University Attended:
San Diego State University, B.A., 1993
Law School Attended:
University of San Francisco, J.D., 1997
Year of First Admission:
1997
Admission:
1997, California; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Contra Costa County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Women's Section, 2004-2009); American Association for Justice (Chair, New Lawyer Division, 2006-2007; Member: Board of Governors, 2007-2010; Budget Committee, 2007-2009; Justice List Committee, 2007—; National Finance Counsel, 2008—; Executive Committee, 2007-2008, 2009—; Vice-Chair, Exchange Advisory Committee, 2008—; Co-Chair, Membership Oversight Committee, 2009—; Trustee, PAC Board of Trustees, 2009—); Alameda - Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2008; Member, Board of Directors, 1998—); Consumer Attorneys of California (Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2009; Member, Board of Governors, 2008—); Robert G. McGrath American Inns of Court (Member, Executive Committee, 2001-2005); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; Public Justice Foundation; National College of Advocacy (Member, Board of Trustees, 2007—).
Birth Information:
Phoenix, Arizona, April 15, 1971
