Admitted
1989, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
Law School
University of Arizona, J.D., summa cum laude, 1988
Law School Graduation Year
1988
College
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude, 1973; California State, Northridge, M.A., 19
Memberships
American Psychological Association; California Psychological Association.
Biographical
Order of the Coif, Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review. Robert C. Watson Award, Am. Intellectual Property Law Ass'n (1988). Licensed Psychologist, 1990-. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas Tang, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1988-89. Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, Ventura County Community College District, 1998-99. Author or Co-Author: Psychologists Can Be Held Liable for Harm Caused by Patients, Calif. Pyschologist, vol. 36 (2003); Review of Francis' Sexual Harassment as an Ethical Issue in Academic Life, J. of College & University Law, vol. 28 (2001); Professional Determination That Child Should be Removed From Home is Overruled, Calif. Psychologist (2001); Psycholtherapist-Patient Privilege Outweighs Criminal Defendant's Constitutional Rights, Calif. Psychologist (2001); Review of Golding's Free Speech on Campus, J. of College & University Law, vol.27 (2001); The Use and Acceptance of Social Science Evidence in Business Litigation after Daubert, Psychology, Public Policy, & Law, vol. 5 (1999); If A Client Sues a Psychologist, Calif. Psychologist (1998); Courts May Not Delegate Custody of Visitation Decisions to Psychologists, Calif. Psychologist (1998); Psychologist Conducting Court-Ordered Custody Evaluation Cannot be Held Liable for Defamation, Calif. Psychologist (1998); California Supreme Court Expands Psychotherapist-Patient Confidentiality, Calif. Psychologist (1997); Legal Aspects of Eyewitness Identification, Chapter in Eyewitness Identification, Lawrence Erlbaum (1996); Foundations for a Chicano Social Psychology, Chicano Psychology (2d ed., 1984); Rethinking the Admissibility of Medical Treatises as Evidence, Am. J. of Law & Medicine, vol. 17 (1991); Neutral Job Titles and Occupational Stereotypes, J. of Psychology, vol. 125 (1991); The California Corporate Criminal Liability Act, Legal Backgrounder, vol. 6 (1991); Children in Court, Contemporary Psychology, vol. 35 (1990); Attitudes Concerning the Rights of Children and Adults, Children's Legal Ri