University Attended:
University of Southern California, B.A., 1975; University of Southern California, M.A., 1978; Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 1975
Law School Attended:
The Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University, Washington, D.C., J.D., 1989
Year of First Admission:
1991
Admission:
1991, California; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Los Angeles County and San Mateo County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; California Women Lawyers (Board of Governors, 2005-2013); Association of Trial Lawyers of American; Consumer Attorneys of California; Public Justice; San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association.
Languages:
Conversational Japanese
Birth Information:
Los Angeles, California, June 28, 1953
Reported Cases:
Ayeni v. Mottola, 35 F.3d 680 (2d Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 514 U.S. 1062 (1995), aff'g Ayeni v. CBS Inc., 848 F. Supp. 362 (E.D.N.Y. 1994); Hanlon v. Berger, 526 U.S. 808 (1999) (per curiam), on remand, 188 F.3d 1155 (9th Cir. 1999); Brunette v. Humane Society of Ventura County, 294 F.3d 1205 (9th Cir. 2002); Aquila, Inc. v. Superior Court, 148 Cal. App. 4th 556 (2007); Regents of University of California v. Superior Court, 165 Cal. App. 4th 672 (2008).
Hobbies & interests:
Commissioner, Asian Art Museum; Trustee, California Science Center Foundation; Director/Past President, The MUSES of the California Science Center Foundation; Rotary Club of San Mateo.
