Admitted
1975, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., cum laude, 1971
Memberships
Los Angeles County (Member, Board of Trustees, 1998-2000; Vice President, 2002); and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1998; President, 2001); Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates (Treasurer-Secretary, 1998; Member, Executive Board, 2000-2003).
Biographical
Articles Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1973-1975. Faculty Member, Hastings College of Advocacy, 1983-1999; ABOTA Trial College, 1997-1998. Member, Advisory Board, 1991—; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Trial College, Hastings College of Law, Summer 1991. Member, Advisory Board, 1991-1994. Co-Chair Business Litigation College, 1992. Panelist: Los Angeles Superior Court Supervising Judge's Management Conference, November 1996; Judicial Training Session, April 1997; California Judges Association Conference for Retired Judges, Do's and Don'ts in Mediation; Litigation, Theory Through Trial, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Ethics for Litigators, CEB, 1995-1997; CAALA Trial Demonstration, 2001; ABOTA Masters in Trial, 2002, 2003; Handling Products Liability Cases, CEB, May 1994; The Quintessential Trial, UCLA, February 1993; Law and Motion Practice, The Rutter Group, October 1987; Trial-The Law and the Art, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, April 1995; Arguments by the Masters, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association and California Trial Lawyers Association, June 1994; Lead Trial Counsel ABA Trial of a Legal Malpractice Case, 2002. Bad Faith and Punitive Damages in Insurance Claims, American Conference Institute, 1995-1998; National Women Defense Attorney Seminar, DRI, March 1996; Deposition Skills, CEB, March 1993. Co-Author: CEB California Civil Discovery Practice. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1983—; Judicial Council Task Force on Jury Instructions, 1996-2003; Los Angeles Court AB 3820 Committee, 1995-2002; Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Committee, 1999-2002; Los Angeles Superior Court Bench-Bar Coalition, 2000—.