Admitted
1986, California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; 1989, District of Columbia; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of San Francisco, J.D, 1986
Law School Graduation Year
1986
College
San Diego State University, B.A., cum laude with distinction, 1981
Memberships
Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Legal Ethics Committee, 1993—); Contra Costa County (Member, Pro Bono Committee, 1993—; Chair, 2001-2002) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California.
Biographical
Recipient: Moot Court Award; First year scholarship for outstanding undergraduate achievement. Textbook Author, Legal Ethics in the Practice of Law (2nd Ed.) and Professional Responsibility Rules Supplement. Book Author, The Moral Compass of the American Lawyer, Ballantine (1999); Author: Patantly Conflicted: Conflicts of Interest in Patent Law, ABA CPR Symposium Issue, (Publication pending); When the State Bar Bugs You, California Litigation, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2001; It is Time to Question How Our Legal System Can Afford Secret Settlements, Voir Dire, Spring, 2000; You're Otta Here! Proposed Disqualification Standards for Texas Courts, South Texas Law Review (Spring, 2000); Ethics in Ashes, California Lawyer, (November 1998); Attorney-Client Sieve, Recorder of Ed., April, 1998; Ethics Issues in Representing Partnerships, California Lawyer, February 1996; Practicing Law on the Right Side of the Bay, California Lawyer, January 1996; An Ethics RX for Your Practice, California Bar Journal, May, 1994; Ethical Issues in Connection with Fee Agreements, Practicing Law Institute, January, 1994; The Ethical Duties of an Attorney when Enforcing Her Right to Fees after Discharge, Ethics Hotliner, Spring, 1993; The Lawyer as Target: Building a Shield in the Post-Kaye, Scholer Era, California Litigation, Spring, 1993; The Ethical Duty of a Lawyer to be Prepared for a Natural Disaster, San Francisco Attorney, December, 1992. Adjunct Professor, Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility, 1992—, University of San Francisco School of Law; University of California, Hastings School of Law, 1998—. Member, University of San Francisco Women's Scholarship Committee, 1987-1992; Secretary, 1991-1992. Member, Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (Member, 1991-1994; Vice Chair, 1994-1995; Chair, 1995-1996; Special Advisor, 1996-1997). Chair, Law Practice Management and Technology State Bar Committee, 2000-2001; Chair, State Bar Council of Section Chairs, 2001-2002.