Admitted
1978, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1997, U. S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1
Law School
Hastings College of the Law, University of California, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1975
Memberships
Orange County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1993; Officer, 1993-1995; President, 1996); State Bar of California; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Board of Governors, 1992-1993).
Biographical
Recipient: Attorney of the Year, Orange County Women Lawyers, 2003; California's Top 30 Women Litigators, California Law Business, 2002; The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California, Editor's Pick, California Law Business, 2001; Anti-Defamation League of Orange County, Jurisprudence Award, 2001; Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; Attorney of the Year, Public Law Center of Orange County, 1996. Lawyer of the Year, Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County, 1983. Member, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1977-1978. CACJ Faculty: Prop 115, Preliminary Hearings, 1990; Trial Advocacy Workshop, 1992, 1999; Trial & Appellate Advocacy Workshop, 1993; Three Strikes Seminar, 1994; Fall Seminar, Oral Argument, 1995; 15th Annual Criminal Defense Seminar, 2003. CPDA Faculty: Homicide Seminar, 1986; Sentencing Seminar, 1989; Trial Skills Institute, 1990; Advanced Trial Skills Institute, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999. 2002, 2003; Annual Seminar, 1992. Lecturer: The Rutter Group, Criminal Law for Civil Practitioners, 1999; Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Expert Witnesses in Criminal Cases, 1996. Member, California Board of Legal Specialization, 2003-2004. Chair, 1993-1994; Vice-Chair, 1992-1993 and Commissioner, 1990-1992, California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Criminal Law Advisory Commission. Senior Deputy Public Defender, Orange County, 1978-1983, 1989-1991. Senior Research Attorney, Justice Edward Wallin, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 3, 1986-1989. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1996-1999. Member: Board of Visitors, Chapman University School of Law, 1995-2002; Dean's Council, 2003—; Board of Directors, Public Law Center of Orange County, 1995-2000. Member, Board of Counsellors, Whittier Law School, 2003—. (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)