2024
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2023 Las Vegas Conference, Panelist - Trial Skills, September 2023
• Beverly Hills Bar Association - A New Era of Accountability: Understanding California’s New Mandatory Reporting Role for Attorney Misconduct, June 2023
• Los Angeles County Bar Association 43rd Labor & Employment Symposium, Panelist - To Be Or Not To Be: Addressing Bias That Affects the Practice of Law, March 2023
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2022 Las Vegas Conference, Panelist - Countdown to Trial, September 2022
• American Bar Association - National Legal Malpractice Conference, Panelist - Settle and Sue - Does this Popular Strategy Fly or Not? The Latest from the Front Lines, April 2022
• Beverly Hills Bar Association/Los Angeles County Bar Association, Panelist - Updates on State Bar Authorization of Practice by Paraprofessionals and Non-Attorney Firm Ownership, 2021
• American Bar Association, National Legal Malpractice Conference, Co-Author: My Client’s Clients: Protecting the Privileges Held by Your Lawyer Client’s Clients, September 2018
• American Bar Association, National Legal Malpractice Conference, Panelist - Protecting the Attorney-Client Privilege, 2018
• Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company, Panelist - Limited Scope Representation Seminar, 2014