University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1987
Law School Attended:
University of San Diego, J.D., 1990
Year of First Admission:
1991
Admission:
1991, California
ISLN:
901554213
Areas of Practice (16)
Civil Litigation
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Sexual Abuse
Family Law
Divorce
Child Support
Child Custody
Paternity
Domestic Violence
Visitation Rights
Contracts
Fraud
Premises Liability
Automobile Accidents
Product Defects
Peer Reviews
4.4/5.0
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She is an unreliable, unprofessional, conniving attorney. She has charged me close to 10k for basically doing nothing on a civil/family law case. She would not get even basic things right in her legal...
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She is an unreliable, unprofessional, conniving attorney. She has charged me close to 10k for basically doing nothing on a civil/family law case. She would not get even basic things right in her legal...
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